Nutrition in the West – Factors driving nitroge...
Deborah Bishop interviews Dr. Elizabeth Petersen from the University of Western Australia about the results from a survey of four hundred West Australian grain producers.
11 min
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Key messages for the Northern region
Sally Maguire interviews experts at the 2023 GRDC Grains research update held in Wagga Wagga. They discuss the latest advice for the season ahead.
8 min
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Nutrition in the West – Potassium response on l...
Deborah Bishop interviews Richard Bell from Monash University (SoilWest Alliance), to discuss widespread Potassium deficiencies in soils and report on the highly successful collaboration.
17 min
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Using pre-emergent herbicides at seeding this s...
Pre-emergent herbicide applications at seeding. What to apply? How? And what chemicals really don’t get along well together in the spray tank? There is a lot to know as growers approach the 2023 season.
15 min
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Nutrition in the West – Yield response to P fer...
The knowledge used to guide phosphorus management in WA agriculture has its origins in field research from 20 to 60 years ago. This long term private-public partnership study, part of a large crop nutrition project, helps provide up-to-date guidelines by revealing the key influences of wheat response to P fertiliser in current cropping systems.
12 min
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Optimising Flowering to Improve Farm Profits | ...
Forecasting how optimal flowering windows and crop yields will be impacted by the warming climate, and what growers can do about it, has been unexplored – until now.
17 min
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Regional Panel Member Recruitment
If you’re a grain grower, an agribusiness practitioner, scientist, or industry expert - GRDC wants you.
7 min
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Native budworm in… wheat?
Determining the economic impact of native budworm in wheat crops was not something Dustin Severtson from the DPIRD ever expected to be doing.
10 min
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Managing Cereal Disease in 2023 (Part 2)
For many South Australian grain growers, 2022 was a cracker season, but the weather and other factors did lead to some cereal disease.
13 min
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Managing Cereal Disease in 2023 (Part 1)
For many South Australian growers, 2022 was a cracker season, but the weather and other factors did lead to some cereal disease.
16 min
236
Heat Tolerant Chickpea; update on heat tolerant...
In a bid to improve heat tolerance in chickpea, GRDC has funded research that builds on advances already made under the Australian Research Council: Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture Hub.
11 min
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Financial Benchmarking, the importance of finan...
The economics of farming are a crucial component for all growers, and it’s not always a skill set that comes naturally.
12 min
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Stripe Rust Disease Ratings
Last year along the east coast of Australia, stripe rust was a huge issue and experts are warning that in 2023, growers will continue to experience stripe rust pressure with wet summer conditions and significant green bridge carryover from last year, creating the perfect storm for the disease.
15 min
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Solving the mystery of potassium deficiency in ...
Growers and advisers in South Australia and Victoria are increasingly reporting underperforming crops, which they believe could be attributed to a lack of potassium (K).
10 min
240
Expanding chickpeas in the west
Chickpea production in Western Australia took a king hit in the early 2000s when a fungal outbreak hammered grower confidence and reduced crop coverage from 60,000 to 5,000 hectares.
10 min
241
Talking mental health in a tough year
Unprecedented spring rainfall and flooding in 2022 has made for a particularly tough year for many growers.
21 min
242
Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV): Minimising the imp...
Cucumber Mosaic Virus - also known as CMV - is a seed transmitted virus that can cause yield losses of almost 100 per cent. That’s why GRDC is investing in a project that will support industry by providing information on minimising the impact of CMV infected seed.
12 min
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GRDC in conversation: Yannik Heller
Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Yannik Heller. Yannik grew up in the Wimmera region of western Victoria. At 16 he left school and headed to Denmark to work on a family friend's farm.
45 min
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Determining the value in your crop - what to ha...
Weather conditions across the country continue to be volatile meaning that this harvest many growers are faced with extreme circumstances. Dr Kate Burke is a former agronomist and an agri-strategist and in this podcast she shares some practical recommendations on determining where the value lies.
14 min
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GRDC in conversation: Jenny Davidson
Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Dr Jenny Davidson.After briefly considering medicine as a career path, Jenny decided treating sick plants was the better choice for her. As a pulse pathologist she has spent the past 3 decades with SARDI helping the grains industry.
46 min
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Pre-harvest safety: Managing people and safety ...
Adverse weather creates greater risk around this busy time - but having procedures and processes in place can benefit growers, their employees and ultimately their businesses.
15 min
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GRDC in conversation: Jeanette Long
Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Jeanette Long. Astoundingly, until 1992, women weren't allowed to officially name their occupation as 'farmer' in Australia. It was in this era, with change emerging and an increasing recognition of women's roles in farming, that Jeanette Long began working in agriculture.
39 min
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Improving wheat yields through improved heat to...
Improving wheat yield and yield stability through better heat tolerance is the focus of research being undertaken at the University of Sydney’s Plant Breeding Institute in Narrabri, New South Wales.
12 min
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GRDC in conversation: Bill Long
Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Bill Long. Bill is a farm consultant, but a farmer 'first and foremost' calling it one of the most satisfying careers anybody could ever have, despite its ups and downs. He's seen and worked with some of the best farmers in Australia and flown himself around the country in his Cessna airplane.
56 min
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Recovering waterlogged crops
In this podcast, Greta Duff from Southern Farming Systems (SFS) shares the latest research findings on nutrient strategies and spring sown options following a waterlogging event. Greta led a project with GRDC investment on the topic in 2021 after a wet growing season in the high rainfall zones of Victoria and Tasmania.