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Climate, 09 Jun 2023
Paddock drainage trials show promising results
GRDC investments, South Coast NRM and Stirlings to Coast Farmers are exploring the potential return on investment of subsurface water management options.
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Climate, 10 Apr 2023
Learning important lessons from 2022’s Big Wet
Many growers were unprepared for the onslaught of 2022, which was one of the wettest cropping seasons on record for much of eastern Australia. Even those in high-rainfall zones who are accustomed to dealing with saturated soils and waterlogged crops were caught out by the intensity, extent and duration of flooding.
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Climate, 06 Apr 2023
Crop growth stage the key to effects of waterlogging
Researchers have been testing if nutrient applications can help mitigate the effects of waterlogging on grain yields. It is critical to understand the crop growth stage during waterlogging to determine potential yield impacts, they say.
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Climate, 11 Nov 2022
All indicators point to a wet outlook
With a rare third La Niña event now underway, long-range forecasting expert at the Bureau of Meteorology Dr Andrew Watkins explains how this climate driver and others are used to create climate outlooks.
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Climate, 17 Oct 2022
Keeping crops a head above water
With wet conditions saturating large areas of crop production land across Victoria and Tasmania, a GRDC project is identifying ways to maximise crop performance when waterlogging occurs.
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Climate, 11 Oct 2022
Prepare to minimise fire risk this harvest
Harvester fires can damage equipment, destroy crops and infrastructure and endanger life.
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Climate, 04 Jun 2022
Soil carbon farming a poor fit for the grains industry
Healthy soils prove more valuable for the productivity boost they provide compared to farming soil carbon to trade as offsets for greenhouse gas emissions
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Climate, 01 Jun 2022
Australian grain a good fit in a low-carbon future
Many efforts to assess greenhouse gas emissions from grain production have failed to target the whole sector or to account for Australian condition and practices. This has been corrected with the release of a GRDC-commissioned report by CSIRO
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Climate, 29 May 2022
New green fertiliser sources
Alternative methods to produce fertiliser products are under development in Australia and stand to deliver benefits both in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fixing disruptions to global supply chains
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Climate, 04 Jul 2021
Putting a value on paddock drainage
GRDC has initiated new sub-surface drainage investments in WA to help growers manage the effects of waterlogging.