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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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Update Paper
Finding the balance between frost tolerance and flowering time in…
01.11.2011This is a project summary for GRDC Project CSP00131.Australian grain breeders now have new lines of wheat and barley with different versions of the major heading-date genes (the genes that control the length of time it takes for the crop to produce
Region: National, South, North, 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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Update Paper
Breeding for frost tolerance in barley
30.06.2011This is a project summary for GRDC Project UA00063.Researchers have validated the commercial significance of Japanese-derived frost-tolerant barley, and justified investment (by breeding organisations) in the development of new frost-tolerant
Region: South, West, North
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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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Factsheet
Break Crop Benefits - West
03.03.2011Introducing broadleaf crops into the rotation offers a range of benefits, especially in relation to disease and weed control. In mixed farming systems pastures can offer an alternative break crop option.
Region: West
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Update Paper
Use of precision agriculture by grain growers: some leaps, many…
23.02.2011Take home messages • Growers are choosing a range of different stepwise paths to the adoption of variable rate and precision agriculture (PA) technology. • It is still early days, with less than 10% of SA growers using variable rate with yield
Region: South, West
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Update Paper
How many paddocks does PA deliver a return on?
23.02.2011Variable rate technologies and precision agriculture can generate returns of around 10-$15/ha. However, not all paddocks generate these returns. CSIRO, Curtin University and DAFWA have jointly developed an economic calculator to help consultants and
Region: West