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Australia's winter crop forecast to jump 20 per cent says national forecaster ABARES

Winter cropping June 12, 2019



Australia's winter crop will jump 20 per cent after a drought-ravaged season last year, according to the national forecaster. In its first crop report of the year, ABARES today tipped this year's winter crop to reach 36.4 million tonnes.

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To treat, or not to treat seed for Russian wheat aphid

Seed treatments & coatings Winter cropping June 5, 2019



Cereal growers in Queensland and northern New South Wales are being advised to carefully evaluate the need for seed treatments to protect against Russian wheat aphid (RWA) this season.

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Regulator issues licence authorising the limited and controlled release of chickpea genetically modified (GM) for drought and other environmental stress tolerance.

Winter cropping May 28, 2019



The Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) and the licence were finalised taking into account input received during consultation with the public, State and Territory governments, Australian Government agencies, the Minister for the Environment, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and the local council.

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NVT winter crop planting underway in the north

Winter cropping May 23, 2019



The National Variety Trials (NVT) program is off to a "better than anticipated" start in parts of Queensland and New South Wales thanks to early planting rain.

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Australia approves foreign grain imports for the first time in over a decade

Winter cropping May 15, 2019



Australia will import foreign-grown grain for the first time since 2007, after the Department of Agriculture approved a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada.

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Canola blackleg breakthrough

Winter cropping May 7, 2019



NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) researchers have identified genetic regions which could be used to develop new canola varieties with durable resistance to blackleg disease.

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Sakura remains king of pre-emergent herbicides

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides Winter cropping April 30, 2019



Pre-emergent herbicide trials across the country last season have continued to show the consistent strength and reliability of Sakura herbicide for controlling annual ryegrass in a wide range of environments.

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Breakthrough in high-yield drought-resilient chickpeas

Winter cropping April 30, 2019



A global study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and involving scientists from The University of Western Australia has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat tolerant chickpeas.

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