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Western, 08 Oct 2021

Tackling clay with care after years of experience

Peter Luberda shares his knowledge of clay spreading gained over many years.

Western, 05 Oct 2021

Years of spreading clay provide valuable lessons

Years of patient and thoughtful clay spreading by Peter Luberda on a property near Esperance has resulted in persisting productivity increases. Peter shares how taking a whole farm approach with a long-term view is paying dividends.

Western, 02 Sep 2021

Prior harvest lessons increase returns for growers

During last season’s harvest, these growers all struggled to get the most out of their harvest. This harvest they’ve kicked off with some improvements that will surely increase their yield and output.

Western, 27 Jul 2021

Grower driven to search for new wheat genetics

Dealing with persistent changes in rainfall pattern, farming near Southern Cross in Western Australia, Callum Wesley has taken the challenge on himself to seek out new wheat genetics that may become a more regular risk management tool for wheat production in his cropping environment.

Western, 17 Jul 2021

Retained lupin seed germination puzzle

Lupin seed integrity can play a significant role in germination and although research has eliminated some factors that affect it, research is still continuing.

Western, 21 May 2021

New seeding approach helps to optimise establishment in WA’s shorter seeding windows

Stuart McAlpine finds that marginal moisture conditions are the primary factor limiting good establishment in his region.

Western, 20 May 2021

Crop establishment: A key focus for Cuballing farmer, Shaun Wittwer

Optimising crop establishment is of key importance as seasonal variability and a range of soil types throughout the farming enterprise make achieving consistent crop germination a challenge.

Western, 15 May 2021

New residue management practice delivers

Cropping in the higher rainfall regions of Western Australia brings its challenges in respect to residue management, but the Heggatons near Kojonup are fine-tuning their practice with many benefits including improved water use efficiency.

Western, 05 Aug 2020

Harvest gains through online networking

@Harvestloss is an exciting twitter platform that has been guiding growers in their quest to reduce grain losses at harvest time.

Western, 27 Jul 2020

Confidence in cropping future after two decades of weed management

A 20-year paddock survey has highlighted the changing weed management practices of growers in WA’s northern agricultural region.

NVT trial results aid crop choice

GRDC National Variety Trials releases 2021 Sorghum Harvest Report

It’s never too early to think about lime

Test methods a concern with soil aluminium

Peer-to-peer frost learning focuses on risk zones

Paddock maps track Jack Frost

Good seasons blur wetters’ benefit

Mindset change to underpin new tools for low-rainfall cropping systems

Growers urged to focus on minimising risks of spray drift this season

Check suitability of spray water in north

Wet winter brings promise – and challenges

Growers extol multiple soybean benefits

Tackling clay with care after years of experience

Years of spreading clay provide valuable lessons

Fire fright leads to emergency lift

Chilled-out award winner reaches for new yield heights

Competitive crops a crucial key in weed management

Eradication of red witchweed on track

Mallee on high alert for mouse outbreak this season

Growers urged to keep monitoring mouse numbers

Prevention is better than cure

Pantry Blitz a biosecurity success for WA grains industry

Partnership targets next-generation herbicides

New herbicide classification system

Monitoring is key to prevent leaf rust losses

Vigilance the key before canopy closure

Successful grain storage starts pre-harvest

Safety-first storage helps avert farm accidents

Good grain storage management helps growers grab market opportunities

Useful guides to boost crop potential

Search for tools to lift high-rainfall yields

Lentil performance push in southern Australia

Two-step approach to high-performance pulses

Radical rethink of sorghum cold tolerance

Statistics help decipher ‘noisy’ agronomic trials

Farm trial to explore direct heading versus windrowing

Are you leaving canola profit in the paddock?

Novel analysis to improve utility of on-farm research

Benefits of precision seed placement

Machine learning powers-up heat tolerance gains

Can machine learning solve complex grain production challenges?

Putting a value on paddock drainage

Forecasts fortified for decision-making confidence

Annual forum to shed light on resistance issues

Carbon capture? There’s an app for that

Western GRDC Grower Network News

Have a say in grains research through Grower Network

Improving harvester set-up ‘money in the bank’: grower

Project management a valuable farm business skill

Correct harvester set-up yields results: GRDC workshops

AgSkilled 2.0 drives training needs for ag sector this harvest

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