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Herbicide residues in soil – what is the scale and significance?
Episode 93
Increasing herbicide use over the last two decades has led to concerns over the potential effects herbicides (and their residues) have on soil health…
7 years, 1 month ago
Sowing Summer Legumes
Episode 90
The GRDC is leading a $16 million project focused boosting the resilience of mixed farms via successful incorporation of pasture legume species curre…
7 years, 1 month ago
Big is better
Episode 91
Big is definitely the case when it comes to spray nozzle sizes, particularly when spraying in sensitive areas during summer. On this podcast, spray e…
7 years, 1 month ago
Trust Me – I’m a Farmer
Episode 88
A leading science communicator says rather than educating the general public about farming, farmers should ensure that urban people trust farmers to …
7 years, 1 month ago
Boosting Underperforming Sandy Soils
Episode 89
Sandy soils account for five million hectares of Australia’s southern grain growing region. Crop water use and productivity on these sandy soils are …
7 years, 1 month ago
Lime And Managing Soil Health
Episode 86
Liming to maintain good soil pH levels and avoiding yield losses is just as important as applying fertiliser for maximising yields.
If growers let soi…
7 years, 1 month ago
Nitrogen management in wheat
Episode 87
Research undertaken by the Northern Grower Alliance has cast new light on the timing and method of nitrogen application.
On this podcast, NGA’s Richa…
7 years, 1 month ago
Managing Cabbage Aphid In WA
Episode 84
A common pest for canola growers to monitor each Spring is the Cabbage Aphid. DPRID research officer Dusty Severtson describes where within the crop …
7 years, 2 months ago
Snails slow to take bait in warmer months
Episode 85
Snails may be slow to move, but they are quick to survive baits during late Spring and Summer. This surprising development has been revealed as a res…
7 years, 2 months ago
Matching Nitrogen to Crop Needs
Episode 82
Nitrogen fertiliser is arguably a farmer’s biggest variable cost, year on year. Providing the correct amount of nitrogen to a growing crop is the key…
7 years, 2 months ago