GRDC Update Newsletters

To read current newsletters produced as part of the GRDC Grains Research update program, click on the following links below.

GRDC Northern Region Grains Research Update Newsletters

GRDC Southern Region Grains Research Update Newsletters

GRDC Southern Region Farm Business Update Newsletters

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GRDC Northern Region

Issue 62 - Summer 2012

Climate change
Climate champions
Adapt or die - how grass weeds adapt to our farming systems
Local rainfall data improves accuracy of weather forecasts
5 minutes with northern panel member William Martel
Subscribe to new northern IWM e-news
Carbon a key topic at February/March grower Updates
February/March northern Grains Research Updates - add them to your diary!

Issue 61 - Summer 2011

5 minutes with panel member Keith Harris
High moisture grain, insect pests and safe storage
Glyphosate resistant Johnson grass?
Changes to MRL's in stored grain
Want to learn about PA?
Dimethoate permit for mungbeans comes with conditions
Innovative collaboration means better research
February/March northern Grains Research Updates - add them to your diary!

Issue 60 - Spring 2011

Care with cereal fungicide MRL's this season
Re-thinking farm management is needed for problem weeds
Atrazine resistance in wild radish in WA a wakeup call for the north
Desiccating Crystal mungbeans - tips to get it right
New herbicide trial results on NVT website
New fact sheet and website on End Point Royalites (EPR)
New mouse control fact sheet
New northern region yellow spot fact sheet
Call for Tenders GRDC investment plan 2012-13(Open and Multi-stage tenders)
Diary Dates

Issue 59 - Winter 2011

Barley leaf rust - lessons from 2010
Floods and beneficial fungi - issuese for summer crop rotation
Is safflower an option?
Selecting for resistance - number of seasons or number of sprays? Some basics!
WeedSeeker permit allows flexibility in NSW fallows
2011 - a bad year for stored grain insects
Dates for coming GRDC Updates for your diary

Issue 58 - Winter 2011

The Sweep Net insect identification and IPM support service
First Australian glyphosate resistant broadleaf weed confirmed
Glyphosate resistant Windmill grass foiling weed-free fallows
Stubble, sowing date, and break crops the topics for new fact sheets
Applications for the Australian Rural Leadership (ARLP) now open
Plant Health Australia Launches Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT)
On-line exotic pest identification tool
Dates for coming GRDC Updates for your diary

Issue 57 - Summer 2011

N contribution from chickpea with different amounts of biomass
Fungicide resistance in cereals - what's the risk?
On-line crop calibration soil test database
New fact sheet on Phomopsis in sunflowers
Fleabane likes to be on top
What you didn't learn at Uni!
Dates for February/March 2011 Northern GRDC Grains Research Updates for your diary

Issue 56 (Enewsletter 2) - October 2010

Patterns of resistance in wild oats to Group A herbicides
Seed testing for resistance
Tillage in no-till fallows - one step forward three steps back?
Seed bank dormancy - 2010 seed to hang about longer than usual
Fallow options or barnyard grass should not include Group A

Issue 55 - Summer 2010

Fumigating in a silo bag with phosphine?
Wheat variety choice - critical when nematodes present
Encouraging the 'good guys' in your soil
Flag leaf contribution to yield is lower in a dry finish
Resistance to paraquat discovered in ryegrass
UNE pest ID service takes wing
Safe mouse management
Succession planning factsheet
Dates for the February/March 2011 Northern GRDC Grains Research Updates for your diary

Issue 54 (Enewsletter 1) - August 2010

Summer crop selection important for nematode management
Helicoverpa management in chickpeas
Making it easier to pick a pasture
Fast facts on-line
August/September northern GRDC Updates - put them in your diary now!
Google maps now on NVT website
Locust warning due to improved soil moisture
Southern Qld farming systems final results field day
Promote your event on enhanced GRDC website
Northern region diary dates

Issue 53 - Winter 2010

Have you heard the buzz?
MCPA - first herbicide to be assessed under the APVMA's new spray drift regulatory program
An Australian standard for sealed silos
Large response from nematode sessions at the Updates
GRDC workshop helps advisers drive adoption
Agricultural Consultants - boost your skills
August/September GRDC Updates - dates for your diary

