GroundCover™ Articles

Legumes are changing the face of the cropping landscape in low-rainfall farming systems across north-west Victoria. In the state’s Mallee region many bare, long-fallow paddocks have given way to a leafy mix of legume crops, such as vetch or field

A new snapshot of legume inoculation use has emerged from a 2017 national survey of 154 growers who collectively farm more than 400,000 hectares across the country.

Thirty-six years on, RD&E redefines drought

Facing seasonal and climatic variability with resilience and adaptability, one Mallee farming couple ‘bend’ their approach to crop management based on increasingly sophisticated seasonal forecasting and soil moisture data in north-west Victoria.

Across the northern region, summer-cropping paddocks may be left to fallow if subsoil moisture calculations do not add up

The South Australian Government announced in September that it would undertake an independent review of the state’s GM moratorium in coming months.

Chickpea breeders are calling on new tools to build resistance to costly chickpea root-rot disease

Careful attention to moisture management softened the impact of 2018’s dry seasonal conditions on the crops Evan Lord manages near Mirrool, Ariah Park and Merriwagga in southern NSW.

In a tale of resilience, Victorian growers Bernard and Simone Lindsay practise the art and science of planning and marshalling farm business resources as part of a multifaceted strategy to fortify their 3200-hectare property against recurrent dry

The links between waterlogging tolerance and phytophthora root rot (PRR) are being investigated via GRDC-invested research as a means of improving PRR resistance in chickpeas.