Presented at GRDC Grains Research Update, online - Kimba

• 18 Feb 2020 - North

  Influence of header front on stubble micro-climate and winter crop growth

  John Broster, Nathan Hatty and Phil Eberbach (Charles Sturt University) and Michael Walsh (University of Sydney).

  18 Feb 2020 - North

  Influence of header front on stubble micro-climate and winter crop growth

  John Broster, Nathan Hatty and Phil Eberbach (Charles Sturt University) and Michael Walsh (University of Sydney).

  Take home messages • Reductions in wind speed of up to 90% were recorded in the stripper front stubble over summer. • Significant reductions in air temperature were recorded within the stripper front stubble canopy over summer. • Minimal differences in daily minimum air and soil temperature on or near the soil surface during winter....

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• 29 Jul 2020 - National

  Chemical residues/MRLs – impact, understanding and potential trade issues

  Gerard McMullen (National Working Party on Grain Protection)

  29 Jul 2020 - National

  Chemical residues/MRLs – impact, understanding and potential trade issues

  Gerard McMullen (National Working Party on Grain Protection)

  • It is a legal requirement to follow all label directions when applying any chemical. • There are different perceptions and legal/contractual requirements of key domestic and export markets for chemical residues. • There are market access implications when using chemicals – applying a chemical according to label directions does NOT necessarily mea...

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• 29 Jul 2020 - South

  Do the challenges of a strip disc system pay off – a grower’s perspective

  Richard Konzag (Konzag Grains)

  29 Jul 2020 - South

  Do the challenges of a strip disc system pay off – a grower’s perspective

  Richard Konzag (Konzag Grains)

  • Strip disc systems can retain more plant available water (PAW). • Mice and insects love the extra soil cover. • Herbicide options change with a strip disc system....

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• 29 Jul 2020 - South

  Perils of ripping on sandy soils- what can be learnt from hindsight?

  Therese McBeath (CSIRO) and Michael Moodie (Frontier Farming System and Mallee Sustainable Farming)

  29 Jul 2020 - South

  Perils of ripping on sandy soils- what can be learnt from hindsight?

  Therese McBeath (CSIRO) and Michael Moodie (Frontier Farming System and Mallee Sustainable Farming)

  • Know what problem you are trying to solve with ripping. • Year 1 benefits averaged 0.6t/ha but predicting the longevity of the ripping effect is not easy. • Managing the seedbed on ripped soils requires special attention....

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