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A guide to farm labour
04.12.2015Finding and retaining quality, skilled farm labour is an ongoing challenge for farming families across regional Australia. The fluctuating demand for labour on-farm can make it difficult to source and secure labour when required or to find enough
Region: National
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Factsheet
Farm advisory boards
01.12.2015Advisory boards can strengthen accountability to lift productivity and profitability without compromising traditional farm ownership autonomy. They can also reduce stress upon individual growers and their immediate families by sharing and
Region: National, North, South, West
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GRDC Farm Practices Survey 2015
21.10.2015This report outlines the adoption of key management practices used in Australian grain-growing regions.
Region: National
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Rust diseases of grain crops - biosecurity brochure
29.09.2015This brochure includes information on rust symptoms, how rusts move, the biosecurity risks and measures you can take when overseas or hosting overseas visitors in Australia to prevent the spread of rusts.
Region: National
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Update Paper
From soil throw to bentleg tine seeding research
13.08.2015• Soil disturbance caused by tine openers can affect the success of no-till seeding operations, influencing issues such as furrow moisture loss, weed seed germination, seeding depth variability across seed rows, crop safety and pre-emergent
Region: National, South
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Update Paper
Farm business management tools
11.08.2015• For a sustainable business, monitor annually your business liquidity, efficiency and changes in wealth.• Good farm business managers have records that go well beyond their tax return.• These are all explained in ‘Farming the Business’, a
Region: National, North, South
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Tips & Tactics
Tips and Tactics: Biological inputs
01.07.2015Biological inputs include a wide range of products aimed at supporting soil fertility, biological activity, and plant growth.
Region: National
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Update Paper
What is happening in grain farming in Eastern Europe and how does…
23.03.2015• Execution of the plan; make sure three keys are executed timely- plant on time, spray on time and harvest on time. If these three keys are executed well you will limit risk.• Identify your most expensive assets and make sure they are maximized
Region: National
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Update Paper
UAVs in broadacre agriculture - is there profit in pixels?
20.03.2015• Despite US lagging behind in regulations to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), there are lots of innovative companies attempting to make money in the space. E.g. Agribotix has commercialised the whole workflow from data to actionable
Region: National, South, North
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Update Paper
What's going on with frost?
20.03.2015• Frost is a recognised production risk but incidence and severity is hard to predict.• CSIRO data suggests the length of the frost season has increased across southern Australia.• Screening of wheat varieties to frost is underway to assess
Region: National, South