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Practical approach delivers spray drift practice change
22.05.2019A drier season might have reduced the need to spray weeds in south west Queensland, but it hasn’t stopped Roma farm overseer Kayne Maskill from putting in…
Region: Northern
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Canola spray compliance an industry-wide effort
21.05.2019National Working Party on Grain Protection (NWPGP) chair Gerard McMullen is reminding canola growers to adhere to label application directions on herbicides…
Region: Northern
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GRDC Local Forums come to Wandearah, Farrell Flat, Kingscote
21.05.2019Three Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Local Forums will be held in South Australia over the coming months to provide grain growers and…
Region: Southern
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Trial network to deepen soil tillage knowledge
17.05.2019Widespread Western Australian field trials are generating information that will help grain growers decide which strategic tillage methods may be best suited to …
Region: Western
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Water quality critical in farm spray application
17.05.2019New South Wales and Queensland grain growers and spray operators are being encouraged to test water quality before using it for the application of herbicides…
Region: Northern
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Focus on micronutrients for macro returns
16.05.2019Dry periods during the growing season in Western Australia’s grainbelt in recent years have heightened grower interest in improved diagnosis and treatment of…
Region: Western
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New spray resources provide good coverage
15.05.2019Queensland and New South Wales grain growers and spray operators now have access to up-to-date resources to help ensure their spray systems are operating to…
Region: Northern
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Sampling complete in flagship soil and plant testing project
15.05.2019The soil sampling phase of a new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment has been successfully completed as the project team now looks to …
Region: Southern
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NVT winter crop planting underway in the north
14.05.2019The National Variety Trials (NVT) program is off to a ‘better than anticipated’ start in parts of Queensland and New South Wales thanks to early planting rain.
Region: Northern
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What mice want: grains research unearthing new knowledge
10.05.2019Research is revealing new insights and understandings about mice in Australian broad acre cropping systems, especially in terms of their food preferences and…
Region: National