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FMC Overwatch Herbicide leaves its mark

Winter cropping June 22, 2022



Overwatch Herbicide has provided excellent weed control and a much-needed rotational option for agronomist Jake Rademacher on SA’s lower Yorke Peninsula.

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New tool helps grain growers preserve beneficial insects on-farm

Grain protection Winter cropping May 4, 2022



A critical new tool will help Australian grain growers understand what pesticides to select to preserve ‘beneficial’ insects that play a critical role in pest management in the paddock.

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Long, longer, longest: new trials weigh up benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties

Winter cropping April 28, 2022



Strong interest amongst Western Australian growers in new lines of “moisture seeking” wheat is driving the expansion of regional trials this year, with results set to inform future agronomic and farming systems guidelines for long coleoptile varieties.

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Prospects for Australian wheat exports amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict

Winter cropping April 20, 2022



A Charles Sturt University agribusiness expert suggests Australia can anticipate an increase in wheat exports to countries affected by the Ukraine-Russia conflict and should target those importing nations’ requirements.

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New chemistry vital option in Central West

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides Winter cropping March 19, 2022



The release of the new pre-emergent, Overwatch Herbicide in 2021 has been welcomed by Nutrien Forbes agronomist Jim Cronin as a vital rotational option in key winter crops.

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New insights into how wheat roots respond to salinity

Winter cropping March 15, 2022



Researchers from The University of Western Australia have unearthed new data about how wheat root tips respond to salinity, which is an important first step towards improving salt tolerance.

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GRDC Research Updates uncover potential phosphorous savings

Fertilisers Winter cropping March 3, 2022



Good summer rainfall across parts of the northern grain growing region has boosted optimism for the winter cropping season and with fertiliser prices at an all-time high, growers are encouraged to make informed decisions to get the most out of their inputs.

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Earlier sown winter barley sets new yield benchmarks >10 t/ha

Winter cropping Feb. 23, 2022



Barley yields in excess of 10 t/ha have been recorded at Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia’s SA Crop Technology Centre, home to the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Hyper Yielding Crops research project in South Australia. The project, led by Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia is a four-year project spanning the high productivity regions of five states, and aims to push what are believed to be the economically attainable yield boundaries of wheat, barley and canola.

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Record year for Australian winter crop production

Winter cropping Nov. 30, 2021



Australian winter crop production is forecast to reach a new national record.

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AI helps design the perfect chickpeas

Winter cropping Nov. 11, 2021



A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the ‘ultimate’ chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent. The research consortium genetically mapped thousands of chickpea varieties, and the UQ team then used this information to identify the most valuable gene combinations using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Increasing virus epidemics threaten Australia's cereal and oilseed crops

Winter cropping Oct. 24, 2021



A researcher from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has led a comprehensive review of virus disease research in Australia's cereal and oilseed crops since the 1950s. The review, recently published in the journal Viruses, warned that the Australian agriculture industry must prepare for “potentially devastating” future virus disease epidemics.

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Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

Winter cropping Sept. 7, 2021



Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.

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Redlegged earthmite management

Winter cropping Winter pastures & forage Sept. 1, 2021



Survey participants receive early access to a new RLEM online training module.

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Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease

Winter cropping Aug. 20, 2021



A cold, wet winter has proved conducive to high levels of canola disease across southern Australia.

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Redlegged earth mite webinar

Winter cropping Aug. 13, 2021



Redlegged earth mite webinar - from Cesar Australia & the GRDC Tuesday 7th September Register to join to hear the latest redlegged earth mite research from Cesar Australia

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