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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Be aware of snails at harvest
18.10.2019With harvest fast approaching, growers are reminded of the importance of minimising the spread of snails by prioritising the order of paddocks to be harvested.
Region: West
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Crown Rot - Western
01.10.2019Crown rot is a widespread stubbleborne fungal disease in the western grain-growing region.
Region: West
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Root Lesion Nematode - Western
01.10.2019Root lesion nematodes (RLN) are microscopic, worm-like organisms that feed on and damage plant roots, thus affecting crop yield.
Region: West
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The economic value of grazing dual-purpose cereal crops
01.09.2019Farmers’ attitudes to the role of grazing crops has changed over time from an opportunistic ‘feed grab’ approach to a planned and strategic approach aimed at improving whole-farm profitability.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Whole package approach to soil constraints…
31.07.2019Significant research into western region soils has identified new best practice approaches to remedying an array of soil constraints.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Protecting cereal crops from powdery mildew
04.06.2019Powdery mildew has become more prevalent with the shift to more susceptible crop varieties. On-farm management difficulties for barley powdery mildew are compounded by evolving issues of fungicide resistance.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Summer Weed Management Tips for WA
04.06.2019Summer weeds in the fallow are the enemy of soil moisture conservation and removing them in the months after harvest will be one of the biggest contributors to improving water use efficiency in 2019 crops.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Key considerations for grazing crops in WA
01.05.2019Growers opting to graze crops in order to fill the winter feed gap are reminded to monitor such crops closely to avoid any yield penalties which might result from grazing.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Tips and tools for planning management of soil…
02.01.2019a suite of research trial results, resources and tools stemming from the five-year Soil Constraints West project is now available. Check out this issue of Paddock Practices for more info.
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices: Planning late summer and pre-seeding weed…
01.01.2019The key message from this issue of Paddock Practices is for all regions is to act early and stay on top of emerging weeds during summer and autumn for optimum soil moisture and nutrient conservation and to minimise the ‘green bridge’ for
Region: West