Planting of Australia’s 2020/21 canola crop is accelerating across New South Wales and Victoria this week ahead of 10-60 millimetres of rain forecast for coming days…Read More
Liz Wells, March 31, 2020
A dry spring in all but mainland Australia’s southernmost growing areas has prompted a 21-per-cent cut in the Australian Oilseeds Federation tonnage estimate for the canola crop now being harvested…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019
Those with an interest in broadacre oilseeds can find out how their extracts compare with those from horticultural, plantation and even marine sources at the 2020 World Congress on Oils and Fats to be held in Australia next year…Read More
Liz Wells, November 11, 2019
A dry growing season and strong lamb values have seen roughly half the NSW canola crop cut for hay or grazed out, and seed now being harvested is meeting good demand from crushers…Read More
Liz Wells, November 8, 2019
Regularly adjusting harvester settings could dramatically boost profits for farmers by reducing canola losses from the back of harvesters…Read More
Grain Central, October 8, 2019
From a childhood in the Canary Islands to a high-tech seed production business in Toowoomba, David Tabah is leading a canola breeding program racing to control the disease blackleg…Read More
Grain Central, September 10, 2019
New research aims to provide Western Australian canola growers with earlier warning about potential diamondback moth (DBM) outbreaks…Read More
Grain Central, September 3, 2019
Prolonged cool conditions over recent weeks have favoured the progression of blackleg upper canopy infection (UCI) in canola crops across south eastern Australia…Read More
Grain Central, August 30, 2019
The Australian Oilseeds Federation (AOF) has forecast production for the national canola crop now in the ground at 2.4 million tonnes (Mt), up slightly from 2.3Mt produced last year…Read More
Liz Wells, July 31, 2019
The development of new sesame varieties with higher levels of resistance to shattering could prompt the re-emergence of the sesame-growing industry…Read More
Neil Lyon, July 24, 2019
A simple check on fertiliser rates may be the difference between delayed or reduced crop emergence and achieving target plant populations this season…Read More
Grain Central, May 14, 2019
Researchers have identified genetic regions which could be used to develop new canola varieties with durable resistance to blackleg disease…Read More
Grain Central, May 7, 2019