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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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  • Hay enterprise provides risk buffer for crops
    Hay enterprise provides risk buffer for crops
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 15 Jun 2021

    Flohr and Co – a farming partnership between Lou Flohr and Andy Hunt, and Lou’s parents Gary and Janet Flohr – has built a hay enterprise that provides important refuge from seasonal risk at Lameroo in South Australia's Mallee region. The hay enterprise has also lifted the overall productivity and profitability of the 4500-hectare mixed farm business which, in turn, has facilitated cropping expansion.

  • Proving the benefits of an age-old fermentation practice
    Proving the benefits of an age-old fermentation practice
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 10 Jun 2021

    Fermentation is the ancient practice of adding microbial organisms to raw materials, and was originally used as a preserving method. It has become a common technique used to change the form, taste and texture of many foods into products we know and love today, including sourdough bread.

  • Grasses offer important clues on cereal rust pathogens
    Grasses offer important clues on cereal rust pathogens
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 08 Jun 2021

    News reports on COVID-19 over the past 18 months have, at times, made reference to the field of epidemiology – the study of the distribution and causes of diseases in populations. Epidemiology is also vital in plant disease control – for example, delaying epidemic onset and slowing disease progress (‘flattening the curve’) are critical in dampening the epidemic potential of a plant pathogen.

  • Dodging frost a numbers game
    Dodging frost a numbers game
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 07 Jun 2021

    The statistics behind sowing and flowering times guide South Australian grower James Venning’s approach to frost avoidance. A small portion of his land on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula is subject to frost, and it is this area that has been the focus of his recent experiments with new wheat varieties.

  • Above-average harvest a chance to reset business goals
    Above-average harvest a chance to reset business goals
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 05 Jun 2021

    Above-average incomes from the record 2020 harvest have provided an excellent opportunity for growers to reassess their business goals and investments, according to farm business adviser Paul Blackshaw. Mr Blackshaw told a GRDC Farm Business Update that 2020 was the best year many growers had experienced in a long time.

  • Act now to stop feathertop Rhodes grass establishment
    Act now to stop feathertop Rhodes grass establishment
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 03 Jun 2021

    Feathertop Rhodes grass germinates quickly after rainfall, prompting a call to take early and decisive action

  • Reduced lodging risks in high-yielding wheats on the horizon
    Reduced lodging risks in high-yielding wheats on the horizon
    Issue 153, July-August 2021 - 02 Jun 2021

    A root trait has been identified that can help northern wheat varieties reduce lodging risks by providing improved soil anchorage

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