Author: Nicole Baxter
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Information-seeker earns accolades for high-yielding wheat
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-12-15T09:00:00+11:00Jock Binnie and his family have embraced efficient technology, pulse crops and agronomic benchmarking to create a step change in wheat yields
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Study shows ‘tweaking’ pays handsome dividends
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-11-30T09:00:00+11:00An extra $150 to $250 a hectare may be available to those willing to ‘tweak’ their farming systems, a study finds
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Survey shows farmers viewed as responsible stewards
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-11-23T09:00:00+11:00Study highlights community perceptions of Australian agriculture.
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Beans recruited in pursuit of hyper-yielding wheat
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-11-20T09:00:00+11:00Jock Binnie likes to grow faba beans because of their relative tolerance to waterlogging compared with other grain legumes, and their capacity to lift the grain yields of following wheat crops.
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Farm trial to explore direct heading versus windrowing
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-09-23T09:00:00+10:00One New South Wales farming family is exploring direct heading of canola versus windrowing as a possible strategy to minimise harvest costs
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Are you leaving canola profit in the paddock?
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-09-21T09:00:00+10:00Multiple research projects show a big difference in yield and profit when care is taken to harvest canola at just the right time
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New mungbean a gem despite setbacks
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-09-08T09:00:00+10:00Breil Jackson tested Opal-AU (PBR) mungbeans this year with pleasing results
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Benchmarking project helps to close yield gap
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-08-24T09:00:00+10:00The winners of the 2020 GRDC Hyper Yielding Crops awards have been announced
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Research tests management levers for yield lift
Author: Nicole Baxter, 2021-07-09T09:00:00+10:00Preliminary 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, 2021-06-29T09:00:00+10:00Feathertop 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