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Author: Rebecca Thyer

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  • Fertile ground
    Fertile ground
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-11-13T09:00:00+11:00

    Nitrogen use efficiency research has shown there is a high degree of inbuilt fertility in irrigated soils.

  • Diversification keeps family business on the move
    Diversification keeps family business on the move
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-11-10T09:00:00+11:00

    Enterprise diversity, via earthmoving and contracting, has helped ride out quiet times for the Jackson brothers, a northern NSW farming family. Capturing the development of a new 1000-hectare block for their YouTube channel has also helped bring a new audience to grain growing. However, with the new farm needing work, they need to take a step back from contracting for a while.

  • Australia’s wheat productivity ranks highest globally
    Australia’s wheat productivity ranks highest globally
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-20T09:00:00+10:00

    A benchmarking study has found Australia has experienced the highest growth in wheat productivity globally during the past 30 years. The study’s results help inform GRDC on investment strategies.

  • Bumper yields illustrate levelling approach works
    Bumper yields illustrate levelling approach works
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-19T09:00:00+10:00

    Despite a flood event in the middle of planting, crops planted on levelled country not only coped but also flourished.

  • Roadside slashing a good option in addressing weeds
    Roadside slashing a good option in addressing weeds
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-18T09:00:00+10:00

    Managing roadside feathertop Rhodes grass with frequent slashing, while addressing weed spread at paddock boundaries, shows promise.

  • Flexible thinking needed for 2022’s excessive rainfall
    Flexible thinking needed for 2022’s excessive rainfall
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-15T09:00:00+10:00

    In central Queensland, a flexible approach to harvesting, storage and seeding was needed to get through the unprecedented rain brought by last year’s La Nina.

  • Are wheat and chickpeas better together?
    Are wheat and chickpeas better together?
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-14T09:00:00+10:00

    Grown together as companion crops, wheat and chickpeas can yield well – food for thought in regions where chickpeas are popular but provide little stubble cover for water infiltration.

  • Weed movement tracked to help inform management plans
    Weed movement tracked to help inform management plans
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-13T09:00:00+10:00

    Using genetics, research is helping to uncover weed mobility, which is important data for area-wide management approaches.

  • Healthy soil approach makes the most of any season
    Healthy soil approach makes the most of any season
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-09-12T09:00:00+10:00

    A sound five-year plan, backed by nutrition and disease management, has helped improve overall enterprise wellbeing for this Condamine cotton and grain business

  • Plant early to beat heat and boost yields
    Plant early to beat heat and boost yields
    Author: Rebecca Thyer, 2023-08-04T09:00:00+10:00

    Pushing sowing boundaries can pay off and points to how transformational research can help meet climate demands.

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