Issue 52 - Autumn 2010

Chickpeas and P
Managing paddock variability / PA workshops
Black layer is still best indicator for pre harvest spray out in sorghum
Market potential strong for mid-oleic canola's in Australia
Thrips damage and tip necrosis in faba beans

Issue 51 - Summer 2009-10

New threshold for Helicoverpa in vegetative soybeans
Potential for higher Helicoverpa thresholds in flowering mungbeans
New mungbean management guide
beat sheet not showing all pod sucking bugs in soybeans
High level phosphine resistance is widespread - management critical for clean grain
HatTrick and other variety guides on line
Visual quality charts for pulses on-line

Issue 46 - Summer 2008

New thresholds for Helicoverpa in mungbeans
Rutherglen bugs – on the threshold?
Sorghum desiccation water savings confirmed
‘If soil carbon is included in emissions trading, how will it work?’
Biosecurity online
Updates now online
Diary dates

Issue 45 - Spring 2008 (599KB, PDF)

New guide to Feathertops Rhodes grass
New mungbean varieties
Multiple fumigations breeds resistance
Wheat classification moves to GRDC
An environmental plan for grains
New irrigated grains manual
Interested in soil carbon
Diary dates

Issue 44 - Winter 2008 (626KB, PDF)

Air Induction (AI) nozzles are different
Using satellite imagery to measure crop variance
Chickpea mould false alarm
Go early on net blotch
Top ten tips for crop productivity
Safflower: unexploited potential and world adaptability
WATERpak – for irrigated grains
Diary Dates

Issue 43 - Winter 2008 (755KB, PDF)

The economics of precision
Nematodes survive the drought
Big choice on summer crops at Dalby Update
Business Management Updates provide the questions
Crown-rot and yield
Subsoil constraints cost northern region growers $112 million annually
Pestlinks – Integrated Pest Management (IPM) information on the web

Issue 42 - Autumn 2008 (807KB, PDF)

Carbon trading and the science behind it
Carbon emissions and storage – what is the effect of farming system?
Changes to herbicide classification
Alpha line on disease resistance
IWM workshop for advisers
IPM Blog – “The Beat Sheet”
Diary Dates

Issue 41 - Summer 2008 (782KB, PDF)

Australian feed grains supply chain
Premium grains for livestock – quality pays
Managing insects in grain sorghum – IPM
Want to become a GRDC regional panel member
Diary Dates

Issue 40 - December 2007 (478KB, PDF)

Sorghum row spacing, fallow cover and soil water accumulation
How aggressive should my cropping system be?
Sorghum rust and yield loss in Southern Queensland
Developments in soil biology – inoculants
Dealing with a diminishing workforce
Handout on managing sodic subsoils online

Issue 39 - September 2007 (257KB, PDF)

Benchmarking sunflowers in NNSW & SQLD
Improving reliability in rainfed corn
Additional phosphorus required?
Millet cover crops to augment VAM
Chickpea Heliothis thresholds
Latest on rust
Diary Dates

Issue 38 - August/September 2007 (416KB, PDF)

How dependent are crops on stored soil water?
Rusts – be vigilant for swift response
Word swap at WTO - implications for grains industry
Advice on guidance systems
New legume inoculant formulations
Certified mungbean agronomy courses
Diary dates

Issue 37 - July 2007 (462KB, PDF)

Wild oats resistance options
Kit tackles chemical runoff
Ready – Set Grow! Emerald farming systems forum and Update
Diary Dates

Issue 36 - May 2007 (153KB, PDF)

Glyphosate resistant barnyard grass
Maintain vigilance on stripe rust in 07
Diary Dates

Issue 35 - February 2007 (151KB, PDF)

Double knockdown on fleabane
Diary Dates

Issue 34 - December 2006 (832KB, PDF)

Green Vegetable Bug Adult Equivalent (GVBAEQ) – a new way to determine sucking pest thresholds
Keep up to date with what's new on GRDC's website
Diary Dates

Issue 33- November 2006 (174KB, PDF)

Short term cover crops improve fallow efficiency
Scientist says “GMOs could benefit Australia”
Diary Dates

