GRDC Grains Research Update Boort 2019
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• Stocks of soil organic matter (SOM) and nitrogen (N) are limited resources and current trends across Australian agricultural soils indicate that these are declining (Luo et al. 2010). • Soil derived N can contribute to the amount of N available to a crop. As the capacity of a soil to deliver N declines, increased rates of fertiliser N will be req...
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• Domestic and export demand for hay remain solid in short term. • Export prices are matching those of domestic drought demand. • Suggest accessing export oaten hay market with a new crop contract....
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• Be flexible in your approach to managing stubble and start stubble management early enough (i.e. at harvest time) so that it does not impact on sowing of subsequent crop. • Know the limitations of your seeder. • Don’t let stubble compromise the big things i.e. weeds, diseases, pests and timeliness. • Diversify your cropping rotation. • Stubble ...
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• Virtual fencing offers major potential economic and land management benefits for grazing and mixed farming. • Virtual fencing technology is at the point of commercial availability for cattle, but relatively little work has been done to address the additional challenges of developing the technology for sheep. • Field testing of virtual fencing me...
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• The main herbicide resistant grass weeds in the Wimmera and Mallee are annual ryegrass and brome grass. • Understanding the behaviour of pre-emergent herbicides in soil is crucial to obtaining efficacy. • Uragan® or Terrain® are useful alternatives to glyphosate for controlling weeds on fence lines, there are fewer options on irrigation channels....
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