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Business Management, 17 Apr 2024
Help never far away in the wide-ranging agronomy network
Maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal lives is essential for career longevity and to prevent burnout. It is also vital to develop and maintain networks of people who can provide support and advice when needed. These are the main messages from both established agronomists and relative newcomers who are successfully carving out a career in the field.
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Business Management, 13 Nov 2023
IPM Checklist: a step-by-step guide for a sustainable grains industry
New GRDC IPM Checklist: Step-by-Step Sustainable Pest Management Guide for Australian Grain Industry, Aligning with IPM Principles, Enhancing Farm Profitability and Reducing Insecticide Resistance Risks.
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Business Management, 12 Oct 2023
Measuring harvest loss in WA
An assessment of harvest losses in WA has led recommendations on how best to recoup some of the estimated $320 million worth of grain left in paddocks in 2022
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Business Management, 09 Oct 2023
Clarity and communication key to keeping quality staff
Farm enterprises that want to attract and retain high-quality employees must adapt to the times and think carefully about their recruitment processes, experts and growers say. They say that farming businesses that focus on team engagement will perform better and be more productive and profitable.
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Business Management, 06 Oct 2023
Barley management to close yield gaps
Diverse issues relating to barley crops are being explored through NGN-driven projects
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Business Management, 20 Jul 2023
Farm Safety Week 2023: Spotlight on safe use of farm plant and machinery
The Grains Research and Development Corporation northern region panel member was sharing his experiences this week as part of the national Farm Safety Week.
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Business Management, 27 Jun 2023
SA growers invited to master farm business management
SA’s Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas are invited to Farm Business Updates in July.
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Soil and Nutrition, 08 Jun 2023
Researchers release preliminary scorecard on cropping system profit and risk
Profitable cropping systems can be simple or complex, but experiments at two locations over five years showed that diverse systems with pulses were less risky.
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Business Management, 15 Mar 2023
Want to supercharge your profit? Dual-purpose canola may be just the ticket
CSIRO researchers estimate that adding dual-purpose canola into Australian mixed farming systems has generated more than $1 billion over the past 15 years.
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Business Management, 06 Mar 2023
Gender diversity can be farming’s powerhouse
Nuffield Scholar Katrina Sasse says growers’ daughters can play an integral role in the continuity of the family farm business