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Getting the upper hand on annual ryegrass this season
Season 1 Episode 253
Perth Update Event 2022 – Dr. Mike Ashworth
The cost of constantly evolving weed infestations in Australia is staggering. Growers spend around $2.5 bi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Grain storage
Season 1 Episode 251
Grain storage is a long-term investment so it’s important to get it right from the start. Considerations need to include storage design and structura…
4 years, 11 months ago
Seed of Gold – Emeritus Professor Stephen Powles
Season 1 Episode 250
The Seed of Gold is one of the grains industry’s most prestigious awards. First presented in 2007 only four people have received this honour. The lat…
4 years, 11 months ago
The invisible fenceline – how virtual fencing is reshaping weed control
Season 1 Episode 249
It’s an unusual thing to see – a mob of cattle grazing contentedly in a patch of paddock, held there by an invisible border. But virtual fencing tech…
5 years ago
Applying fungicides for economic return with Nick Poole
Season 1 Episode 248
Nick Poole from FAR Australia provides an excellent explanation of how to target fungicide applications for the best economic return. He describes th…
5 years ago
Triple threat – the three-pronged approach to tackling weeds
Season 1 Episode 247
It’s been common practise across the southern grain growing region to wait for opening rains, before applying a knockdown herbicide, then seeding the…
5 years ago
Fungicide risk factors with Dr Steven Simpfendorfer
Season 1 Episode 246
While farmers typically spray fungicide to manage one disease, applications should be considered in a broader context. Dr Steven Simpfendorfer descri…
5 years ago
Rising interest in sub-surface drainage
Season 1 Episode 245
The start of 2021 has seen widespread waterlogging in the Great Southern and Esperance regions.
Sub-surface drainage, one of many water management opt…
5 years ago
The seedbank life of emerging problem weeds
Season 1 Episode 244
The seedbank is the link between the current weed populations and future infestations. While the seedbank life is well understood for major weed spec…
5 years ago
Nutrient management for lateritic gravel soils
Season 1 Episode 243
In Western Australia’s South West agricultural zone there are 3 million hectares of lateritic gravels or ironstone gravel soils. These are sandy soil…
5 years, 1 month ago