issue 172, september october 2024
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New pulse investments aim to boost genetic diversity
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 28 Oct 2024GRDC is investing more than $17.9 million in five new pulse projects over the next six years. The aim is to enhance the genetic diversity of chickpea, lentil, faba bean, lupin, mungbean and field pea varieties to improve yield, nitrogen fixation, disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in pulse crops. Dr Camilla Hill GRDC genetic technologies manager (pulses) is coordinating these investments.
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Grain storage keeps harvest operations on a roll
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 25 Oct 2024Andy Tucker has 5500-tonnes of on-farm storage. It helps maximise returns at his Maroona farm. He has a cone-based silo and shed storage system and can sell grain directly to the feed and export markets at a time and price that best suits.
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Generational shift supports gene editing
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 24 Oct 2024The increasing acceptance of gene editing for food crops is paving the way for broader use of advanced technologies to enhance agricultural production, according to Professor Barry Pogson, director of the ARC Training Centre for Future Crop Development. In his keynote address at the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne this August, Professor Pogson emphasized the importance of public support for genetic techniques that can boost crop performance. He noted that while regulatory barriers often slow the adoption of new crop varieties, rising consumer acceptance could accelerate approval processes, driving innovation in the agricultural sector.
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Mungbeans back with a bang
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 23 Oct 2024Central Queensland grain grower Mark Baker planted his biggest mungbean crop ever this year, a decision that paid off with a high-yielding crop.
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Project to unlock know-how for mungbean success
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 22 Oct 2024A new $3.6 million project aims to close the mungbean yield gap by providing growers and advisers with the agronomic and management practices needed to confidently grow mungbeans.The project is led by Censeo Field and Lab in collaboration with the Australian Mungbean Association (AMA), the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and CSIRO. Over four years, the project will be using more than 150 on-farm strip and paddock-scale trials at sites in Queensland and New South Wales
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New grains biosecurity officer for Queensland
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 21 Oct 2024The Grains Farm Biosecurity Program (GFBP) has welcomed Adam Jalaludin as the new grains biosecurity officer (GBO) for Queensland. He will based at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Toowoomba. Adam Jalaludin will work to enhance biosecurity preparedness and management at farm and industry levels, contributing to the resilience of the state’s $2 billion grains industry
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Genetics boost for pulses
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 18 Oct 2024GRDC is investing more than $17.9 million in five new pulse projects over the next six years. The aim is to enhance the genetic diversity of chickpea, lentil, faba bean, lupin, mungbean and field pea varieties to improve yield, nitrogen fixation, disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in pulse crops. Dr Camilla Hill GRDC genetic technologies manager (pulses) is coordinating these investments.
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Early support essential for ‘light bulb’ moments
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 17 Oct 2024GRDC has invested $5 million in a second Australian Grains Innovation program to ensure a pipeline of novel technology and business ideas with the potential to solve some of the grains industry’s trickiest problems.
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Australia’s number one weed creeps northwards
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 16 Oct 2024Growers moving fodder and harvest machinery are encouraged to take extra care to avoid spreading invasive weeds such as annual ryegrass and parthenium. University of Queensland Professor Bhagirath Chauhan says the movement of annual ryegrass-infested fodder and machinery has caused the weed to spread north. The greatest weed threat to New South Wales is considered to be parthenium. Since April 2020, 49 parthenium infestations have been detected and are being eradicated following movements of contaminated hay, grain, vehicles and machinery from Queensland.
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Time to stop giving weeds a free ride
Issue 172, September-October 2024 - 15 Oct 2024Growers moving fodder and harvest machinery are encouraged to take extra care to avoid spreading invasive weeds such as annual ryegrass and parthenium. University of Queensland Professor Bhagirath Chauhan says the movement of annual ryegrass-infested fodder and machinery has caused the weed to spread north. The greatest weed threat to New South Wales is considered to be parthenium. Since April 2020, 49 parthenium infestations have been detected and are being eradicated following movements of contaminated hay, grain, vehicles and machinery from Queensland.