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Author: Dr Sue Knights

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  • Bots on the ground – farming’s new army
    Bots on the ground – farming’s new army
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-07-17T09:00:00+10:00

    Robots are on the rise in agriculture to improve efficiency, sustainability and alleviate labour shortages. SwarmFarm, a company supported by GRDC’s GrainInnovate program is a leader in the integration of autonomous systems in broad acre ag.

  • Risk experience motivates insurance innovation
    Risk experience motivates insurance innovation
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-07-14T09:00:00+10:00

    Financial risk for growers is increasing with climate change but a new concept in insurance is coming on stream. Hillridge is a startup supported by GrainInnovate.

  • Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration
    Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-07-11T09:00:00+10:00

    A novel form of soil amelioration is opening rocky laterite country for more efficient farming in Western Australia. Specialist equipment is being deployed to pulverise this rock and Scott Young at Cuballing has found it has both direct and indirect benefits to his cropping operations.

  • Amelioration solution to cropping laterite land
    Amelioration solution to cropping laterite land
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-07-10T09:00:00+10:00

    Reefination is a novel mechanical form of soil amelioration specific to lateritic rock formations. It is finding a role in Western Australian cropping systems where improvements in paddock performance are being achieved, as illustrated by Scott Young at Cuballing.

  • Royal accolade for agricultural scientist
    Royal accolade for agricultural scientist
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-07-07T09:00:00+10:00

    Election to the Royal Society for Professor Rajeev Varshney means he has joined the ranks of esteemed international scientists including Sir David Attenborough and Norman Borlaug. It is a significant honour, especially for an agricultural scientist, that brings with it a role to support and promote excellence in science.

  • What value can precision ag tools bring to your business?
    What value can precision ag tools bring to your business?
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-06-02T09:00:00+10:00

    Although digital ag tool development in Australia is quite advanced, there is a disconnect between the developers and the adopters – growers. The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia is dedicated to improving the sustainability of Australia’s agriculture production systems through adoption of these tools. To this end, grower co-designed workshops are being supported by GRDC and run by the Society across the country.

  • HRZ high-yielding canola nutrient dynamics
    HRZ high-yielding canola nutrient dynamics
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-06-01T09:00:00+10:00

    Canola nutrition research in the HRZ of Western Australia has highlighted the importance of balancing nutrient applications and alleviating any macronutrient deficiency to achieve high yields.

  • Tool to assist nitrogen decisions tested on the ground
    Tool to assist nitrogen decisions tested on the ground
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-05-31T09:00:00+10:00

    For Nick Gillett and his wife Tryphena, farming in the low rainfall zone of Western Australia, where crop performance can be thwarted by frost, every input decision is critical. Tools that can better inform these decisions are constantly being sought by Nick, including ground truthing those from start-ups such as Laconik.

  • Can you bank nitrogen in Western Australian soils?
    Can you bank nitrogen in Western Australian soils?
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-05-05T09:00:00+10:00

    Working with 20 growers from GRDC’s National Grower Network, Dr Darren Hughes from Laconik has been investigating the nitrogen banking capacity of Western Australian soils following frosted crops. Unfortunately, it is not a source of nitrogen to be relied upon.

  • Conference fosters nitrogen fixation knowledge
    Conference fosters nitrogen fixation knowledge
    Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-04-17T09:00:00+10:00

    Specialists with a fascination for tiny nitrogen-fixing bacteria met at an Australian conference late 2022 to discuss their latest science findings and how the bacteria are being harnessed and applied for farming systems’ benefit.

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