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Herbicide resistance link

Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation research has shown a link between cropping practices and the evolution of herbicide resistance in the weed annual rye-grass, highlighting the need to rotate chemical and non-chemical weed control.

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Avoid disease

Grain growers are being urged to use the new cereal and pulse disease guides when planning for the control of crop diseases this season.

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Investors warm to split

GrainCorp’s plans to demerge its global malting business and list the new company on the ASX have been greeted warmly by investors.

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Test to get best from soil

With seeding fast approaching, grain growers are encouraged to undertake soil testing before the 2019 growing season to help them make more informed fertiliser decisions and save costs.

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Seed test time

Testing cereal and pulse seed for germination and vigour could be one of the best investments growers can make in the lead-up to the 2019 winter crop sowing.

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Push for investment

Increasing productivity and job creation through protected cropping and horticulture was the key topic of conversation at an industry roundtable last week, with a push to grow investment.

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Timing is the key

Sowing date and irrigation timing are crucial to maximise the yield and water productivity of faba beans, according to new research.

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Trade war impact is uncertain

A return to average seasonal conditions this year will see Australia’s grain sector facing a challenge of a different kind — exposure to the fall-out of ongoing United States-China trade tensions, according to a recently released industry report.

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Less canola is on the cards

More hay and less canola is set to be the sowing trend around Elmore, Colbinabbin and Rochester, according to a Landmark agronomist.

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Yield forecast down for dryland crops

Drier and warmer than average seasonal conditions in cropping regions during December and January reduced prospects of summer crop production in 2018-19 according to the latest Australian Crop Report.

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Spray essentials

Australia’s leading spray application specialist Bill Gordon will headline an upcoming series of Grains Research and Development Corporation effective spray application workshops in Victoria.

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Soil moisture low

Many cropping farmers will be banking on the weather this season, with hopes of a better season hinging on a good autumn break.

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Detecting disease before impact is felt

A desire to help farmers reduce crop losses has led one scientist to create an innovative device that can detect fungal diseases in the air.

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Funding for innovation

Australian grain growers are set to reap the benefits of a $50million venture capital fund to draw the best and brightest tech start-ups from across the globe to focus on innovative solutions for grain growers’ most-difficult-to-solve problems.

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Machines on go

A chance for farmers to see machinery in action was the point of a cropping and tillage day held at the Elmore Field Days site on Wednesday.

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Encouraging female leaders

Women in the grains industry with an ambition to shape the future of Australia’s food and fibre sector are encouraged to apply for the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program.

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Aussie wheat under pressure

Efforts are continuing to grow the value of Australian wheat overseas following intense pressure from low-cost competitors.

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Communication a key

Communicating and connecting with end consumers was a strong and emerging theme at this year’s VFF Grains Conference.

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PM refuses water meeting

Local government, indigenous, farming and community groups have slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for declining an invitation to meet a local delegation about the water crisis, accusing him of handballing the problem.

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Withhold supply to get fair milk price, says Strathmerton dairy farmer

Dairy farmers have one bargaining chip.

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Hundreds of gigalitres of water lost in just eight months, according to MDBA

About 620 Gl of water in the River Murray system was lost between June 1, 2018 and January 31, 2019 according to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). Hot and dry conditions combined with low inflows, high demands and the need for overbank...

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Forced to sell milking herd

Neil Parker is the fourth generation of his family to dairy farm.

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