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  • The intricacies of a tall stubble system
    The intricacies of a tall stubble system
    Region: West, 2023-08-21T09:00:00+10:00

    Through the adoption of tall standing stubble, Dylan Hirsch is exploring the potential to retain more moisture in his medium to low cropping system at Latham in Western Australia. Changes are complex not only agronomically but also requiring modified equipment.

  • The WA tall stubble story – a tale of pros and cons
    The WA tall stubble story – a tale of pros and cons
    Region: West, 2023-08-18T09:00:00+10:00

    New cropping equipment is improving seeding and harvesting efficiencies but growers in Western Australia are asking questions as to what the implications are for retaining residue in the form of tall standing stubble through their adoption. A series of trials are underway through the GRDC’s National Grower Network in Western Australia to unpack the pros and cons of tall stubble.

  • Correct setup pays dividends: GRDC harvester workshops
    Correct setup pays dividends: GRDC harvester workshops
    Region: West, 2023-08-01T10:30:00+10:00

    Western Australian grain grower Darrin Lee knows first-hand that effectively setting-up and calibrating harvesting equipment can equate to ‘money in the bank’.

  • Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops
    Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops
    Region: West, 2023-07-24T12:00:00+10:00

    Commencing in February 2023 in Tatyoon, Victoria and concluding in Green Range, Western Australia last month, the workshops were made possible through investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

  • New-look GRDC Western Panel to represent grain growers
    New-look GRDC Western Panel to represent grain growers
    Region: West, 2023-07-21T13:37:54+10:00

    The GRDC Board has announced the panel, which comprises two new and seven returning members, who together will help guide priorities for research, development and extension (RD&E) investments to deliver enduring profitability to grain growers.

  • Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration
    Laterite reefs and outcrops – the case for novel amelioration
    Region: West, 2023-07-11T09:00:00+10:00

    A novel form of soil amelioration is opening rocky laterite country for more efficient farming in Western Australia. Specialist equipment is being deployed to pulverise this rock and Scott Young at Cuballing has found it has both direct and indirect benefits to his cropping operations.

  • Amelioration solution to cropping laterite land
    Amelioration solution to cropping laterite land
    Region: West, 2023-07-10T09:00:00+10:00

    Reefination is a novel mechanical form of soil amelioration specific to lateritic rock formations. It is finding a role in Western Australian cropping systems where improvements in paddock performance are being achieved, as illustrated by Scott Young at Cuballing.

  • Barley disease in the spotlight at high rainfall  zone grower forum
    Barley disease in the spotlight at high rainfall  zone grower forum
    Region: West, 2023-06-30T13:00:00+10:00

    An upcoming grower forum in Albany on July 26 will equip grain growers in Western Australia’s high rainfall zones.

  • Gravel soil explored in new ebook launched at national conference
    Gravel soil explored in new ebook launched at national conference
    Region: West, 2023-06-28T13:00:00+10:00

    A synthesis of the latest science and best practice guidance for gravel soil is now available in a free interactive ebook launched yesterday by SoilsWest at the 2023 Soil Science Australia National Conference in Darwin.

  • Harvest losses in the 2022/23 season exceed acceptable thresholds
    Harvest losses in the 2022/23 season exceed acceptable thresholds
    Region: West, 2023-06-27T11:00:00+10:00

    The second phase of the GRDC investment Measuring Harvester Losses in the Western Region project, co-ordinated and led by the GGA, aimed to work with growers to maximise harvester throughput capacity with acceptable losses.

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