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Northern, 14 May 2025
Pros and cons of cropping intensity meet at Goondiwindi
Northern Farming Systems research has tested various systems across the past decade, but a standout lesson has been that understanding soil water availability is crucial to profitable decision-making
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Northern, 09 May 2025
A decade of shared lessons
For the past decade, researchers have been testing farming systems at Billa Billa, near Goondiwindi, with grower Tom Woods and agronomist Stuart Thorn.
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Northern, 05 May 2025
The north's history with farming systems experiments
Northern Farming Systems research has tested various systems across the past decade, but a standout lesson has been that understanding soil water availability is crucial to profitable decision-making
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Northern, 16 Dec 2024
Lessons aplenty in levelling
The benefits of levelling melon holes were discussed when the Yarrie Lake Landcare Group travelled to Goondiwindi to see how other growers were addressing the issue.
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Northern, 28 Jun 2024
Opportunity knocks for mungbeans this season
Mungbeans have been exceptional this season for south-eastern Queensland growers Peter and Kylie Bach, with an extra burst of rain boosting yields and even causing early sown crops to re-pod.
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Northern, 20 Mar 2024
On-farm storage essential for timely harvest
New storage complexes and nutrient management plans reflect how both farming innovation and wider industry changes are playing out for Central Queensland growers Gordon, Meredith and Rohan Staal.
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Northern, 28 Feb 2024
Contractors put weather damage worries on the back foot
Jarrod Amery outlines the challenges and opportunities facing his farm business south of Forbes in central New South Wales.
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Northern, 22 Feb 2024
Agronomy benchmarking program builds confidence to boost nitrogen inputs
Cameron Sandral says participating in GRDC’s Hyper Yielding Crops awards has lifted confidence to increase urea inputs.
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Northern, 10 Nov 2023
Diversification keeps family business on the move
Enterprise diversity, via earthmoving and contracting, has helped ride out quiet times for the Jackson brothers, a northern NSW farming family. Capturing the development of a new 1000-hectare block for their YouTube channel has also helped bring a new audience to grain growing. However, with the new farm needing work, they need to take a step back from contracting for a while.
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Northern, 03 Oct 2023
Skin in the game helps to retain quality farm staff
Most of the 11 full-time employees who work on Beau Longmire's 1700-hectare southern NSW grain growing property have some personal investment in parts of the business, and it is this “skin in the game” that he believes helps him to retain quality staff. The approach is currently based on machinery ownership, although Beau sees opportunities for different strategies in the future.