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  • ‘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.

  • French grain grower swaps farming for Australian grains research
    Learning and Development, 04 Mar 2022
    French grain grower swaps farming for Australian grains research

    Pieter-Willem Hendriks left his farm in France to research weed-competitive wheat in Australia

  • Growers weigh high cost of inputs with new season promise
    National, 03 Mar 2022
    Growers weigh high cost of inputs with new season promise

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

  • A season of highs and lows
    National, 21 Feb 2022
    A season of highs and lows

    Each year, GroundCover follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. As 2021 draws to a close, they tell Melissa Marino how management and conditions have affected their outcomes.

  • Heads up: growers flag promising harvest
    National, 09 Nov 2021
    Heads up: growers flag promising harvest

    Each year, GroundCover™ follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the cropping season. As harvest begins, they tell Melissa Marino how spring conditions are brightening prospects.

  • Fast start for winter crops fuels optimism
    National, 27 Aug 2021
    Fast start for winter crops fuels optimism

    A strong start to the winter cropping program has given growers confidence about the 2021 season. There have been good rains across many parts of Australia's growing regions.

  • Growers buoyed by optimistic start to season 2021
    National, 27 Apr 2021
    Growers buoyed by optimistic start to season 2021

    Widespread rainfall has created promising conditions for cropping across much of Australia. In the second instalment of a regular series, Melissa Marino talks to growers from grain growing states about the start to their season.

  • Harnessing rainfall a key goal for growers
    National, 07 Apr 2021
    Harnessing rainfall a key goal for growers

    Each year, GroundCover follows a group of growers from across Australia as they manage the winter cropping season. In the first instalment for 2021, Melissa Marino introduces this year's participants.

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