Issue 32 - September 2006 (151KB, PDF)

Wheat streak mosaic virus under scrutiny
PestFacts – a free service targeting insect & mite pests
Diary Dates

GRDC Southern Region

Issue 15 - February 2012 (1247KB)

New phone app makes paddock weed ID a cinch
Persuasion key to adoption
Management-resistant weeds the next challenge
Glyphosate-resistant brome found
Wizard a 'magic wand' for advisers
Adviser interrogation for better fertiliser decisions

Issue 14 - November 2011 (936KB)

GRDC Souther Adviser Updates explore flexible farming systems
Pressure on harvest capacity
Mice still threaten
Identify inversions to reduce drift risk
Knock twice for problem weeds
Grains Course on offer
Local voices connect RD&E strategy
GRDC southern regional cropping solutions network facilitators

Issue 13 - October 2011 (296KB)

2012 Adviser Updates - on course
Harvest hygiene important in mouse control
Maxi benefits from mini robots
A Southern role for summer crops?
New WUE benchmark a reference point, not target
No toxicity from white grain
GRDC 2012-2013 Investment Plan deadline looming
Seed Destructor - moves east
'Tough' herbicide resistance types explode in South Australia & Victoria

Issue 12 - August 2011 (810KB)

Canola windrowing - time critical
New-look Southern Panel
Mouse website valuable resource
International barley seminar for Adelaide
Achieving the potential of dual-purpose crops
Competitive edge for crop sequencing project
Use it or store it - the carbon quandary

Issue 11 - June 2011 (303KB)

Chairman seeking more interaction
Objective review of objective measurement
Potential in carbon-rich plants
Dogs barking a dry winter
Potential high, but management needed
Drift reduction incentive needed - Gooden
Nematode to tackle snails
new P test soon

Issue 10 - April 2011 (785KB)

Now is not the time for mansions
Demand high for Disease Management Workshops
Innovative Farm Business Update in SA
How to turn mud into money
Tackling the stubble challenge
Caution on boom height
Need to re-visit the Delta T 'rules'
Time to re-calibrate spray technology
Record to be sure
Flexible 'drought' varieties
Finding the target
Beware the little things

Issue 9 - January 2011 (810KB)

Update focus on moisture potential
New RLEM-resistant clovers
No panic on P supply
Bringing it all together
Biosecurity training on line
Weather damage challenge for advisers
Challenge for seed savers
Storing weather-damaged seed
Moisture reference
Focus on weed spray risks
Search for grains passion
Sustainability makes sense

Issue 8 - October 2010 (710KB)

Farming to potential - leading edge programs for 2011
Modelling the buffer science
More aphid resistance
Seed destruction 'imperative'
'Minor use' program entering the big league
Caution on silo bags
Rhizoctonia lower with ammonium N
Suppressive soils

Issue 7 - September 2010 (761KB)

New home, new feature, for NSW Update
Locust Alert
November date for inaugural Farm Business Update
Aphid monitoring key to virus management
Fungicide challenges for pulse growers
Stem rust ‘concern’
Crop topping dos and don’ts
Basics key to glyphosate success
New project targets nutrient efficiency
Fenceline control critical

Issue 6 - August 2010 (685KB)

Triple threat makes monitoring critical
Stripe rust
Pressure points to resistance issues
Disease risk from 'retained' seed
Give and take
Mustards on the move
SA missing out on GM canola
Autumn rainfall trending below average
DIY diary
Label review

Issue 5 - June 2010 (691KB)

Advice to match the moisture
Looking back to see how far
Multiple options to counter mice
New grain, pasture vetches near release
Search for 'waterlogging' gene
Seed destructor trials this year
Gas-tight sealed storages essential
Power of persuasion workshops
Natural organisms reducing root disease levels

Issue 4 - April 2010 (683KB)

'Exciting' focus on wheat
Strong outlook for demand, prices
Virulent new blue-green aphid in SA
Yield or profit?
GRDC focus on business too
Pulse man 'Seed of Light' recipient
Barley grass a crop weed
Many elements to carbon equation
'Nano-biology' focus for new project
Rain makes 'green bridge' control critical
Weed manual available
Moisture, seed vigour critical
Seeking a competitive edge
New course offer

