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High Profits from Grain
07.11.2017The average cropping farmer, according to ABARE figures shows a profit of around 3% of assets managed. Farmers in Agripath benchmarking average around 6%, while the top 20% of farms achieve around 10%. This fact sheet looks at the ways farmers can
Region: North, South
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Managing Soil Water To Improve Grain Profits
07.11.2017Top farmers achieve high profits, partly due to good soil water management. These three fact sheets look at the ways farmers in QLD and NSW can manage soil water to improve their profits.
Region: North, South
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Irrigated Wheat: Disease Management in Irrigated Wheat
10.07.2017Good disease management has an important role in maximising yield and quality in irrigated wheat crops.
Region: North
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Stay safe around grain storage
14.11.2011The fundamental approach to grain storage safety is the same as for all other farming activities. The aim is to have a safe workplace for everyone on the farm, including workers, contractors, families, visitors and the owner/managers.
Region: National, North, South, West
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Yellow Leaf Spot Fact Sheet
22.08.2011A break from wheat-on-wheat, stubble management and growing resistant varieties are important risk-reducing practices for the stubble-borne disease yellow leaf spot.
Region: National, North, South, West
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Stem Rust of Wheat
05.07.2011Resistant wheat varieties have reduced the incidence of stem rust outbreaks but ongoing vigilance is needed to prevent the pathogen mutating to overcome this resistance.
Region: National, North, South, West
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GRDC Investment Process
29.03.2011How does investment planning work? This fact sheet explains aspects of the GRDC investment process. As well as providing an overview of the process, it describes the GRDC’s use of impact assessment as a method of evaluating performance.
Region: National, North, South, West
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Time Of Sowing
03.03.2011The optimal sowing time for wheat is a compromise. Sowing too early increases the risk of frost damage and haying-off, while sowing too late increases the chance of grain filling during increasingly hot and dry conditions. Adequate reserves of soil
Region: North, National, South, West
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Crop Placement and Row Spacing - Northern Fact Sheet
08.02.2011The depth of seed placement and the distance from the adjacent row both influence crop performance. With the greater uptake of no-till and precision farming the opportunities to vary row spacing by crop and sow on the inter-row have increased.
Region: North