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
Barley diseases to be wary of this season
17.07.2018Barley growers across the southern region should remain vigilant when it comes to monitoring their crops for foliar diseases this…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Why is winter the best time to control fleabane?
14.06.2018Controlling the weed, flaxleaf fleabane, continues to be a challenge for grain growers in Queensland and New South Wales, but…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Testing time for soil amendment economic tool
25.05.2018Allocating part of the budget to soil amelioration practices has significant benefits for farm businesses across the Western Australian grainbelt.…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Chicken litter trials revealing sandy soil constraint improvement
23.05.2018High-rate applications of chicken manure are showing positive signs of ameliorating sandy soils in trials on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.…
Region: South
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Paddock Practices
Integrated approach critical to wild oats management
17.05.2018Wild oats pose a significant and on-going challenge to grain growers across New South Wales and Queensland with recent surveys…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Tips for tackling post-emergent weeds
17.05.2018Mixing and rotating herbicides as part of an integrated weed management (IWM) plan is key to achieving effective post-emergent weed…
Region: West
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Paddock Practices
Practical tips for mouse control now that planting is here
18.04.2018Grain growers who have monitored mouse activity through summer and early autumn and applied baits early should now be considering…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
Canola - linking variety choice to time of sowing, to drive profitability of early sown canola
18.04.2018Growers considering planting canola this season could benefit from learnings from last year’s tough conditions, which reinforced the importance of…
Region: North
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Paddock Practices
A guide to reducing off target spray damage
07.03.2018The impact of off-target spray damage continues to affect the profitability of growers throughout many regions in Australia.…
Region: North
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Balancing the risks and benefits of dual-purpose cropping
11.01.2018Planting dual-purpose crops can minimise farm risk and increase crop returns by up to $600 per hectare by taking advantage…
Region: South