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La Niña yields record crops

Agribusiness March 17, 2022



Both winter and summer crops across Australia have seen extraordinary outcomes in 2021–22.

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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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Major partnership to deliver spray hazard warning system

Agribusiness March 15, 2022



The grains and cotton industries have today announced a $5.5 million investment to help minimise spray drift through a five-year partnership with Australian agtech company, Goanna Ag. The investment will see the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), in partnership with Goanna Ag develop a spray drift hazardous weather warning system that will provide real-time weather data and alerts to growers and spray operators about the presence of temperature inversions.

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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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Agricultural commodities ride record highs

Agribusiness March 2, 2022



Agricultural commodities are forecast to reach record highs in 2021-22, but a return to normality is on the way. Executive Director of ABARES Dr Jared Greenville said that agricultural commodities had performed even better than initial forecasts.

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Farm incomes surge as the good times roll

Rural Business March 1, 2022



A combination of good seasonal conditions and prices have led to improved farm performance for broadacre and dairy farms.

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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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Safe sorghum planting while controlling weeds

Summer cropping Dec. 22, 2021



Grass weeds can flourish in sorghum crops over summer if left untreated, but an old herbicide is standing the test of time.

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Sheep producers urged to prepare for flystrike risk

Sheep care & health Dec. 17, 2021



Producers being advised to have stocks of flystrike products on hand given predictions for a wet summer.

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Maize trials find higher N rates don’t equal higher yields

Fertilisers Summer cropping Dec. 8, 2021



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.

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Ag production value and volume soar to historic heights

Agribusiness Dec. 7, 2021



Australia’s farmers are on track to smash production value and volume records in 2021-22 on the back of exceptional seasonal conditions and a surge in world commodity prices.

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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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New biosecurity hub for grains industry

Agribusiness Oct. 15, 2021



Plant Health Australia (PHA) in partnership with Grain Producers Australia (GPA) have launched an online hub of industry-specific biosecurity resources and tools.

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