Author: Nicole Baxter
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Research tests management levers for yield lift
Author: Nicole Baxter, 09 Jul 2021Preliminary results from GRDC’s hyper-yielding crops research in New South Wales show superior cultivars that are well-protected against disease are critical levers for producing high-yielding grain crops
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Researchers refine tactics to slow feathertop Rhodes grass spread
Author: Nicole Baxter, 29 Jun 2021Feathertop Rhodes grass seeds are 10 times lighter than annual ryegrass seeds, which explains why the weed has spread so quickly across Australia, prompting regional research and the development of locally relevant management packages
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Act now to stop feathertop Rhodes grass establishment
Author: Nicole Baxter, 03 Jun 2021Feathertop Rhodes grass germinates quickly after rainfall, prompting a call to take early and decisive action
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Changing supplier logistics puts pressure on crop input planning
Author: Nicole Baxter, 01 Jun 2021With international trade disputes and the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the supply of crop inputs in many areas, advisers are finding they need to reiterate the importance of forward planning.
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Review explores options to lift returns on sodic dispersive subsoil
Author: Nicole Baxter, 24 May 2021With experiments showing amelioration of sodic subsoils could lift grain yields by 20 to 53 per cent, independent consultants Peter and Hazel McInerney of 3D-Ag reviewed what could be achieved on similarly responsive sodic soils
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Study validates protein map-soil nitrogen link
Author: Nicole Baxter, 26 Apr 2021A New South Wales study has assessed soil nitrogen variability across the landscape and demonstrated the value of protein maps as an indicator of plant-available nitrogen
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Time efficiency gain from ‘strip and disc’ system
Author: Nicole Baxter, 22 Apr 2021Paul and Robyn Buerckner say the ‘strip and disc’ farming system has improved timeliness at harvest and at sowing
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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