issue 159 july august 2022
This page shows the articles in issue 159 july august 2022 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.
GroundCover is also distributed every two months via mail. If you would like to subscribe to receive the hardcopy magazine, visit our subscription page.
-
Know your limits: managing fatigue critical to farm safety
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 14 Jun 2022Grain grower Mark Modra can recall almost every detail of the vehicle rollover that left him in hospital with a broken back – and the work schedule that led up to it. He spent the next six weeks on his back with plenty of time to reflect on the circumstances leading up to the accident.
-
Research aims to expand lentils’ geographic range
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 13 Jun 2022GRDC has recently invested in two new five-year breeding and selection projects involving lentils – one to improve the ability of lentils to grow on acidic soils in Australia, and the other to boost the yield stability of lentils growing in higher-temperature regions. GRDC oilseeds and pulses manager Dr Francis Ogbonnaya says that while commercial lentil varieties have been introduced, selected and improved to grow well in Australia’s southern, medium-rainfall cropping zones such as Victoria’s Wimmera and South Australia’s Eyre and Yorke peninsulas, grain growers in NSW and Western Australia are much more restricted in the choice of legumes they can grow in their crop rotations.
-
Wet weather increases rust potential in 2022
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 12 Jun 2022The wet summer and autumn period has provided favourable conditions for rust survival in the lead-up to the 2022 season in eastern Australia. The Plant Breeding Institute has already received early reports of stripe rust in wheat at Temora, Canowindra and Wallendbeen in New South Wales.
-
Legume pasture trials offer alternatives to the 'Mallee medic'
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 11 Jun 2022Ouyen, Victoria, grower Scott Anderson is hosting trials as part of the $12 million Dryland Legume Pasture Systems project, led by GRDC, which sourced legume pasture species to evaluate their adaptation, rotational benefits, sowing methods and economics in different Australian growing areas. The five-year project spanned medium to low-rainfall regions of Western Australia, central and southern New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.
-
Grains Farm Biosecurity Program welcomes GBO
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 10 Jun 2022The Grains Farm Biosecurity Program has welcomed Kate Glastonbury as the new grains biosecurity officer (GBO) for New South Wales, based in Orange. GBOs are at the front line of protecting Australia’s second-largest agricultural industry by helping growers manage biosecurity risks at a farm and industry level.
-
Is your field day a biosecurity risk?
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 09 Jun 2022Field days provide valuable opportunities for growers, agricultural professionals and extension workers to learn about the latest farming technology, different seed varieties and techniques to boost production. Managing these risks can be simple, safeguarding all involved in hosting and attending field days.
-
Australia’s GM safflower demand on the rise
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 08 Jun 2022A significant increase in demand for Australia’s genetically modified (GM) high oleic acid safflower oil has been reported this season as market preferences and access to resources shift globally.
-
Disc sowing lessons shared
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 05 Jun 2022Roger Bolte told the GRDC Northern Region Update his reasons for transitioning and outlined the minor challenges he faced in making the switch
-
Tyne machine favoured for sticky sodic clays
Issue 159, July-August 2022 - 02 Jun 2022A NSW farming family found disc seeding was not suited to their soils, highlighting the great diversity of circumstances and approaches to getting each season off to its best start