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issue 153, july august 2021

This page shows the articles in issue 153, july august 2021 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • Basics of farming a formula for success
    Basics of farming a formula for success
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 06 Aug 2021

    Grain growers must get the basics right to give themselves the best chance of success. Failure to do so can result in a devastating loss of time, money and effort.

  • Tips for using a modified one-way plough for soil mixing and inversion
    Tips for using a modified one-way plough for soil mixing and inversion
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 05 Aug 2021

    Soil inversion using a modified one-way plough may not be as effective as using a mouldboard plough. However, modified one-way ploughs can still do a good inversion job if the correct discs are used, the plough is set up correctly and paddock conditions are suitable.

  • Record harvest recorded as GM crops roll out
    Record harvest recorded as GM crops roll out
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 02 Aug 2021

    After the lifting of a moratorium in place for the past 16 years, the first genetically modified canola crops have been planted in South Australia. Access to GM canola varieties in the state comes on the back of a record 2020-21 harvest, the second-most-valuable on record at $2.5 billion farm gate value.

  • Monitoring needed to improve wheat aphid knowledge
    Monitoring needed to improve wheat aphid knowledge
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 24 Jul 2021

    Researchers are racing to build their knowledge of Russian wheat aphid in southern Australia’s winter cropping cycle. GRDC investment has allowed a team from Cesar Australia and the South Australian Research and Development Institute to assess the behaviour and damage potential of RWA in southern Australia.

  • Workshops help growers begin PA journey
    Workshops help growers begin PA journey
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 22 Jul 2021

    Knowing where to start is often the hardest part for those considering precision agriculture, which GRDC-supported workshops are aimed at addressing

  • Peanut breeding stalwart heads to the mountains
    Peanut breeding stalwart heads to the mountains
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 20 Jul 2021

    After 35 years in peanut breeding, Dr Graeme Wright looks back at career highlights as he helps his team transition to the next stage

  • Peanut breeding enters new era
    Peanut breeding enters new era
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 19 Jul 2021

    With new tools, a new team and a new project, peanut breeding is entering a new phase as it transitions away from GRDC support

  • Aphid’s early arrival linked to virus severity
    Aphid’s early arrival linked to virus severity
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 15 Jul 2021

    Faba beans faced a severe viral epidemic last year with the early arrival of aphids, pressing researchers to further explore control options

  • Research tests management levers for yield lift
    Research tests management levers for yield lift
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 09 Jul 2021

    Preliminary 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

  • New benchmark for spring-sown barley
    New benchmark for spring-sown barley
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 07 Jul 2021

    Experimental trials have shown the potential for spring-sown barley to yield more than 10 tonnes per hectare in Tasmania. This is the finding of a national trial program spanning five states as part of the GRDC-invested hyper-yielding crops (HYC) project, led by Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia.

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