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issue 163, march april 2023

This page shows the articles in issue 163, march april 2023 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • ‘Pupil’ shows what is possible with an award-winning wheat crop
    ‘Pupil’ shows what is possible with an award-winning wheat crop
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 04 Mar 2023

    In 2021, Tasmanian grain grower Frank Archer joined a group to learn what others were doing to grow high-yielding wheat. He ‘topped the class’ with a crop that averaged 13.3t/ha.

  • Agronomy still top priority for nitrogen fertiliser decisions
    Agronomy still top priority for nitrogen fertiliser decisions
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 23 Feb 2023

    A recent survey of growers in Western Australia has shown that growers place a strong emphasis on balancing seasonal soil moisture and yield potential alongside the long game of maintaining soil fertility. The results demonstrate that growers place a strong emphasis on balancing seasonal soil moisture and yield potential alongside the long game of maintaining soil fertility.

  • New winter wheats add agility in low-rainfall regions
    New winter wheats add agility in low-rainfall regions
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 20 Feb 2023

    Long-season winter wheats have been trialled to give growers and agronomists in central and southern NSW new data on the opportunities they offer for managing increasingly unpredictable seasons. The research and trials from 2018–20 confirmed the risk-management value, and potential production gains, from varieties able to be sown early and with vernalisation traits that delay flowering until after the frost risk period.

  • Deep ripping provides strong yield response
    Deep ripping provides strong yield response
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 13 Feb 2023

    Declines in crop production on sandy soils across the Victorian Mallee after the breaking of the Millennium drought had the region’s grain growers scratching their heads.

  • Persistent researchers work towards biological control of conical snails
    Persistent researchers work towards biological control of conical snails
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 09 Feb 2023

    A project managed by CSIRO has renewed attempts at establishing parasitic flies in parts of South Australia, aiming to suppress conical (or pointed) snail populations. Two additional new projects are under way to enhance the fly’s establishment in SA and introduce it into Western Australia.

  • Fast-changing attitudes to work require business adjustment
    Fast-changing attitudes to work require business adjustment
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 08 Feb 2023

    The national labour shortage has brought a shift in attitudes towards work that requires some major adjustments, according to human resources consultant Denise McLellan. She says the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated already-changing attitudes towards work.

  • Lentil market has plenty of room for Eyre Peninsula growers
    Lentil market has plenty of room for Eyre Peninsula growers
    Issue 163, March-April 2023 - 10 Jan 2023

    Having grown lentils successfully at Ardrossan on the Yorke Peninsula, Bill Long saw an opportunity to scale up on the Eyre Peninsula in areas with similar soil types and rainfall patterns but cheaper land. His property includes some challenging soils not suited to lentils, but the higher rainfall on the southern Eyre Peninsula is well-suited to other pulses.

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