Investment
Investment
Maintaining Profitable Farming Systems with Retained Stubble
- Project start date:
- 01/04/2020
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2021
- Crop type:
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- All Crops
- Organisation
- WANTFA
- Region:
- West
- Project status
- Completed
GRDC News
What we know and what we need...
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Information relating to stubble management has been collected and curated to identify knowledge gaps to...
Tune into growers’ stubble management insights -...
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Seeding may be an opportune time for growers to reflect on refinements they could make...
Podcasts
Stripper fronts – time saving, fuel saving and moisture saving - GRDC
1618322400000Farmers across the Western Region are using a variety of stubble strategies to protect soil moisture over summer and to...
Stubble management in a changing climate - GRDC
1616504400000Changing rainfall patterns in the drier parts of the western region have prompted a rethink of strategies for grower Clint...
Retaining stubble in a high rainfall environment - GRDC
1609851600000On this podcast, which is one of a limited series looking at how farmers are managing stubble across the western...
Conserving stubble conserves moisture - GRDC
1609246800000On this podcast we speak to Bill Crabtree, a well known champion of conservation agriculture, who talks to us about...
Fitting stubble into your system pays - GRDC
1608037200000Farm consultant Craig Topham talks about the lessons learned from that wind event and about the importance of fitting stubble...
Resources
WA Stubble Retention booklet - GRDC
High stubble loads can increase the risk of blockages occurring at sowing, reduce the efficacy of pre-emergent weed control, and affect crop emergence and establishment. Stubble retention can also lead to disease and weed issues if not managed