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Novel legumes boost mixed farm profits
29 Jun 2022The $18 million Dryland Legume Pasture Systems project has worked for five years across four states with investment from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment as...
Favourable conditions set up season 2022
28 Jun 2022Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this third...
Stacking tactics for HRZ ryegrass control
27 Jun 2022Herbicide resistance continues to increase in the southern high-rainfall zone, highlighting the importance of using ‘stacked’ tactics to prolong the life of important chemistries in...
Proactive plan key to FTR control
25 Jun 2022Demonstration sites in the northern region are showing that a proactive plan, with residuals, follow-up management and crop competition are...
Novel pasture legumes pass the livestock test
23 Jun 2022Livestock nutrition research undertaken as part of the Dryland Legume Pastures System project has identified unique features of novel legume species that provide benefits for mixed growers in low to medium-rainfall regions. In WA and NSW these species are able to develop more biomass from summer sowing which extends their grazing period. Some have improved survival when ingested by sheep,...
Modelling underscores hard-seeded legume prospects
23 Jun 2022Crop and pasture sequence models can provide useful biological and economic performance data for growers considering new practices. Hard-seeded pasture...
Sowing strategies in SA and Victoria
23 Jun 2022Research on novel sowing methods undertaken in southern Mallee environments as part of the Dryland Legume Pasture Systems project has...