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Factsheet
Stored Grain Pests Identification
29.09.2010In a deregulated grain market, on-farm storage is now more popular then ever before. But finding insects crawling up the sides of your grain hopper while loading a truck is frustrating and costly to manage. Regular monitoring is the first step to
Region: National, North, South, West
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Update Paper
DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
28.09.2010Take home message • Performance of irrigation application systems is (still) well below their potential. • For sprinkler systems, inadequate design is a significant (but not the only) cause of this poor performance. • System evaluation and
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Manipulating cereal crop canopies for yield and quality under…
21.09.2010Take home message • In irrigated wheat crops grown on lower soil nitrogen reserves (less than 80 kg N/ha ex Sorghum) on the Liverpool Plains, delaying nitrogen until stem elongation has resulted in crops with lower biomass at flowering but greater
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
IMPROVING YIELDS IN IRRIGATED WHEAT: 2009 TRIAL UPDATE
21.09.2010Take home messages • Delayed N application, reduced plant population, quicker maturing varieties and plant growth regulators all have the capacity to reduce lodging risk • At sowing, it is probably necessary to have less than 100 units of N in
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
ENHANCED FERTILISER EFFICIENCY - FERTILISER PRODUCTS
17.09.2010Take home message Innovations in fertiliser technology have provided farmers with new options to both improve fertiliser use efficiency and increase potential profits based on the cost of the technology. It is critical that farmers and advisors
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
PLANT TISSUE TESTING - AN UNDER UTILISED TOOL FOR DIAGNOSING HIDDEN …
17.09.2010Take home messages • Tissue testing in-crop and grain analysis post-harvest may indicate crop nutrient deficiency prior to visual deficiency symptoms on the plant; • Barley and sorghum grain P concentrations are higher than previously suggested,
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
MODELING THE PROFIT AND RISK OUTCOMES OF A RANGE OF SOIL WATER…
14.09.2010Take home message APSIM crop modelling outputs indicate: • Tactical approach - calculate potential yield from soil water value using ‘tools’ • Greater soil water at planting can give higher yields for single crops • Estimate starting soil
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
NUTRIENT SUPPLY BY MANURES IN BROADACRE CROPPING SYSTEMS
06.09.2010Take home message Manures can play a valuable role in supplying nutrients in broadacre cropping systems. However, it is important to remember that manures do not provide nutrients in the ratios plants demand and at low application rates are
Region: North, South, West
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Update Paper
Water resources 2010/11 - A background and outlook
11.08.2010The outlook for 2010/11 allocations is optimistic under current conditions Carryover volumes are at record levels Victoria is implementing new policies for carryover and system operating reserves
Region: South, North, West
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Update Paper
Optimising production within a variable climate: Managing soil…
11.08.2010• Understand plant available water capacity (PAWC) on your farm. • Start measuring soil water (PAWC) in your paddocks. • Develop a seasonal risk management strategy for your farming system.
Region: South, National, North, West