Author: Dr Sue Knights
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HRZ high-yielding canola nutrient dynamics
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-06-01T09:00:00+10:00Canola 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.
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Tool to assist nitrogen decisions tested on the ground
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-05-31T09:00:00+10:00For 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.
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Can you bank nitrogen in Western Australian soils?
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-05-05T09:00:00+10:00Working 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.
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Conference fosters nitrogen fixation knowledge
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-04-17T09:00:00+10:00Specialists 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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Keen eyes define roles for long coleoptile wheats
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-03-31T09:00:00+11:00Observation is key to problem solving and a team is using this skill in a GRDC National Grower Network project to understand the role of long coleoptiles in improving wheat productivity for changing farming systems and climate.
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How does soil amelioration affect weed management?
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-03-30T09:00:00+11:00Strategic deep tillage through deep ripping, deep soil mixing and soil inversion has brought productivity gains to Western Australian farming systems but may necessitate a change in weed management and herbicide use. A team of researchers from DPIRD is working on solutions.
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Fallow tool for the low-rainfall zone
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-03-29T09:00:00+11:00A rule of thumb is a useful decision-making trigger and a team from CSIRO have derived one for fallow in low-rainfall cropping systems in Western Australia.
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Fallow integral to fluid decision-making
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-03-28T09:00:00+11:00Flexible decision-making is becoming more informed for Benj Graham, who farms in the low to medium-rainfall zone of Western Australia. Fallow is an important risk mitigation tool for him, and his understanding is being bolstered by being part of a GRDC National Grower Network project assisting with on-farm trials.
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Innovation and improvements the way ahead for growers
Author: Andrew Cooke, Sue Knights, Nicole Baxter, Rebecca Thyer, 2023-03-21T09:00:00+11:00Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this first instalment for 2022, staff writers introduce this year’s participants.
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Australia reaps rewards as international oat conference host
Author: Dr Sue Knights, 2023-02-07T09:00:00+11:00The Australian grain industry has benefited from hosting the 11th International Oat Conference in Perth during October 2022. This unique event brought international experts from across the global oat value chain together with a large cohort of Australian oat specialists to learn about the opportunities and challenges for oat.