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Author: Clarisa Collis

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  • Hyper-yield push moves to mainland HRZ
    Hyper-yield push moves to mainland HRZ
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-09-14T00:00:00+10:00

    Growers have the opportunity to host on-farm trials, join networks and participate in awards as part of a new hyper-yielding crops research project. The research effort aims to push the yield boundaries of wheat, barley and canola in high-rainfall cropping areas across five states.

  • On-farm trials highlight hyper-yield potential
    On-farm trials highlight hyper-yield potential
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-08-24T00:00:00+10:00

    Findings from the hyper-yielding cereals project, including on-farm trials, have seen the Clutterbuck family adopt new high-performance wheat and barley cultivars on their property at Hagley in north-central Tasmania. The Clutterbucks - James, Sarah, Peter and Helen - hosted trials at 'Summerhill Farms' from 2016 to 2019 to test the research findings from experimental plot trials as part of the project.

  • New benchmarks lift yield aspirations
    New benchmarks lift yield aspirations
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-08-21T00:00:00+10:00

    The hyper yielding cereals project led by the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) Australia, in collaboration with Southern Farming Systems, has identified new high performance cereal cultivars and agronomic strategies to lift the productivity and profitability of irrigated feed wheat and barley crops in Tasmania.

  • Gene discovery raises waterlogging hope
    Gene discovery raises waterlogging hope
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-08-20T00:00:00+10:00

    Long-term research at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture could see Australian growers access barley cultivars containing a new gene for waterlogging tolerance in the next three years.

  • Simple but intensive model lifts farm production
    Simple but intensive model lifts farm production
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-08-18T00:00:00+10:00

    A new ethos emphasising simplification and intensification has led to major change in the Seears family’s mixed-farming operation at Lucindale, South Australia.

  • Bespoke approach to break crop selection in southern LRZ
    Bespoke approach to break crop selection in southern LRZ
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-07-13T00:00:00+10:00

    New findings recast break crop performance in rain-limited southern farming systems.

  • High-tech sentinels advance national crop pest management effort
    High-tech sentinels advance national crop pest management effort
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-07-10T00:00:00+10:00

    iMapPESTS project releases sophisticated prototype machines for multi-sector pest surveillance

  • Companion cropping one of five soil health-sensitive measures at Pontifex Farming
    Companion cropping one of five soil health-sensitive measures at Pontifex Farming
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-05-09T00:00:00+10:00

    The Pontifex family grow a mix of companion crops on SA mainland and island properties.

  • On-farm strategy combines soil health-sensitive tactics across three SA family farms
    On-farm strategy combines soil health-sensitive tactics across three SA family farms
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-04-24T00:00:00+10:00

    The Pontifex family combines ground cover cropping and organic fertiliser applications.

  • Trials explore efficacy of control tactics for annual ryegrass and brome grass
    Trials explore efficacy of control tactics for annual ryegrass and brome grass
    Author: Clarisa Collis, 2020-03-31T00:00:00+11:00

    Trials highlight effectiveness of seeding and herbicide measures to help wilt weeds.

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