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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.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 13 Sep 2019
Brokers provide options
Engaging an insurance broker is an important part of fire risk management.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 11 Sep 2019
Investing in prevention
The safety of staff, family, neighbours and the local community is the overriding consideration of grain grower Ben Wundersitz as he prepares for harvest each year.
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Precision Agriculture and Machinery, 23 May 2019
Hand-held devices could help decisions
Research backs-up accuracy of paddock tool to check nitrogen content.