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Crops

Legume challenges addressed

04 May 2025

With legumes becoming more popular, research is underway to ensure they keep their place in farming systems

Crops

SA research push to close pulse yield gaps

03 May 2025

Increasing herbicide resistance in broadleaf weeds, particularly due to Group 2 imidazolinone (IMI) herbicides, is being being tackled by researchers...

Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Essential tips to start and keep going

02 May 2025

A farm biosecurity plan is an essential investment in your farm’s resilience, productivity and reputation. It extends beyond individual farms to benefit the broader Australian...

Crops

Herbicide and acid tolerance key to WA lentil growth

30 Apr 2025

6 Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has made a significant investment in research led by Mark Seymour, which aims to expand lentil cultivation into Western...

Crops Overcoming acid soils

Overcoming acid soils

29 Apr 2025
Crops

Heat tolerance traits identified

28 Apr 2025

In southern Australia, where lentils mature into terminal drought, acute heat stress (compounded by water stress and hot northerly winds) can cause significant yield losses.

Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Extreme weather challenges RLEM management

26 Apr 2025

Extreme fluctuations in weather patterns in 2024 highlighted the difficulties in protecting crops from pests that can exploit the impacts...

Crops

Profitable legumes becoming a reality

25 Apr 2025

A combination of innovative research and strategic collaboration is boosting the profitability of grain legumes in Western Australia’s farming systems

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