Paddock Practices
Paddock Practices
Our Paddock Practices series provides in-depth research, development and extension (RD&E) information about topical and timely grain growing issues to inform on-farm decision making, targeted at national, regional and sub-regional levels.
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Paddock Practices
Everything you wish you knew about farm safety in WA
26.04.2023Agriculture is a high-risk working environment. It has a unique combination of workplace hazards, which include plant (such as tractors,…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Variety selections for fungal disease management in 2023
06.12.2022A high incidence of fungal disease in Western Australia’s Albany and Esperance Port Zones during the 2022 season has led…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Managing canola harvest to minimise rain risk
27.10.2022Canola growers across the country are being urged to consider their harvesting options and maintain a degree of flexibility.…
Region: North; South
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Paddock Practices
Managing diamondback moth
06.09.2022Diamondback moth numbers have been found above economic threshold – damaging canola in some eastern and northern grainbelt areas of…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
WA growers urged to monitor amid reports of mouse damage to crops
06.07.2022Growers across the WA grain belt are encouraged to actively and frequently monitor for mouse activity, with the recent detection…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Dry sowing and pre-emergent herbicides
21.03.2022Obtaining consistent performance from a pre-emergent herbicide used with dry sowing is often difficult, as it is impossible to predict…
Region: National
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Paddock Practices
Inoculating legumes in sandy soils
07.03.2022Legumes need to be adequately nodulated by rhizobia bacteria to grow well, fix nitrogen and reduce fertiliser N requirements of…
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Paddock Practices
Assessing fertiliser profitability
04.03.2022Fertiliser cost and fertiliser profitability are different. Fertiliser cost is obvious; fertiliser profitability is rarely assessed.…
Region: National
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Paddock Practices
The role of chickpea in managing feathertop Rhodes grass
03.03.2022The key strategy for successful feathertop Rhodes grass (FTR) management is to exhaust the seed bank in the soil. Research…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Sowing legumes in acidic soils – the steps to success
01.03.2022Grain growers intending to sow legume crops in acidic soils are advised to adopt a strategic approach to inoculation to…
Region: South