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Diagnosing Sandy Soil Constraints: Nutrition (South-West)
12.12.2022Crop nutrition for sandy soils.
Region: South, West
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Diagnosing Sandy Soil Constraints Water Repellence and pH…
12.12.2022Measuring constrains on sands to inform management.
Region: South, West
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Diagnosing Sandy Soil Constraints: High Soil Strength (South-West)
12.12.2022Measuring soil strength with a penetrometer. High soil strength can be caused by compaction and/or hard setting, and can severely limit root penetration, preventing access to moisture and nutrients at depth.
Region: South, West
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Update Paper
Establishing effective crop nutritional budgets
18.08.2022Several management aspects need to be considered for developing effective nutritional budgets.Sound knowledge of nutrient removal through production, fertiliser use, nutrient behaviour with different soil types improves budget accuracy.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Tools in the toolbox this season for effective weed seed control
18.08.2022There is still an opportunity to control weeds late in 2022. Start planning now.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Using common precision ag data layers to accurately and…
18.08.2022Investing in high quality satellite imagery and analysing crop performance throughout the growing season is key to identifying zones with sub soil constraints. Ground truthing with purposeful soil testing in representative zones is critical for
Region: South
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Update Paper
Nutrition management on ameliorated sands
16.08.2022Most of the sandy soils we have worked with have a physical constraint to crop root exploration and water use. Relieving this compaction with deep tillage will result in a substantial change in production on these sands. Once compaction is relieved,
Region: South
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Update Paper
Optimum crop-topping timing – getting better ryegrass control
16.08.2022Crop-topping is an effective strategy to reduce ryegrass seed viability with herbicides such as glyphosate and paraquat. The greatest reduction in ryegrass seed viability is when the herbicide is applied between the early flowering to milky dough
Region: South
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Update Paper
Finding the right legume for your operation
16.08.2022With planning and consideration given to match crop type and variety with the farming system, yield of pulses can be improved. Agronomy practices such as early sowing can offer opportunities to increase productivity in faba bean and lentil.
Region: South
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Update Paper
Slugs – what can we learn from 2022
27.07.2022Long term monitoring is vital to understand when slugs are posing the greatest threat, so management can be proactive to achieve the best results. Understand local context and the strengths and weaknesses of controls being applied. Attractive slug
Region: South