Soil and nutrition

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Cropping land restoration and the lessons following successive years of drought in NSW

Several factors increase the risk and impact of erosion across the NSW Mallee, even for those using sustainable farming practices.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Changing sands mechanically and biologically to support drought resilience

Throughout 2017 to 2020 the area suffered from challenging dry periods and damaging winds during critical growing season windows.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Re-levelling blowout areas for effective seeding and harvest

They operate a No-till farming system which is essential for their highly erodible sandy soils and the strong prevailing winds they receive.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Repairing severe blowouts at Walker Flat in a decile 1 season

Farming areas of often steep jumbled sand dunes with a history of erosion had led to the Haby’s purchasing a tractor, scraper and bucket.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Combining cropping and sheep in the Millewa

This mixed farming operation aims to sow most paddocks each year, with the rotation being 50% cereal (wheat and barley) and 40% legume (vetch for hay, grain or grazing and field peas; with chickpeas in recent years).

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Proactive soil cover strategies within sustainable continuous cropping programs – including pulses

Soils across Bulla Burra’s farms vary from deep sandy rises and loamy sands through to sandy loam flats, interspersed with areas of shallow calcareous stone and heavier clay loams with high subsoil constraints.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Practical tactics to improve ground cover and ensure soil preservation following successive low rainfall seasons

Erosion risks increase through drought as soil cover diminishes and soil disturbance is increased.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Erosion project looks at new sandy soil strategies

Exposed sandy soils are at greater risk of erosion, especially during low-rainfall years, but a new research project has found it is possible to both prevent and repair blowouts, even in a decile-one year. A survey carried out as part of the project found erosion was more likely to occur in the second or third year of dry conditions and cost growers an average of $80,000 each.

Soil and Nutrition, 12 Dec 2022

Levelling paddocks after mechanical soil amelioration

Mechanical soil amelioration can make paddocks uneven and in need of re-levelling for better seeding, more comfortable driving and easier harvesting. There are dedicated paddock levellers or grading machines but other equipment can work too, depending on the paddock condition.

Soil and Nutrition, 07 Dec 2022

Fixing acidity puts yield on the fast track

One farming family has invested in lime and deep tillage to fix their acid subsurface soils

GRDC News

Avoid complacency with FAW resistance

New research shows wheat falling number may improve after storage

The next generation is different

Cold, wet conditions an eye-opener for travelling grains scholar

Farm business workshops to visit Mullewa, Bruce Rock, Condingup

Update to re-energise South Australian producers for 2025

Machine learning heralds a new era of functional soil mapping

Improving chickpea pathogen resistance

Agronomy

Celebrating 20 years of GRDC’s National Variety Trials

NVT – performance test-driving our future

Partnership puts a measure on GHG emissions

Human endeavour versus soil constraints

Frost research set to target ear architecture

Cell membranes key to promising frost approach

Managing waterlogging is a long road travelled

The continuing quest for a long-term waterlogging solution

World-first solution to combat spray drift saves growers time, money

Waving a WAND to boost spraying certainty

Grower stories

Managed challenges helps season 2024 to a solid finish

Healthy-looking crops point to a promising harvest

Lessons aplenty in levelling

Opportunity knocks for mungbeans this season

Growing the scope of oats

‘Legume leader’ set to share 40 years of lupin experience

Winter canola proves profitable at Weatherboard

Growers networking to master faba beans

Weeds, pests and diseases

Continuous cropping raises the bar for smart weed control

Four-step guide to optimal spray application

The pest control balancing act

Slugs ‘weighed in’ to optimise management

Early detections point to challenging year for stripe rust if favourable weather conditions persist

Wet springs require proactive Sclerotinia management

Do not let this stink bug hitch a ride

Farm biosecurity needs vigilance

Grains industry scores A-plus for chemical residue compliance

EU changes residue limit for haloxyfop on canola

Crops

Cereal frontiers targeted in lower rainfall areas

Photosynthesis the key to new heat-tolerant crops

National initiative to enhance N fixation in pulses

A new framework for chickpea heat tolerance

Understanding canola establishment to optimise yields

Enquiring attitude opens opportunities

Decline in wholegrain bread

Research makes strong case for early sown sorghum in the north

Innovation

The future is here – automated drone docks coming to a farm near you

Researcher on a machinery mission to re-engineer soils

First GM food crop listed

Genetic mechanism unlocks a key secret behind disease infection in crops

Fostering high-impact innovation in heat tolerance

Modelling to help manage temperature stress

That’s a wrap!

Chasing the secrets to Kiwis’ high grain yields

Farm business

RiskWi$e headed west to talk through results and goals

From desktop planning to paddock action

Ten tips to reduce the risk of harvester fires this season

Selecting grain protectants this harvest

Give grain storage a pre-harvest health check

Pest resistance raising the knowledge bar for stored grain

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