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Long, longer, longest: new trials weigh up benefits of long…
28.04.2022New trials in WA are weighing up the benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties. They’re part of a two-year GRDC investment, led by SLR Agriculture, focusing on the long coleoptile trait.
Region: West
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Fertiliser test strips fine-tune fertiliser decisions
26.04.2022Growers looking to refine their fertiliser strategy are encouraged to use test strips this season to help determine what nutrients are lacking and how much is required.
Region: South
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GRDC seeking growers and industry input to plan for the future
21.04.2022Growers, advisers, researchers and industry stakeholders will have multiple opportunities to engage and share their insights through a GRDC consultation process running from now until February 2023.
Region: National
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Building mouse and insect pressure highlights importance of hygiene
13.04.2022GRDC grain storage extension specialist Ben White says that grain spills around sheds and silos at this time of year can supply a feed source for vermin and insect pests.
Region: National
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Northern growers warned to consider elevated disease risk when…
13.04.2022NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Research Officer, Sean Bithell, said there was a risk that Phytophthora root rot would be widespread across the northern region this season, with ongoing rain providing ideal conditions for the disease and
Region: North
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New pest surveillance trials in southern region
10.04.2022A new series of trials of the airborne pest and disease monitoring system, iMapPESTS, is under way at two sites in the southern cropping region.
Region: South
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CSIRO tours address mouse control in WA’s regions
08.04.2022Growers and advisers attended a mouse management workshop with Steve Henry, CSIRO, in Binnu focusing on awareness, monitoring and practical information for on-farm management.
Region: West
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New learnings on winter wheats in WA’s high rainfall zone
07.04.2022New research findings on the combination of early sowing dates and ameliorated soils for wheat crops in Western Australia’s high rainfall zone is providing growers new insights into sowing time, nutrition, grazing options and canopy management.
Region: West
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Research challenges Durum sowing window and reduces Fusarium Crown…
06.04.2022Trial results have shown that growers can plant their Durum crops earlier in the sowing window to prevent yield loss from heat stress during grain fill.
Region: North
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Farming After Fire workshops deliver timely support to growers
05.04.2022WA growers in fire-affected areas had access to timely cropping decision support and information at workshops in Corrigin and Wickepin last week.
Region: West