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
Managing insecticide resistance in diamondback moth
09.06.2021DBM can rapidly evolve resistance to insecticides and reduced sensitivity to a range of chemistries is widespread in Australia.…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Select the right varieties when sowing early in the wet
06.04.2021Growers in the high-rainfall zone (HRZ) of south-eastern Australia planning to sow into a full moisture profile are reminded to…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Be on alert for slugs in the HRZ
22.03.2021A year-round integrated pest management strategy is essential for slug control.…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Vigilant early weed management encouraged
19.03.2021With widespread, although variable rainfall across the Western Australian grainbelt this summer and into March, growers keen to preserve useful…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Vigilant early weed management encouraged
18.03.2021The early break for much of the southern region set up growers for good early weed control, which should have…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Caltrop can be controlled with careful management
26.11.2020Caltrop (Tribulus terrestris) is a significant and persistent summer weed in most grain growing regions of Australia. Strong vines, sharp,…
Region: South; West
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Paddock Practices
Grain protectant guide for growers ahead of storage
20.10.2020Grain storage specialists are encouraging growers who are planning to store grain on-farm this season to consider using protectants to…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Grain protectant guide for growers ahead of storage
14.10.2020A grain storage specialist is encouraging Queensland and New South Wales growers who are planning to store grain on-farm this…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Take all possible steps to minimise harvest contamination by snails
22.09.2020As spring leads into summer, managing snail numbers and keeping snails out of harvested grain is once again a critical…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Managing and retaining staff
18.09.2020Agriculture labour requirements fluctuate throughout the year and often peak at harvest, adding the extra challenge of staffing when grain…
Region: West
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