Author: Nicole Baxter
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Probe guides soil water estimates and urea decisions
Author: Nicole Baxter, 21 Apr 2021Having data on available soil moisture has helped to guide for topdressing decisions.
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Protein maps help define nitrogen needs
Author: Nicole Baxter, 11 Apr 2021A New South Wales grain growing family is using wheat grain protein maps to indicate areas of paddocks that need more urea to lift yield
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Do canola fungicide applications always pay?
Author: Nicole Baxter, 05 Apr 2021In 2020, researchers from the Grain Orana Alliance and Brill Ag tested whether it was financially worthwhile protecting canola crops against disease – and they found mixed results
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Lessons awaken students’ interest in grains
Author: Nicole Baxter, 01 Apr 2021Online lessons have been developed to engage school students with the Australian grains industry
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Modern agronomy opens door to nitrogen rethink
Author: Nicole Baxter, 31 Mar 2021Leading crop researcher Dr James Hunt is exploring a new concept called the nitrogen bank, with promising early results
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Machinery decisions start with the maths
Author: Nicole Baxter, 04 Mar 2021A simple Excel spreadsheet is a useful tool to calculate the return on assets before investing in machinery
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Weigh up canola Blackleg risk before sowing
Author: Nicole Baxter, 01 Mar 2021Plant pathologists are encouraging canola growers to think about their Blackleg risks and how crops will be protected ahead of sowing
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Revolutionary thinking urged in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Author: Nicole Baxter, 23 Feb 2021While COVID-19 has caused more than two million deaths, Melbourne University Professor Tim Reeves said the global population was still growing at about 160 people per minute. Accordingly, more food would be needed.
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Survey sheds light on machinery costs
Author: Nicole Baxter, 19 Feb 2021A national survey has shed light on how much money growers spend on machinery-related expenses
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New efforts to raise oat productivity and value
Author: Nicole Baxter, 02 Feb 2021Research to develop higher-yielding varieties that also tolerate disease better is being undertaken to meet growing Asian demand for Australian milling oats