Factsheets
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Green Bridge Factsheet
13.01.2010The essential crop management tool – green bridge control is integral to pest and disease management
Region: National, North, South, West
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Carbon Farming
19.02.2010Store carbon for healthy soils and better yields Maintaining and increasing the level of organic carbon in the soil will have benefits in terms of maximising water-holding capacity and crop productivity but farmers should not expect large returns
Region: National, North, South, West
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Strategic Risk Management
26.02.2010Risk management for greater success in uncertain times Effective risk management is vital to maintaining farm sustainability and profitability for growers in the face of climate risk and rising production costs.
Region: National
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Canopy Management
19.02.2010Cereal canopy management more than delayed nitrogen Understanding and applying the principles of canopy management, allows decisions on the most profitable use of inputs and the most appropriate target yield to be made.
Region: National, North, South, West
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Precision Agriculture
19.02.2010How to put precision agriculture into practice Precision agriculture (PA), also known as site-specific farming, is about doing the right thing, in the right place, in the right way, at the right time.
Region: National, North, South, West
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Sunflower Disease
25.02.2010Phomopsis Stem Canker in sunflower This emerging disease issue is being caused by several previously unrecorded species of Phomopsis that are highly virulent on sunflower.
Region: North
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Pythium Root Rot
03.05.2010The impact of Pythium can be felt throughout the growing season, not just at crop emergence, resulting in yield reductions in cereal, brassica and pulse crops and in pastures. Research has now identified that crop rotation can have a big influence
Region: North, South, West
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Water Use Efficiency - North
26.02.2010Converting rainfall to grain: Increasing the amount of water stored in fallows is an important strategy in managing the risks associated with highly variable rainfall in the northern region to improve water use efficiency and potential crop yields.
Region: North
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Cereal Aphids Factsheet
12.07.2010Aphid control in cereals can pay New research indicates there can be financial benefits from controlling the three main species of aphids that threaten cereal crops in the northern region. Oat aphid, corn aphid and rosegrain aphid favour barley, but
Region: National, North, South, West
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Stored Grain Pests Identification
29.09.2010In a deregulated grain market, on-farm storage is now more popular then ever before. But finding insects crawling up the sides of your grain hopper while loading a truck is frustrating and costly to manage. Regular monitoring is the first step to
Region: National, North, South, West