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  • Strategic tillage: threat to no-till benefits?

    Media Releases

    tillage

    Article Date
    17.05.2013

    Early research results show one-time tillage may be able to improve grain yields and profitability without losing the benefits of no-till.

  • Spotlight on summer grains

    Media Releases

    Grain Flashes logo

    Article Date
    15.05.2013

    The five grains of summer – maize, soybean, sorghum, sunflower and mungbeans – will again be the focus of the Australian Summer Grains Conference (ASGC) when the 2013 event takes place from 17-19 June.

  • Watch for chickpea viruses near canola

    Media Releases

    Joop van Leur, NSW DPI plant pathologist

    Article Date
    14.05.2013

    Larger canola plantings may have been responsible for unusually severe outbreaks of viruses in the northern region’s chickpea crops last year.

  • Heads up on crown rot tolerance

    Media Releases

    Grain Flashes logo

    Article Date
    14.05.2013

    New crown rot analysis funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has taken a closer look at tolerance ratings in current and future wheat cultivars with positive results.

  • Seeding rate important for early canopy closure in chickpeas

    Media Releases

    Chickpea crop

    Article Date
    13.05.2013

    Seeding rate is proving important for ensuring early canopy closure and minimising the spread of viruses in northern chickpea crops.

  • Weed Seed Wizard

    Media Releases

    Grains

    Article Date
    13.05.2013

    As weed seed management gains traction as a key strategy for managing herbicide resistance, northern region grain advisers have a new tool for assessing the extent of the challenge.

  • Barley varieties more susceptible to powdery mildew

    Media Releases

    barley crop

    Article Date
    13.05.2013

    Monitoring of all Western Australian barley crops for powdery mildew disease and careful fungicidal management including the use of seed dressings will reduce the risk of yield losses this season, with commonly grown varieties found to have an increased susceptibility to the disease.

  • Hybrid canola a profitable option for low rain

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    DAFWA researcher Mark Seymour

    Article Date
    10.05.2013

    New research has revealed that hybrid canola varieties are potentially a profitable break crop option for Western Australia’s low rainfall zones and that growers in these areas can make savings by delaying decisions about nitrogen applications for these varieties in particular.

  • Winter crop checklist for northern grain growers

    Media Releases

    Photo: GRDC Northern Panellists inspect GRDC-funded winter crop trials in northern NSW.

    Article Date
    10.05.2013

    It’s that time of year again – growers are considering soil moisture and preparing machinery as they head into winter crop planting.

  • Make a difference in local grains research

    Media Releases

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    Article Date
    10.05.2013

    Farmers and those involved in agribusiness in the western part of the Kwinana port zone have the opportunity to help plan grains research, development and extension activities to benefit the local region.