Large seed has major benefits on ordinary soil - seems a fit for VR seed size and depth (if possible).

Dry seeding in the west & south whilst it’s moist in the north.

How can we optimise our pre-em options at sowing.

Tune in to our webinar & hear from Mark Congreve ICAN & Mark Yerbury FMC for a timely tech update.

WeedSmart

Be great to see some people from the southern region in Vic, Tas or SA apply to become GRDC Chair!

🐭🐭 WA growers: check out this video with advice from Steve Henry and grower Steve Mitchell on mouse control:

◻️ Know the signs
◻️ Look for activity
◻️ All-year strategy
◻️ Walk those paddocks

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Seen our latest edition of Whip Around?📩

All the latest WeedSmart information all in one place! Check out the April edition here buff.ly/3QxzoGA (our biggest so far this year!) and make sure you subscribe✏️

GrainGrowers has welcomed the announcement of almost $520 million in the Future Drought Fund programs to help regional communities better prepare to manage drought and other climate risks.

➡️ Read the full release from GrainGrowers: ggl.pub/3WriYDH

Ahead of planting of Australia’s desi chickpea crop in Qld and NSW, the Indian Government on Friday announced it has removed its tariffs on the pulse until March next year

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Glyphosate resistant rye grass over summer becoming very common (sparklers) these days- dormancy has changed. Takes a whole new approach with knockdowns and spikes with pre em interaction to bring them down. Chris Davey Barry Haskins Roberto Busi Peter Boutsalis

A great thread Pete, agros & growers now have more confidence to use paraquat + G/14 + pre ems. It started from Mark Congreve Roberto Busi advice for RR rye then has been adapted for sowthistle, vol canola etc. Improved logistics also critical eg batchers, water points 👍

CSIRO #Wheatcast is back! Using data to 1 May, median national yield expectation is 2.20 t/ha, with 76% chance of exceeding the 15 year mean. This forecast is driven by current Plant Available soil Water (PAW, see map) and past weather data. For more see: research.csiro.au/digiscape/digi

Join our Philippine-focused webinar: Australian oats: health benefits & innovative food options. Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council & experts will give insights & innovative options to take oats beyond breakfast.
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🎬 NEW VIDEO

Precision agriculture has been around for a while and it's meant to make a difference for the better, but does it always? SA grower James Venning experiments with PA & has some great insights.

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#GRDCVideo PrecisionAgAus(SPAA)

Lots of dry seeding in WA & SA at present, prompting good questions about how long the pre-ems last in dry soil. Any comments? Webinar on Thursday is a great opportunity to dig into this

Australian company SwarmFarm Robotics Robotics made its first commercial delivery of the autonomous SwarmBot in the U.S. to Beck’s Hybrids in Atlanta, Ind., the company announced on LinkedIn.
futurefarming.com/tech-in-focus/…

NEW EPISODE: The Prosperous Farmer-Season 5, Episode 3: Combating agricultural spray drift with Damon Grace . Listen mackillopgroup.com.au/the-prosperous…… #theprosperousfarmer #agpodcast #AgExtension #weatherstation

New farming systems research will show how farm management decisions affect profitability, sustainability to help southern growers understand the impact of their decisions.

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Uni of Adelaide Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) Southern Farming Sys Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula HartField-SiteGroup Upper North Farming

#heretohelp
🦠...and so the pathology party begins?
Crown rust or leaf rust found in oats at Yass, Dunedoo & Delungra. The disease favoured by early sowing & warm temps (15-22'C).
🧐Get out & have a look...
Concerned? Contact the NSW DPI pathology team

GRDC North GRDC

Dylan Hirsch Mike Sam West Leighton Wilksch GRDC West This is from our trials this yr with GRDC North canola estab project Colin McMaster . Shows some interesting trends, replicating what we’ve seen before in trials and commercial. The no presswheel is actually a 10cm offset on a Morris c1 parallelogram opener.

Broden holland Barry Haskins James Manson Top photo is lime + Horsch applied in 2022 pre barley with a missed strip due to supply. Bottom is biomass of 2023 pea crop.
It’s nice to see that the pain is worthwhile when required.

💡 Tune in tomorrow!

The GRDC in Conversation podcast series with Humans of Agriculture is back with a new video and podcast ep featuring Stuart and Lyndall Tighe.

#GRDCPodcast #GRDCVideo #GRDCinConversation