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Early-sown canola may escape blackleg clutches
05.05.2020Canola crops sown early in warm conditions over recent weeks may escape potentially severe blackleg disease during the growing season.
Region: National
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First case of resistance in mites in Vic a red flag to enact…
29.04.2020Grain growers and advisers are encouraged to revisit their redlegged earth mite (RLEM; Halotydeus destructor) management strategies following the detection of insecticide resistance in populations of the pest in Victoria for the first time.
Region: South
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Heavy vehicle driver training and licencing course
24.04.2020Southern and central New South Wales grain and cotton growers, and their employees, are encouraged to take advantage of heavy vehicle truck driver training and licencing courses being offered now as part of the AgSkilled program.
Region: North
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Demonstration trials put ‘double break’ to the test
24.04.2020Farm-scale trials are underway to demonstrate to Western Australian grain growers the potential to increase profitability by employing a ‘double break’, where two break crops are grown consecutively in the cropping rotation.
Region: West
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New tool launched to help inform growers’ crop variety choice
23.04.2020Queensland and New South Wales grain growers and advisers are being provided with a suite of unique new resources to inform crop variety decision making.
Region: National
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Wanted: Ryegrass weed seeds for new research
20.04.2020Northern New South Wales grain growers, agronomists and advisers are being asked to play a new role in research and collect weed seeds for scientists unable to cross the border as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
Region: North
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Watch for hungry caterpillars in emerging crops
20.04.2020Grain growers are advised to keep a close eye on germinating crops following recent reports of significant caterpillar activity on volunteer crop regrowth, clover and weeds in all port zones, but especially in the northern and central grainbelt.
Region: West
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CQ growers urged to monitor and manage for fall armyworm
16.04.2020Central Queensland grain growers are urged to be vigilant about monitoring crops for fall armyworm following the recent detection of the invasive moth pest as far south as Bundaberg.
Region: North
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Think ahead to following crops when applying herbicides
16.04.2020Grain growers embarking on sowing this year’s winter crops are advised to factor the soil persistence of herbicides into their programs.
Region: National
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Acid test for use of novel technology in testing lime sources
15.04.2020Can technology such as ‘X-ray fluorescence’, already used in the mining industry, be applied by grain growers to more efficiently and cost-effectively identify naturally occurring lime sources on their farms?
Region: West