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issue 150 january february 2021

This page shows the articles in issue 150 january february 2021 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • Pre-sowing hygiene to protect next season’s crops
    Pre-sowing hygiene to protect next season’s crops
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 18 Jan 2021

    Crop disease expert issues reminder to lower disease risk

  • Virtual crop inspections for Australia’s grain customers
    Virtual crop inspections for Australia’s grain customers
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 09 Jan 2021

    AEGIC has produced a series of monthly virtual crop inspection videos to keep Australia’s grain customers in the loop. The videos were translated into five languages and distributed to flour millers, brewers, maltsters, government agencies, traders and other stakeholders across 12 Asian countries.

  • Virtual fencing adds new strand to farm management
    Virtual fencing adds new strand to farm management
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 08 Jan 2021

    A new series of trials is pushing the boundaries of virtual fencing technology to more strategically manage cattle and sheep grazing for weed control on mixed farms in South Australia.

  • Legumes a winner for Wimmera farming family
    Legumes a winner for Wimmera farming family
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 06 Jan 2021

    Being able to grow a good pulse crop is only part of the story: understanding the market, growing what buyers want and proper handling of grain are also crucial for ensuring the best returns.

  • Soil front and centre for 2021 Nuffield Scholar
    Soil front and centre for 2021 Nuffield Scholar
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 05 Jan 2021

    South Australian mixed farmer Josh McIntosh is GRDC’s 2021 Nuffield Scholar

  • National program for chickpea breeding launched
    National program for chickpea breeding launched
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 04 Jan 2021

    A five-year breeding program has been launched, boosting breeding capacity in traditional areas while expanding chickpeas’ geographic reach

  • ‘Tweaks’ to planting date to lift climate resilience
    ‘Tweaks’ to planting date to lift climate resilience
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 23 Dec 2020

    In a bid to respond to climate change and close the yield gap, growers and researchers across the northern region are exploring the benefits and challenges of changing planting dates.

  • Playing the waiting game on fall armyworm
    Playing the waiting game on fall armyworm
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 21 Dec 2020

    With maize, fall armyworm’s preferred food source, being harvested, many are now wondering – what will this invasive pest target next?

  • Seed cleaning helps keep the lid on weed banks
    Seed cleaning helps keep the lid on weed banks
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 18 Dec 2020

    With herbicide-resistant weeds a continuing challenge, changes in weed spectrums, off-farm grain cleaning is an important tool in the IWM toolkit. This has been demonstrated by increased uptake of off-farm cleaning by Western Australian growers in surveys taken over a seven-year interval.

  • High yield push at Wallendbeen
    High yield push at Wallendbeen
    Issue 150, January-February 2021 - 17 Dec 2020

    A trial site has been set up at Wallendbeen, New South Wales, to try and find out what it takes to push wheat and canola yields to new highs

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