Cropping

Farmers urged to prevent the spread of lupin disease

Farmers in NSW are being urged to be careful when importing fodder from interstate, to prevent the spread of the fungal disease Lupin anthracnose. NSW Farmers Grains Committee chair Matthew Madden said Lupin anthracnose would cause crop losses that...

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Three generations finish a tough harvest

Three generations of a Diggora family were at the business end of harvesting their crops last week, as another tough winter cropping season comes to an end. John, Anthony and Sam Lees grow canola, wheat, barley, peas and chickpeas across...

Rodney Woods

Russian wheat aphid not a major threat to winter cereals, research finds

The more Australian researchers learn about Russian wheat aphid, the more confident they are that the pest does not pose a major threat to winter cereal crops in this country — if growers and advisers understand how to manage it...

Rodney Woods

Russian wheat aphid not a major threat to winter cereals, research finds

The more Australian researchers learn about Russian wheat aphid, the more confident they are that the pest does not pose a major threat to winter cereal crops in this country — if growers and advisers understand how to manage it...

Rodney Woods

Farmers surveyed about telehandler use

The VFF Grains Group is urging farmers to complete a survey on telehandler use in agriculture. The VFF Grains Group has worked with WorkSafe and the Telescopic Handlers Association of Australia to develop the survey to inform future licensing...

Rodney Woods

SunRice slashes jobs

The Federal Government must develop a “bail-out package” for SunRice. That’s the message from NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton, following the announcement last week another 100 jobs would be lost from the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills...

Zoe McMaugh

Victorian Sowing Guide to assist farmers with crop variety choices

The 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide is now available to support growers with their variety choices ahead of next year’s sowing programs. Grains Research and Development Corporation’s National Variety Trials southern regional manager Rob...

Rodney Woods

Check surroundings before spraying weeds

Landowners are being advised to check what types of crops are growing around them before they start spraying weeds in summer.

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Understand the effects of carryover herbicides

To help growers better understand the issues involved, the Grains Research and Development Corporation has produced a fact sheet: Rotational constraints for pulse crops following the use of aminopyralid, clopyralid and picloram herbicides

Rodney Woods

Winter crop shrinks

Australia is facing the prospect of a winter crop of just 27.7 million tonnes — the smallest since 2007-08 — as ongoing severe drought conditions continue to take their toll on many of the nation’s main cropping regions, according...

Geoff Adams

Application technology is ‘missing link’ for pest and disease control

Fruit growers have been told by industry experts how to be more efficient in their pesticide use at a workshop at Tatura East. About 55 industry representatives and local growers attended the workshop, held by Bayer and Citrus Australia, at MJ Hall...

Jamieson Salter

Field day will look at cereal and canola trials

Riverine Plains will host the Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day on Thursday, November 7 from 11am to 4.30pm. Host farmer and Riverine Plains committee member Daniel Moll said the key aspect of the day would be the inspection of cereal and canola varieties...

Country News

Winter crop shrinks

Australia is facing the prospect of a winter crop of just 27.7 million tonnes — the smallest since 2007-08 — as ongoing severe drought conditions continue to take their toll on many of the nation’s main cropping regions, according...

Geoff Adams

Wheat crop forecast downgrade

Australia’s total wheat crop is forecast to reach only 15.5 million tonnes this year, after a tough spring brought low rainfall, frost and heat to key production regions. The NAB rural commodities wrap forecast represents a downgrade from the...

Geoff Adams

Review harvest weed seed control options, says O’Connors

With harvest just around the corner, machinery dealer O’Connors is encouraging growers to review their options when it comes to harvest weed seed control.

Rodney Woods

Workshops help farmers get most profit out of crops

A series of workshops co-ordinated by Agriculture Victoria across the Wimmera have highlighted the need for farmers to fully understand the most profitable options for their crops, to help them to decide whether to harvest them for grain or hay.

Rodney Woods

Fine tuning canola harvesting

Geoff Adams

Grain growers encouraged to check storage infrastructure before harvest begins

Grain growers are encouraged to consider upgrading and improving their storage infrastructure in advance of this year’s harvest.

Rodney Woods

Rabobank grains forecast

Hot and dry conditions on the east coast have pushed Australia’s 2019-20 winter crop prospects lower again, according to the latest forecasts from Rabobank.

Geoff Adams