News and media releases
News and media releases
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Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease
22.08.2021Oilseed disease expert Steve Marcroft is encouraging growers to monitor crops after reports of severe blackleg infection in canola.
Region: South
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Grain storage success starts in winter
18.08.2021Grain Storage Extension project co-ordinator Chris Warrick is encouraging growers to start maintenance and do a check on storage facilities to help set up for a successful 2021 harvest.
Region: National
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Growers urged to monitor and manage for cereal diseases
13.08.2021NSW DPI senior plant pathologist Steven Simpfendorfer said accurate diagnosis and pathology support will be critical this season to ensure growers and advisers have the right disease management strategies in place.
Region: North
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2021 fungicide resistance webinar
12.08.2021A webinar delivered by the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network will be streamed in each region from Monday 16 August.
Region: National
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Mallee on high alert for mouse outbreak this season
11.08.2021Grain growers in Victoria’s Mallee region are being urged to check for signs of mouse activity and crop damage and apply bait where necessary to help drive down numbers before spring.
Region: South
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Growers urged to keep monitoring mouse numbers
09.08.2021NSW and Queensland grain growers are being urged to check for signs of mouse activity and crop damage to determine the need for on-going baiting applications this winter.
Region: North
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Growers urged to be on disease alert this season
04.08.2021Recent rainfall patterns and mild temperatures have proved ideal conditions for the development of root and foliar diseases increasing the need for growers to have a strategic and disciplined approach to disease management.
Region: West
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GRDC harvester forums to help growers reduce grain losses -…
02.08.2021Best practice harvest tactics are a grower’s greatest ally in the quest to maximise on-farm profitability at the end of the growing season.
Region: North
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Strobilurin resistance in Septoria tritici blotch confirmed in SA
01.08.2021Wheat growers are being urged to monitor the effectiveness of fungicides this season after the common wheat disease, Septoria tritici blotch, was discovered to be resistant to Group 11 fungicides (strobilurins).
Region: National
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Workshops to offer insights into soil-borne diseases
31.07.2021Soil-borne diseases are a significant constraint to farm profitability in Australia costing wheat growers alone an estimated $521 million annually in lost production, according to research by GRDC.
Region: National