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A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

March 31, 2021 | 3 min read
After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.
Fertilisers

Global fertiliser price outlook positive news for Australian growers

Jan. 5, 2021 | 3 min read
Affordable fertiliser prices helped support Australian agricultural producers’ profits through the 2020/21 winter cropping season. And a plentiful global fertiliser supply – along with stable currency outlook – spells further good news for growers in the year ahead, according to agribusiness specialist Rabobank.
Summer cropping - Technology in agriculture

CSD releases new crop modelling tool

Dec. 4, 2020 | 2 min read
Crop modelling tool assists cotton growers and consultants to estimate potential yield throughout the season.
Summer cropping

First fall armyworm detected in NSW between Moree and Boggabilla

Oct. 13, 2020 | 1 min read
A pest which has the potential to destroy crops has been discovered in New South Wales for the first time. Growers in northern NSW have been urged to be on the lookout for fall armyworm in crops following the positive identification of a single male moth trapped between Moree and Boggabilla on Tuesday.
Summer cropping

Growers advised to bait at planting as mouse numbers rise

Sept. 10, 2020 | 3 min read
Northern New South Wales and southern Queensland grain growers are being encouraged to bait for mice when they plant summer crops, with mouse numbers expected to rise under favourable conditions across the region. CSIRO mouse researcher Steve Henry, whose work has support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), is advising growers to closely monitor for mouse activity and bait to protect winter crops pre-harvest, as well as newly planted summer crops.
Fertilisers

Cadmium information now available on the Fertilizer Australia website

Aug. 24, 2020 | 1 min read
Cadmium (Cd) is an element naturally found at low concentrations in soils. It's also found in many sources of phosphate and can accumulate in soil through fertiliser application. Plant uptake of cadmium is usually limited, but in some situations it may be high enough for farm produce to exceed maximum safe levels.
Summer cropping

Ag-biotech innovations reap rewards for farmers, food security and the environment

July 27, 2020 | 2 min read
An international report shows the significant economic, environmental and agronomic benefits of farmers adopting GM crops.
Fertilisers

Consider N strategies in early-sown oats

July 17, 2020 | 2 min read
Targeted nitrogen (N) management strategies can help to optimise both grain yield and quality for early-sown oats in the western region, according to preliminary results from a Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment.
Fertilisers

Australian urea application ‘full steam ahead’, despite COVID supply risk – Global Fertiliser Outlook

July 14, 2020 | 2 min read
Low global prices, long-awaited favourable seasonal conditions across most regions and a so-far unscathed supply chain will ensure urea application continues full steam ahead on Australian farms – despite COVID-19 supply risks – according to Rabobank’s latest Global Fertiliser Outlook
Fertilisers

Fertiliser giant Yara aims to decarbonise food production with green hydrogen trial in Pilbara

June 22, 2020 | 3 min read
One of the world's biggest fertiliser manufacturers is aiming to decouple the link between food production and carbon emissions through a landmark trial in Western Australia.
Seeds - Summer cropping

Nuseed and Barenbrug collaborate

May 6, 2020 | 2 min read
Nuseed and Barenbrug enter into collaborative agreement to provide R&D, plant breeding, and commercialisation of hybrid sorghum and sunflower.
Summer cropping

Queensland researchers launch new mungbean ‘gem’

April 24, 2020 | 2 min read
Queensland Government plant breeders have developed a new disease-resistant variety of mungbean with high yield potential.
Summer cropping

QLD research makes breakthrough in boosting sorghum protein content

April 3, 2020 | 2 min read
Researchers from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation have announced a major breakthrough in lifting the protein content of sorghum using gene editing.
Summer cropping

New appointment to make mungbeans even healthier

March 16, 2020 | 2 min read
The Queensland Government has appointed a dedicated mungbean pathologist to further develop and protect the State’s $100 million a year industry.
Seeds - Summer cropping

Researchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply

Nov. 5, 2019 | 2 min read
Plant scientists have doubled the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield.

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