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issue 160, september october 2022

This page shows the articles in issue 160, september october 2022 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • Australians hold grains industry in high esteem
    Australians hold grains industry in high esteem
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 29 Aug 2022

    Australians have a high level of trust and acceptance towards the grains industry, according to a recent survey commissioned by GRDC. The Grains Focus Study was part of a larger three-year cross-commodity study called Community Trust in Rural Industries. As well as finding strong trust levels, it identified opportunities to strengthen the broader community’s trust in the grains industry.

  • Global grains specialist honoured
    Global grains specialist honoured
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 26 Aug 2022

    Former GRDC board member and Southern Panel chair Tim Reeves earned an Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

  • Growers work to mitigate problematic heavy soils
    Growers work to mitigate problematic heavy soils
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 23 Aug 2022

    Heavy-textured soils in the low-rainfall areas of Western Australia’s eastern grainbelt are challenging for cropping. These soils often come with a host of associated constraints that present physical and chemical challenges for crops, including high pH, high density, poor stability, sodicity, salinity and boron toxicity. Current GRDC and DPIRD projects are doing some good proof-of-concept work, particularly re-engineering the soil profile to tackle multiple interacting soil constraints.

  • Record exports push grain farm incomes to average $620,000
    Record exports push grain farm incomes to average $620,000
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 22 Aug 2022

    Cropping farm incomes climbed 28 per cent to an average $620,000 in 2021-22, on the back of a record $64 billion in exports, according to a leading agricultural economist. Speaking at the recent Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne, Dr Jared Greenville said the export record was expected to be broken again in 2022-23, with a new benchmark of just over $65 billion.

  • Student’s barley rust breakthrough
    Student’s barley rust breakthrough
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 19 Aug 2022

    A researcher at the University of Sydney has discovered and defined the sequence of an important gene behind leaf rust resistance in barley. The breakthrough could significantly progress the fight against rust disease, which decreases global food production significantly each year.

  • Fungicide insensitivity detected in barley leaf rust pathogen
    Fungicide insensitivity detected in barley leaf rust pathogen
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 18 Aug 2022

    A key to the success of pathogenic microbes in causing disease is the ability to generate genetic variation. Recent tests by the Plant Breeding Institute has found insensitivity in isolates of the barley leaf rust pathogen Puccinia hordei.

  • The true value of Australian wheat
    The true value of Australian wheat
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 15 Aug 2022

    AEGIC is helping millers understand the ‘true cost’ of flour production to better position Australian wheat as a preferred choice for Asian flour mills when it comes to quality and overall value.

  • CRC invests in new soil research projects
    CRC invests in new soil research projects
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 12 Aug 2022

    The Soil Cooperative Research Centre has announced funding for six new research projects, with a cash investment of $3.2 million and $6.7 million of in-kind contributions. The investment brings the number of active Soil CRC projects to 44 and the spending on projects to more than $30 million since it launched in 2017.

  • Wholegrain consumption reduces inflammation
    Wholegrain consumption reduces inflammation
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 10 Aug 2022

    How do foods – or groups of foods – help to reduce inflammation and how does this help us? Can we eat our way into healthier habits and reduce our risk of disease?

  • Vehicle washdowns: prevention is better than cure
    Vehicle washdowns: prevention is better than cure
    Issue 160, September-October 2022 - 09 Aug 2022

    One of the first lines of defence in preventing biosecurity threats from entering and spreading on-farm is washing down all vehicles and machinery, including those belonging to visitors and contractors. Vehicle washdown areas do not have to be state of the art and expensive; they just need to be fit for purpose.

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