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
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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Paddock Practices
Know the limits and risks when it comes to pre-harvest herbicide use
07.09.2020Pre-harvest herbicide use can assist with weed control and crop ripening, but care must be taken to avoid unacceptable residue…
Region: South; West
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Paddock Practices
Sleuth before spraying diseases this season
04.09.2020A long-awaited seasonal turnaround continues to deliver many New South Wales growers one of the better winter cropping season in…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Understanding chemical residue requirements helps ensure market access post-harvest
23.07.2020The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) sets a maximum residue limit (MRL) for each specific chemical and crop…
Region: National
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Paddock Practices
Manage soil nitrogen to optimise yields
01.07.2020In-season management of soil nitrogen can help growers capture crop yield potential.…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Herbicide timing key in managing matricaria
23.06.2020It is important to understand weed identification and phenology when managing matricaria. Results from field trials indicate timing of herbicide…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Grazing management critical to dual-purpose crop profitability
28.05.2020The increase in adoption of dual-purpose cropping within southern Australia’s mixed farming systems is little wonder given the myriad of…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Increased moisture makes eyespot management vital
28.05.2020With good opening rains and the Bureau of Meteorology predicting wetter than average conditions through 2020, growers in the medium…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Succession planning protects family, farm and business
19.05.2020• As a business, a family farm cannot be simply passed on to the next generation in the same way…
Region: National
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Paddock Practices
Avoiding chemical residues in pulse grain
04.05.2020Protecting Australia’s export markets and our reputation as a source of high quality, food-safe grain products relies on growers doing…
Region: North