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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 09 Dec 2020
Improving crop establishment in non-wetting soil
Long-term fixes to non-wetting soils, such as inverting, mixing and claying by ploughing, spading, delving and clay spreading, are expensive and unlikely to be implemented across a grower's whole non-wetting area in one or even several seasons. Shorter-term and strategies can be used on some parts of the farm while growers simultaneously fix non-wetting issues using longer-term approaches on other areas of a property.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 01 Dec 2020
Knife-point benefits vary when alleviating compaction
Benefits from using knife-points to alleviate compaction will be small and will vary with soil type, conditions, machine set-up and depth of compaction. They will not de-compact or mix soil as effectively as dedicated implements.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 05 Sep 2020
Pros and cons of deep ripping on an angle
Deep ripping on an angle can improve machinery trafficability in many situations, as well as boosting crop emergence. But there is a price to pay in terms of machinery wear and tear.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 14 Aug 2020
‘Greenness’ indicates tolerance in wheat varieties
Tools that measure a crop’s ‘greenness’ could help breeding programs to select wheat varieties tolerant to the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus thornei. Researchers from the University of Southern Queensland have been testing a Greenseeker® to measure the normalised difference vegetation index of wheat varieties that range in tolerance to P. thornei.
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Learning and Development, 04 Apr 2020
Field trial sampling protocol targets 50 per cent saving
Systems for accurate and efficient analysis of field trials under international spotlight.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 23 Oct 2019
Measuring to make a change
Calculating grain losses and making machine adjustments could save thousands of dollars and help growers avoid leaving profits in the paddock.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 20 Oct 2019
Insights into one-way disc ploughs
One-way disc ploughs are a low-cost alternative to mouldboard ploughs for soil amelioration. As they have more components, they require more time to optimise but may be used on a greater range of soil types than mouldboard ploughs.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 15 Oct 2019
Know your fire safety code
Industry bodies and fire authorities are encouraging growers to know the details of their voluntary harvest code of practice to ensure fire safety across South Australia and Victoria.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 27 Sep 2019
Precision prototype
A rigorous decision-making process must be undertaken to customise implements to soil constraint and amendment material.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 24 Sep 2019
Load up on truck information
Truck ownership – load up on what you need to know.