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Industry Insights, 10 Nov 2022
Late sown cereals stand up to waterlogging
Trials sown in Munglinup, Needilup, Green Range and Condingup with times of sowing as late as September 29 this year are producing promising early results, according to researchers and agronomists who attended field walks this spring.
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Industry Insights, 03 Nov 2022
Tasmanian grower earns top gong in agronomy awards
A Tasmanian wheat crop has ranked first in GRDC’s 2021 Hyper Yielding Crops awards.
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Industry Insights, 31 Oct 2022
Premium Chinese products a target for wheat industry
China is an important wheat market for Australia and research has proven that premium Chinese noodles, dumplings and steamed buns are improved by the addition of high-quality Australian wheat.
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Industry Insights, 14 Oct 2022
Improving productivity on South Australia’s ironstone gravel soils
Occurring on 2 million hectares of agricultural land across South Australia and Western Australia, ironstone gravels have limited capacity to hold moisture and nutrients that prevents them being as productive as they could be.
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Industry Insights, 10 Oct 2022
Growers must be proactive to manage increased stripe rust pressure
Predictions of a high-pressure stripe rust season have well and truly come to fruition, with inoculum extremely high across the Eastern Australian wheat belt. Growers have been urged to focus on being proactive with management, especially prior to flowering, to preserve yield and avoid risking withholding periods at harvest from delayed foliar fungicide applications.
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Industry Insights, 08 Oct 2022
Key ‘megatrends’ present challenges and opportunities
Broad 'megatrends' that are influencing Australian and global agriculture will become increasingly important in the future, a leading agricultural economist believes. Dr Jared Greenville, who is executive director of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, says an expected decline in agricultural production and value in coming years – due to the return of “more usual” seasonal conditions – will be part of a broader set of trends affecting the industry.
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Industry Insights, 23 Sep 2022
Key issues for WA growers raised on GRDC panel tour
Board members and staff toured the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions in September, visiting growers and grower groups from Dale down to Frankland.
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Industry Insights, 07 Sep 2022
Summer sorghum window on the horizon for northern growers
The summer cropping area in the northern region is expected to increase this year, with many growers missing out on planting their full winter cropping area or losing young crops to waterlogging due to ongoing wet conditions over the past few months.
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Industry Insights, 06 Sep 2022
Long-standing panelist shines a light on critical research
John Minogue spent 11 years as a GRDC panel member. Here he reflects on research that has made a difference to grower returns.
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Industry Insights, 05 Sep 2022
Panel chair reflects on a decade of grower representation
Earlier this year, John stepped down from the role of chair of GRDC’s Southern Panel. The grain grower from Lawloit in Victoria’s West Wimmera's exuberance has fuelled positive outcomes in Australian grains RD&E over the past 10 years.