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  • Location, location, location
    National, 31 May 2024
    Location, location, location

    Smaller blocks on sought-after locations close to Tamworth have ripple effects on enterprise decisions and practices.

  • Intense preparations for mixed crop strategies
    National, 23 May 2024
    Intense preparations for mixed crop strategies

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this second instalment for 2024, they report on how the season is shaping up so far.

  • Weed control a key focus as new season gets underway
    National, 15 Apr 2024
    Weed control a key focus as new season gets underway

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this first instalment for 2024, staff writers introduce this year’s participants.

  • Season-ending rain complicates harvest across the country
    National, 19 Jan 2024
    Season-ending rain complicates harvest across the country

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this final instalment for season 2023, they tell staff writers how the season drew to a conclusion.

  • Eyes on the sky as drier season affects expectations
    National, 06 Nov 2023
    Eyes on the sky as drier season affects expectations

    Growers from across Australia are reporting drier conditions in season 2023 than the two previous years. As they manage the cropping season, they are managing the return of El Niño conditions, after two very favourable years of La Nina.

  • Harvester upgrades keep safety first when logistical pressure is high
    National, 27 Oct 2023
    Harvester upgrades keep safety first when logistical pressure is high

    An accident when harvesting prompted Broden and Chris Holland to rethink their harvesting strategy.

  • Innovation and improvements the way ahead for growers
    National, 21 Mar 2023
    Innovation and improvements the way ahead for growers

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this first instalment for 2022, staff writers introduce this year’s participants.

  • ‘Pupil’ shows what is possible with an award-winning wheat crop
    National, 04 Mar 2023
    ‘Pupil’ shows what is possible with an award-winning wheat crop

    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.

  • Rain sets up season well, but poses challenges
    National, 08 Nov 2022
    Rain sets up season well, but poses challenges

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this fifth instalment for 2022, they tell Nicole Baxter, Melissa Marino and Andrew Cooke how their winter crops are tracking.

  • Favourable conditions set up season 2022
    National, 28 Jun 2022
    Favourable conditions set up season 2022

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. In this third instalment for 2022, they discuss how they fared with planting their winter crops.

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