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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National Grower Network: listening, learning and responding
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-20T09:00:00+11:00GRDC has announced the National Grower Network will replace the Regional Cropping Solutions Network and Grower Solutions Group model as a consistent approach to identifying priority grain industry issues. The new approach started in July and will take 12 months to transition across the regions.
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Lentil performance push in southern Australia
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-14T09:00:00+11:00Experimental lentil research exploring waterlogging tolerance, yield plasticity and growth-yield coupling helps to lift the pulse crop's performance across southern Australia.
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Novel analysis to improve utility of on-farm research
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-13T09:00:00+11:00Innovative analysis is enabling more accurate interpretation of large-scale trials to inform management decisions. Combining yield maps, drone information, gross margins and potential more data will lead to vastly improved decision making for growers.
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Good seasons blur wetters’ benefit
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-12T09:00:00+11:00Although season and soil type can influence their efficacy, wetters are another tool for growers looking for shorter-term and economical means to improve productivity from non-wetting soils.
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Tackling clay with care after years of experience
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-08T09:00:00+11:00Peter Luberda shares his knowledge of clay spreading gained over many years.
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Carbon capture? There’s an app for that
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-07T09:00:00+11:00By simplifying the collection of soil samples via a mobile app, this ag-tech start-up is helping growers and agronomists better visualise soil health, paving the way for carbon sequestration
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Innovation helps push snacks into Hong Kong market
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-06T09:00:00+11:00Pulse-based snacks were a natural extension for a family with a long history of growing chickpeas, although launching in a pandemic adds some challenges
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Years of spreading clay provide valuable lessons
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-05T09:00:00+11:00Years of patient and thoughtful clay spreading by Peter Luberda on a property near Esperance has resulted in persisting productivity increases. Peter shares how taking a whole farm approach with a long-term view is paying dividends.
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Lightening the record-keeping load
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-04T09:00:00+11:00Software developed on-farm is helping to ease the pain of task management – moving records from dusty, top-drawer diaries to easily collected cloud-based files
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Mindset change to underpin new tools for low-rainfall cropping systems
Issue 154, September-October 2021 - 2021-10-03T09:00:00+11:00Growers in the low-rainfall zones of Western Australia are being encouraged to rethink cropping systems, to review the role of fallow and to consider the returns of crop sequences on a longer timeframe