Region: South
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Wet conditions make vigilance the key for slugs
Region: South, 2022-12-19T09:00:00+11:00Economics should be one of the factors that drives decisions about baiting and other control methods for slugs and snails. In late winter and early spring 2022, invertebrate ecologist Dr Michael Nash toured key grain growing regions on behalf of GRDC to discuss with growers the local conditions and factors that influence their decision on whether or not to bait in their crops.
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Peer learning puts growers ahead of financial management curve
Region: South, 2022-12-15T09:00:00+11:00A group of Victorian Mallee growers are putting their heads together to boost their financial planning performance and learn from each other’s business approach. The growers, who were encouraged to form a peer learning group by former consultant agronomist and Annuello grower Peter Aikman, collaborate using business management software called P2PAgri, which automates budgeting processes.
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Peer learning helps growers plan for profit
Region: South, 2022-12-14T09:00:00+11:00Peter contacted five growers he had previously worked with when he was a consulting agronomist. They agreed to collaborate and have since been workshopping their business approach for four years.
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Optimising seed-saving strategies starts at harvest
Region: South, 2022-12-13T12:00:00+11:00Fungal diseases have hit grain crops across southern Australia hard this season, so growers need to plan their harvest to help them retain high-quality seed suitable for sowing next season.
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Deep ripping shows benefits for Mallee pulses
Region: South, 2022-12-13T09:00:00+11:00Research trials have found the practice of deep ripping can lead to significant yield and profitability benefits in cereal crops grown on sandy soils, so researchers are now exploring whether that is also the case for pulses. Soil variability and undulating sand hills make it riskier to plant pulses other than lupins, and low biomass can increase the potential for wind erosion to occur during dry times.
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Livestock management strategies safeguarding against wind erosion
Region: South, 2022-12-12T12:40:00+11:00In addition to grazing management on challenging sandy soils, the Hunt’s have undertaken significant clay delving with noticeable improvement to topsoil aggregation.
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Rules of thumb for optimal cropping paddock management in marginal areas
Region: South, 2022-12-12T12:30:00+11:00While livestock is Ben’s primary enterprise, cropping adds an important and profitable element to his farm business.
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Cropping land restoration and the lessons following successive years of drought in NSW
Region: South, 2022-12-12T12:20:00+11:00Several factors increase the risk and impact of erosion across the NSW Mallee, even for those using sustainable farming practices.
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Changing sands mechanically and biologically to support drought resilience
Region: South, 2022-12-12T12:15:00+11:00Throughout 2017 to 2020 the area suffered from challenging dry periods and damaging winds during critical growing season windows.
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Re-levelling blowout areas for effective seeding and harvest
Region: South, 2022-12-12T12:12:00+11:00They operate a No-till farming system which is essential for their highly erodible sandy soils and the strong prevailing winds they receive.