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Reducing risks to canola establishment under marginal conditions –…
06.02.2024A new project is undertaking research to determine the critical environmental conditions for successful canola establishment. Canola has the same fundamental requirements in all growing regions; moisture, temperature, seed soil contact and soil
Region: South
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Back to nitrogen basics – soil testing and nitrogen budgeting…
06.02.2024Nitrogen (N) fertiliser rate decisions based on soil test data and a formalised decision process are more profitable than fixed rates or decisions based on ‘gut feel’. This article goes back to basics on N budgeting and is designed to help young
Region: South
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Fast Graphs for slow thinking– an example using nitrogen
06.02.2024N budgeting using 40kg N/t of wheat is simple, widely used, and robust. However, the rule is usually applied to a single target yield and only considers the year of application. The single target yield makes it hard to think clearly about risk and
Region: South
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Regenerative opportunities for building soil biological resilience…
06.02.2024Soil improvement is at the core of regenerative agriculture, with a strong focus on ecosystem and environmental sustainability. Management is the key to maintaining and enhancing soil biological functional capacity in lower organic matter soils in
Region: South
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Strategies to improve crop establishment and yield on repellent…
06.02.2024Crop establishment can be improved following amelioration by adequately consolidating the seed-bed pre-sowing, which reduces seeder sinkage and excessive soil throw. Combining seed broadcasting with in-row seeding in vulnerable paddock zones can
Region: South
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Frost Learning Centre (FLC) for growers, advisers and researchers
06.02.2024Zoning farms and paddocks based on frost risk (red, amber and green zones) is the starting point for frost management. Planning prior to seeding improves the ability to mitigate frost risk. Tools to mitigate risk include varietal selection and
Region: South
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Oaten hay yield and quality response to agronomic levers
06.02.2024Oaten hay varieties respond similarly to different agronomic levers – choose high yielding varieties with best genetic quality traits to optimise production of export quality hay. Sowing early maximises hay yield but not always quality – let the
Region: South
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Messages emerging from long term lime trials to combat soil acidity
06.02.2024Long-term trials sites tracking the effectiveness of liming across a range of cropping and soil types are providing detailed information on the effects on crop yields, lime movement, lime rates and pH changes. The effectiveness of incorporation of
Region: South
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Emerging strategies for managing pulse foliar disease
06.02.2024Foliar disease in pulses was infrequently reported in 2023, likely due to the dry spring. Foliar fungicides were likely unnecessary unless disease was observed, as most pulse foliar diseases require high humidity or recurring rain events. The first
Region: South
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Bureau of Meteorology developments in long-term forecasting…
06.02.2024Research by the Bureau of Meteorology’s new Agriculture Decision Support (AgDS) team and engagement with the grains industry has shown a need for insights that connect short-term weather forecasts to long-term climate forecasts. The team
Region: South