Sandy soils in the Victorian Mallee's constraints:
High soil strength
Low fertility
Water repellency
Acidification
A new project is evaluating strategies to manage these issues and improve yields. Here's Michael Moodie at Walpeup. Follow with: @Agriknow app GRDC South CSIRO

Faba ToS trial, modelling in GRDC #irrigatedgrains project suggests a max 11 t/ha from late Mar sowing achievable. We started sowing on 21 Mar and have been sowing approximately every three weeks, with the final sowing on 27 May.
Images ToS March 21, April 5 and April 22

🚜MSF is excited to announce the 🚀of the GRDC South Grain Legume Spoke Site at Coomandook/Peake again this year!
🌱 This trial will be exploring how legumes respond to nutritional packages after amelioration. #GrainLegumes
Grain Legume project page👉 bit.ly/46ezd92

UPDATED: 'Hazardous inversion fact sheet' - what happens during a hazardous inversion, how it effects wind speed/direction & how to identify when one is occurring, so that spraying activities can be paused until suitable conditions prevail.

👉 Download bit.ly/4bMRHQz

Redlegged earth mites are active between autumn & late spring. Here are some resources to help you understand & inform your #RLEM management:

▶️ Video bit.ly/4bOpGYP
📗 Guide bit.ly/3gMq664
🤓 Update paper (Feb 2024) bit.ly/4bBX3hW

Cesar Australia

Long coleoptile wheat sown deep (12cm) vs shallow sown at Wynarka SA, establishment without Autumn rainfall. Head start ahead of the break 🌾🌾🌾
🥊🥊🥊 GRDC CSIRO
Greg Rebetzke Therese Mcbeath

❄️Podcast Alert! #BetterFrostDecisions ❄️
Ben from Agrilink Agriculture dives into frost management & phenology strategies at the Frost Learning Centre in SA. Learn about frost zones, temperature sensitivity, and seeding timing.🎧Listen here 👉 bit.ly/4bNUzMV GRDC South

So we haven't seen ongoing wet conditions this year across the southern region, which means disease risk is a bit different to what is outlined in this article, but a good read all the same & a reminder to watch out for emerging diseases.

👉 bit.ly/3V9nLsp

Agriculture Victoria

Great read - thanks for your insights George Pedler

Woo hoo! Great to see your awesome work continuing.

🧐Can climate information help with risk management?
📰Read the latest Better Frost Decision Newsletter where they explore the intricacies of climate drivers, phenology & the hay/frost decision-making process. GRDC South 📖 bit.ly/3QQvKbf
#BetterFrostDecisions

Imagine if…you could establish crops in the absence of Autumn rainfall aka 2024!!!

This has been achieved at Waikerie SA in 2024 as part of GRDC Long Coleoptile and wheat establishment initiative. Sown 2 May .
Summer fallow management 👌by farmer 👊 🚜

SFS and GRDC are running a series of workshops that explore the key drivers of efficient and profitable use of Nitrogen fertilisers. Workshop 1 focusing on Economics & Diminishing Returns, 19 June, 9.00-11.30am at Mininera.
Learn more & register sfs.org.au/events/event/i…

Researcher Dr Hanabeth Luke Southern Cross University is keen to get your input via a survey to help determine the potential benefits or disadvantages of regenerative agriculture in Australia.

👉 Do the survey bit.ly/3JQpe0g
🌱 Read more bit.ly/3FLCd1b

#RegenAg

Some resources for growers in the southern & western regions proceeding with dry sowing.

🌱Maximising sowing opportunities under dry soil conditions, HRZ (southern)
bit.ly/3wD9J8Y

🌱Maximising crop potential in a drying environment (western)
bit.ly/44PuDOQ

We're pretty stoked about this too - thanks for the update.

Birchip NVT early sown wheat basking in the morning sun after 9mm of rain over the weekend. #NVTProvider GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT)

📅 Save the date 📅

Growers in Victoria are invited to join our upcoming Farm Business Update sessions:

🌟18 Jun, Yarrawonga bit.ly/3yq88E0
🌟19 Jun, Bendigo bit.ly/3K3iQ5E

Stay tuned for full program details including topics & speakers.

ORM Pty Ltd

New faba bean research in the HRZ is focusing on integrated disease management, nutrition & canopies. It's showing inputs can be applied to reduce disease risk & get higher yields more reliably.

👉 bit.ly/4bhWGZD

@Brill_Ag Agriculture Victoria PIRSA FAR Australia Aaron Vague

GRDC keeps stocks, the old fashioned printed version, of a selection of our publications?

📚 Stock list bit.ly/4dHhA5P
📞 Order on 1800 11 00 44 or [email protected]

Great for handouts at events, or your bookshelf as a reference or lunchtime read.