Author: Sharon Watt
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Panel chair reflects on a decade of grower representation
Author: Sharon Watt, 2022-09-05T09:00:00+10:00Earlier this year, John stepped down from the role of chair of GRDC’s Southern Panel. The grain grower from Lawloit in Victoria’s West Wimmera's exuberance has fuelled positive outcomes in Australian grains RD&E over the past 10 years.
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Beneficial insects spring back after fire
Author: Sharon Watt, 2022-06-01T09:00:00+10:00An unprecedented study of the impact of bushfires within southern farming systems has delivered some surprising results and new knowledge to inform future post-fire management strategies. The study was conducted by AgXtra on fire grounds on the lower Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island in South Australia, where the 2019-20 bushfires burned about 10,400 hectares of cropping land.
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HWSC an option to manage wild radish
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-27T00:00:00+10:00A new fact sheet from GRDC outlines wild radish’s ecology, herbicide resistance status and management options.
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New tool cuts Russian wheat aphid action threshold guesswork
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-22T00:00:00+10:00Scientists have developed a new tool to take action against Russian wheat aphid (RWA).
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Have a say in grains research through Grower Network
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-12T00:00:00+10:00Grain growers in the southern cropping region are invited to provide GRDC with ideas to advance their industry.
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Research to get to root cause of pulse and oilseed diseases
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-11T00:00:00+10:00Researchers are seeking to learn more about soil-borne disease causing pathogens in pulse and oilseed crops.
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Rust reports spark calls for monitoring
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-04T00:00:00+10:00Reports of early infections of stripe rust in some Victorian wheat crops have prompted calls from experts for growers to review their variety ratings.
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‘Seeing is believing’: growers invited to push crop yield boundaries
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-03T00:00:00+10:00GRDC’s new Hyper Yielding Crops initiative is now under way and growers are encouraged to become involved for their own benefit and that of their peers.
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New resource to address SA soil acidification
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-09-01T00:00:00+10:00South Australian grain growers are being equipped to better manage soil acidification in their farming systems.
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Growers get new app to help make decisions about Stripe rust control
Author: Sharon Watt, 2020-03-05T00:00:00+11:00Disease app takes the strain out of Stripe rust decisions for season 2020.