issue 154, september october 2021
This page shows the articles in issue 154, september october 2021 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.
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Innovation investment supports grains’ bright sparks
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 02 Oct 2021GRDC is investing in programs to engage with innovative grain growers, as well as ground-breaking creators from beyond agriculture, through the Australian Grains Innovation Program
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The grower voice that drives RD&E
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 01 Oct 2021While GRDC monitors its achievements against key performance indicators, it is more interested in what is happening at the industry and paddock levels. Nearly 80 per cent of the grower community feel they have directly benefited from research, development and extension and that GRDC played a role in the benefits.
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Biosecurity evolves to manage khapra beetle threat
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 30 Sep 2021The Australian grains industry is being protected from a highly invasive ‘hitchhiking’ pest through a multi-phased action plan
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Chilled-out award winner reaches for new yield heights
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 29 Sep 2021Victorian grower Ben Findlay produced the top-yielding wheat crop in southern Victoria in the 2020 Hyper Yielding Crops Awards. The sixth-generation grower received the award for growing a 31-hectare paddock of the RGT Accroc wheat variety that yielded 10.4 tonnes per hectare on his family’s ‘Heathfield’ farm at Weatherboard, 30 kilometres west of Ballarat, during the 2020 season.
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Agronomic finesse underpins winning crop
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 28 Sep 2021Weatherboard grower Ben Findlay received the ‘southern Victoria highest yield’ award for growing a 31ha paddock of the RGT Accroc wheat variety that yielded 10.4 tonnes/ha during the 2020 season. Ben explores the mix of variety selection and agronomic practices implemented on his family's farm in south-western Victoria that contributed to the award-winning wheat crop.
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Inoculant development a key to growing pulses on acidic soils
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 27 Sep 2021Bungeet, Victoria, growers John and Peter Alexander have grown a variety of pulses since starting with lupins in the late 1970s. They participate in GRDC’s Southern Pulse Extension Dookie Pulse Check discussion group, which connects like-minded growers who are happy to share their experiences.
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Safety-first storage helps avert farm accidents
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 26 Sep 2021Queensland grower and grain storage contractor Peter Anderson avoids workplace health and safety accidents with a safety-first rationale underpinned by commitment to safety protocols, infrastructure and equipment on his family’s grain storage facility at Kingsthorpe, near Toowoomba.
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Vigilance the key before canopy closure
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 25 Sep 2021Pulse growers in medium-to-high-rainfall areas in the southern region have been urged to monitor crops closely for signs of disease due to the forecast for a wetter spring, following three years of average or below-average rainfall. Growers are reminded to remain vigilant against foliar leaf diseases during spring.
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Wet winter brings promise – and challenges
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 24 Sep 2021As spring arrives, grain growers tell Ground Cover magazine how they have navigated through wet and overcast conditions. Excellent and timely rainfall also mean growers across many regions are expecting bumper harvests in 2021-22.
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Farm trial to explore direct heading versus windrowing
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 23 Sep 2021One New South Wales farming family is exploring direct heading of canola versus windrowing as a possible strategy to minimise harvest costs