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Managing people in the farm business
19.12.2014Being an effective leader helps create and maintain a productive farm business able to adapt and respond to challenges and opportunities. Leadership reflects the ‘essence’ or footprint of the business and personalises its values.
Region: South
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Pre-season sprayer checks
04.08.2014Pre-season sprayer checks and calibration tips
Region: North, South, West
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Foliar applications of spray
04.08.2014Foliar applications of fungicides and insecticides
Region: National, North, South, West
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Spray equipment
04.08.2014Weather monitoring equipment for agricultural spraying operations
Region: National, North, South, West
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Nitrogen fixation of crop legumes: basic principles and practical…
01.07.2014Nitrogen fixation by crop legumes reduces the need for fertiliser nitrogen (N) and emissions of nitrous oxide. Benefits from legumes can be maximised by using high-yielding legume varieties that are not constrained by poor management, insects,
Region: North, South, West
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Strategic tillage
01.07.2014No-till has brought benefits in moisture retention and soil structure, but has also contributed to increased incidence of soil and stubble-borne diseases, herbicide resistant hard-to-kill weeds and stratification of immobile nutrients near the soil
Region: North, South
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Marketing versus selling
22.06.2014How can you improve your grain marketing skills?One of the most important drivers of farm business profit is the price for commodities achieved each season. Farmers need a number of skills to achieve good prices, but are these skills in grain
Region: South
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Valuing family drawings and your management
22.06.2014Why should your management be valued in your farm business?Australian farmers own and manage complex businesses in risky environmental and marketing conditions. They provide these businesses with valuable labour and management but rarely pay
Region: South
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Powdery mildew in barley and wheat
05.05.2014Powdery mildew is currently under effective control in the southern region when treated seed/fertiliser is used and resistant cultivars are grown. However, care is needed to maintain this situation to minimise the risk of the pathogen developing
Region: South
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Your farm business management checklist fact sheet
05.05.2014Farm business management covers a very wide range of issues. How do you know if you are addressing them in your business? Where do you go if you want more information or guidance?
Region: South, North