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issue 168 january february 2024

This page shows the articles in issue 168 january february 2024 of GroundCover. As articles are developed and published online, the list below will grow until all articles are available.

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  • Flying fungicide? Drones could rescue bogged paddocks
    Flying fungicide? Drones could rescue bogged paddocks
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2024-01-08T09:00:00+11:00

    Without a spray, Paul McGorman’s faba beans did not stand a chance in a very wet year, which has led him to investigate whether spraying using a drone could be the way forward.

  • Keep harvest clean and carry on monitoring
    Keep harvest clean and carry on monitoring
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-21T09:00:00+11:00

    Although mouse numbers across the northern region are low, growers should aim for a clean harvest and continue monitoring to ensure mouse numbers stay where they are.

  • Waving a WAND to boost spraying certainty
    Waving a WAND to boost spraying certainty
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-19T09:00:00+11:00

    The Weather and Networked Data (WAND) system allows growers to plan their spraying operations with more certainty. This summer spraying season is the ideal time to try WAND and take the guesswork out of spraying.

  • Where exactly does phosphorus fertiliser go?
    Where exactly does phosphorus fertiliser go?
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-18T09:00:00+11:00

    New research aims to track phosphorus fertiliser in vertosol soils, helping to quantify just how much is used.

  • Weeds challenge sparks search for non-herbicide tools
    Weeds challenge sparks search for non-herbicide tools
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-15T09:00:00+11:00

    GRDC Nuffield Scholar Mitch Henderson has explored new technologies that one day may take the pressure off herbicides

  • Study tour sheds new light on weed control
    Study tour sheds new light on weed control
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-14T09:00:00+11:00

    Nuffield Scholar Mitch Henderson has explored Australia and the world, looking for innovations in weed control

  • Lessons learned aplenty from hyper-yielding crops trials
    Lessons learned aplenty from hyper-yielding crops trials
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-12T09:00:00+11:00

    At a field day in October, growers, researchers and advisers shared what they had learned from the NSW GRDC Hyper Yielding Crops trials

  • International researchers see a golden future for canola
    International researchers see a golden future for canola
    Issue 168, January-February 2024 - 2023-12-11T09:00:00+11:00

    Researchers from across the globe gathered in Sydney recently to share opportunities and challenges facing the canola industry

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