Issue 3 - February 2010 (687KB)

Carbon, nitrogen focus for Updates
Free bonus pasture event
'Green bridge' a major issue
Potential fungicide resistance
New blackleg risk management tool
No shortcuts with hybrids
IWM workshops
NVT 'going Google'

Issue 2 - December 2009 (674KB)

Update Issues will influence future decisions
Livestock not WSMV vector
Disease suppression a priority for new soil biology initiative
New tool to assess chemical impacts
Brochures support new pulses
Forces mobilising to tackle virus threat
How much pasture?
Probing foliar P

Issue 1 - October 2009 (641KB)

2010 Updates - key issues emerging
Consider the goodies
Delayed sowing and wild radish control
Crown rot options
Business management training for advisers
Brome grass management
Sustainable aphid management
Managing glyphosate resistance
Summer weed control economics
Driving Agronomy
Seed of Light for CSIRO scientist

Issue 53 - Winter 2008 (271KB, PDF)

No Doubt On Cost-Effectiveness
Good news on N volatilisation
Barley Disease Puts Focus On Crop Rotation
Plumbing The Depths Of Root Penetration
‘Be proactive’ on stripe rust
Multiple influences on germination
Growers ‘on track’ to tackle climate change
Managing The Market Environment

Issue 52 - Winter 2008 (607KB, PDF)

Australia ‘well placed’ to face new stem rust strain
Facing up to the challenges
Knowledge is power
Rotation can reduce Pythium impact
Narrow window for Cercospora control
Clearer picture from new P test
If you must do it, do it right
Email ‘heads up’
Ten tonne yield = ‘exciting future’ for irrigated wheat
Pestlinks resource
Gene technology workshop
PA symposium

Issue 51 - Autumn 2008 (270KB, PDF)

Scene set for GM canola production
SA ‘validation’ for blackspot model
Time for vigilance
Don’t ‘use up’ trifluralin
Beware the green bridge
No surprises in root disease results
Benefits from using rhizobia ‘every year’
New fact sheets for mixed farmers
IPM option ‘for those who want it’
Nuffield scholarships
Costs, prices lifting GPS benefits

Issue 50 - Summer 2008 (271KB, PDF)

2008 Updates in review
No need for market fear
Expect market volatility
No water, no crop
Take control early
Questions raised on breeding objectives
Alpha line on rust
Changes to herbicide mode of action groups
Early sowing pays off
Diary dates

Issue 49 - Summer 2008 (148KB, PDF)

New low-risk farm guide
Risk management challenge
GM canola – warning
Variation in nutrient carry-over
What about N?
Make or break options
Summer moisture critical
Cost cutting considerations
Predicta B ‘back home’

Issue 48 - November 2007 (295KB, PDF)

Complex influences on weather patterns
Website built to work
Juncea canola gaining momentum
Canola hay – a new dimension
New triticale stripe rust
NUE cereals could halve nitrogen bills
Risk management focus for 2008 Updates
New phosphine resistance challenge
Victorian Update moving

GRDC Southern Region Farm Business Updates

Farm Business Update - Southern Region: Issue 1, November 2010

A new business resource for advisers
Adviser Updates - programs to expand your knowledge
Grow the business without buying land
Deferred sales: on-farm storage or bulk warehousing?
Matching machinery to operating scale
Balancing the risk through livestock

Farm Business Update - Southern Region: Issue 2, February 2011

Helping your clients make better business decisions
Adviser Update event a 'standout success'
Big picture positive for grains
Making profitable leasing decisions
Understanding a farm business's biophysical limits
Managing disappointment

Farm Business Update - Southern Region: Issue 3, May 2011

Adelaide Business Update: helping your clients achieve profitable outcomes in 2011
Decision-making after a good season
GFC still affecting our financing costs
Land purchasing thresholds: when does extended become over-extended?
Benchmarking machinery efficiency

Farm Business Update - Southern Region: Issue 4, July 2011

Setting and achieving realistic price targets
Making more money from machinery
Sharefarming - the pros and the cons
The adviser's role in successful succession planning

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