Australia’s number one weed creeps northwards
Time to stop giving weeds a free ride
15 Oct 2024Growers moving fodder and harvest machinery are encouraged to take extra care to avoid spreading invasive weeds such as annual ryegrass and parthenium. University of Queensland Professor Bhagirath Chauhan says the movement of annual ryegrass-infested...
Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season
14 Oct 2024Recent GRDC Harvester Set-up Workshops run across Australia’s grain growing regions have highlighted the importance of harvester hygiene and maintenance,...
Are potassium needs being met?
14 Oct 2024Growers in the West Midlands region of Western Australia have identified potassium deficiency as a major issue affecting crop yields, leading to a GRDC National...
Genetic mechanism unlocks a key secret behind disease infection in crops
10 Oct 20246 CCDM researchers have unravelled a key genetic mechanism behind the way pathogens infect crops, leading to new strategies for breeding resistant crop varieties against other...
Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas
09 Oct 2024New research is set to push the limits of water productivity and cereal yield potential in the low and medium-rainfall zones to help grain growers in these regions achieve new yield frontiers.
Pest resistance raising the knowledge bar for stored grain
08 Oct 2024Ongoing research highlights the growing challenge of managing stored grain pests due to increasing insect resistance to phosphine, a widely...
Winter canola proves profitable at Weatherboard
07 Oct 2024Ben Findlay’s farm near Weatherboard, Victoria, utilises ungrazed winter canola, specifically the hybrid RGT Nizza CL because its flowering window...
