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Safe sorghum planting while controlling weeds

Grass weeds can flourish in sorghum crops over summer if left untreated, but an old herbicide is standing the test of time.
Read full storyMaize trials find higher N rates don’t equal higher yields

With skyrocketing nitrogen (N) prices and a shortage of supply, results from an irrigated maize trial series have delivered good news to growers looking to produce bumper yields while saving on fertiliser costs.
Read full storyGrain size discovery boosts sorghum potential

Researchers at The University of Queensland are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum. Use of the drought-resilient summer crop has been constrained by the small size of sorghum grains, but Professor David Jordan from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said that could be about to change
Read full storyBumper crop expected as cotton season kicks off in Emerald

The Australian cotton season is officially underway with growers in central Queensland among the first in the country to plant what is expected to be a crop generating around $3 billion for the national economy.
Read full storyA genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

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.
Read full storyCSD releases new crop modelling tool

Crop modelling tool assists cotton growers and consultants to estimate potential yield throughout the season.
Read full storyFirst fall armyworm detected in NSW between Moree and Boggabilla

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.
Read full storyGrowers advised to bait at planting as mouse numbers rise

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.
Read full storyAg-biotech innovations reap rewards for farmers, food security and the environment

An international report shows the significant economic, environmental and agronomic benefits of farmers adopting GM crops.
Read full storyNuseed and Barenbrug collaborate

Nuseed and Barenbrug enter into collaborative agreement to provide R&D, plant breeding, and commercialisation of hybrid sorghum and sunflower.
Read full storyQueensland researchers launch new mungbean ‘gem’

Queensland Government plant breeders have developed a new disease-resistant variety of mungbean with high yield potential.
Read full storyQLD research makes breakthrough in boosting sorghum protein content

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.
Read full storyNew appointment to make mungbeans even healthier

The Queensland Government has appointed a dedicated mungbean pathologist to further develop and protect the State’s $100 million a year industry.
Read full storyResearchers double sorghum grain yield to improve food supply

Plant scientists have doubled the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield.
Read full storyAustralia: Widespread rainfall on the way

According to weather experts, a slow moving upper level trough will deliver the most widespread rain event across the east coast in six months over the next week.
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