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issue 161, november december 2022

This page shows the articles in issue 161, november december 2022 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • Rainfall changes cropping plans
    Rainfall changes cropping plans
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 16 Nov 2022

    For Coonamble grower Tony Single, sorghum is a critical component of his cropping enterprise, increasing its sustainability and profitability. However, well-above-average rainfall over the past 12 months has triggered an increase in sorghum hectares.

  • Be mindful of 2,4-D label changes
    Be mindful of 2,4-D label changes
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 12 Nov 2022

    Ahead of potentially large summer weed control programs, it is important to note that there have been several amendments and changes to all 2,4-D labels.

  • All indicators point to a wet outlook
    All indicators point to a wet outlook
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 11 Nov 2022

    With a rare third La Niña event now underway, long-range forecasting expert at the Bureau of Meteorology Dr Andrew Watkins explains how this climate driver and others are used to create climate outlooks.

  • Pre-harvest sprouting management
    Pre-harvest sprouting management
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 10 Nov 2022

    A recent GRDC survey coordinated by Stirlings to Coast Farmers has found 60 per cent of growers have discarded a desirable wheat variety as it had proven susceptible to sprouting. As part of a preparedness plan Jeremy Curry from DPIRD Esperance encourages growers to consider Falling number index ratings – a measure of pre-harvest sprouting susceptibility of wheat varieties- alongside other factors when selecting suitable varieties for an environment and sowing date.

  • Agronomy benchmarks fine-tune crop knowledge
    Agronomy benchmarks fine-tune crop knowledge
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 09 Nov 2022

    Damien Schneider says on-farm trials and agronomy benchmarking have helped lift wheat yields on his farm, with further fine-tuning on the agenda

  • Rain sets up season well, but poses challenges
    Rain sets up season well, but poses challenges
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 08 Nov 2022

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this fifth instalment for 2022, they tell Nicole Baxter, Melissa Marino and Andrew Cooke how their winter crops are tracking.

  • Partnerships galvanised by Chickpea Breeding Australia to deliver for WA
    Partnerships galvanised by Chickpea Breeding Australia to deliver for WA
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 07 Nov 2022

    There is an old adage that it takes a village to raise a child and this approach is being employed to grow the Australian chickpea industry. Chickpea Breeding Australia is a partnership between GRDC and NSW DPI with the aim to speed up rates of progress in productivity and reliability of chickpea in current production areas while also providing more Australian grain growers with a profitable high value pulse for their farming system. In September a team from CBA visited WA to consolidate vital partnerships across the delivery pipeline.

  • Frost and heat risks quantified with new major project
    Frost and heat risks quantified with new major project
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 05 Nov 2022

    GRDC is investing in major, new, four-year projects with CSIRO and the University of Sydney to make this happen. The projects will link researchers with agricultural technology companies to deliver next-generation decision-support tools. The new digital products will make decision-making simpler for growers with paddock planning and tactical responses during the growing season following a frost or damaging hot weather.

  • New initiative to challenge growers
    New initiative to challenge growers
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 04 Nov 2022

    GRDC will soon be investing in five-year projects as part of the new National Risk Management Initiative. The initiative aims to better understand and improve the relative risk and reward outcomes for growers – a concept that emerged through various forums, including the National Grower Network. The NRMI will have a different approach from most other GRDC projects, using a format called ‘participatory action research’, or PAR.

  • Tasmanian grower earns top gong in agronomy awards
    Tasmanian grower earns top gong in agronomy awards
    Issue 161, November-December 2022 - 03 Nov 2022

    A Tasmanian wheat crop has ranked first in GRDC’s 2021 Hyper Yielding Crops awards.

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