Assessing frost damage

This episode is focussed on the second research component of the Frost Mapping project, assessing frost damage before its visible to the naked eye, using the Electromagnetic spectrum.

This is a collaborative project involving Mick Faulkner, the University of Western Australia, Agriculture Victoria and grain growers, including David Mitchell from Mintaro in South Australia’s north eastern grain growing zone.

The Frost Mapping project is one of a number of projects related to GRDC’s key investment target strategy for frost.

Further information

Mick Faulkner

Agrilink Agricultural Consultants

PO Box 118, Watervale SA 5452
Ph: 08 88434282
Mob: 0428 857378

Email: mick.faulkner@bigpond.com

A range of resources to help growers identify and manage frosted crops are available on the GRDC website:

• Frost Identification Guide, produced by DPIRD with co-investment from GRDC, available at https://grdc.com.au/CerealFrostIDGuide
• GRDC Managing Frost Risk Tips and Tactics at https://grdc.com.au/ManagingFrostRisk
• More information on frost management can be found via the GRDC’s suite of GrowNotes™ publications available at https://grdc.com.au/grownotes