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  • Crop sequencing profitability and the machinery factor
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 04 Oct 2022
    Crop sequencing profitability and the machinery factor

    Differences of up to $60 per hectare in machinery costs have been calculated in research that considers how farming systems interact with machinery.

  • Help track the spread of insecticide-resistant Bluegreen aphids
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 28 Sep 2022
    Help track the spread of insecticide-resistant Bluegreen aphids

    Grain growers and agronomists are being asked to help track the insecticide-resistance status of the damaging Bluegreen aphid (BGA) as part of a new crop protection investment.

  • New study to track complete picture of nitrogen losses
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 21 Sep 2022
    New study to track complete picture of nitrogen losses

    A new national research project is investigating the dynamics of nitrogen (N) cycling and losses across a range of soil and environmental conditions within the Australian grains industry.

  • Grower guide provides benchmark for machinery investment
    Learning and Development, 21 Sep 2022
    Grower guide provides benchmark for machinery investment

    Machinery purchases are big ticket items for Australian grain growers, who are often presented with differing opinions around investment options.

  • How profitable is your harvester set-up?
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 03 Sep 2022
    How profitable is your harvester set-up?

    Measuring harvester grain losses is the first step to putting more profit in your pocket at harvest

  • Agronomist explores disc seeding pros and cons
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 07 Jun 2022
    Agronomist explores disc seeding pros and cons

    At the GRDC Northern Region Update, independent agronomist Neil Durning outlined his findings on the pros and cons of disc seeding

  • Disc sowing lessons shared
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 05 Jun 2022
    Disc sowing lessons shared

    Roger Bolte told the GRDC Northern Region Update his reasons for transitioning and outlined the minor challenges he faced in making the switch

  • Tyne machine favoured for sticky sodic clays
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 02 Jun 2022
    Tyne machine favoured for sticky sodic clays

    A NSW farming family found disc seeding was not suited to their soils, highlighting the great diversity of circumstances and approaches to getting each season off to its best start

  • Machine learning swinging the odds against weeds
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 25 May 2022
    Machine learning swinging the odds against weeds

    Weed technologies are evolving as new control options are developed. Optical spot sprayers are being increasingly adopted across Queensland’s Darling Downs and northern NSW, while the Single family has taken to the skies with a drone-mounted weed detector

  • Weed detection technologies taking flight
    Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 24 May 2022
    Weed detection technologies taking flight

    Just four years ago, Guy Coleman began working as a precision weed control scientist in rural NSW. He has since created an open-source weed detector to help educate and improve these technologies

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