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Caution Needed Managing First Post Drought Crop
Episode 12
Respected northern region agronomist, Drew Penberthy outlines some of the agronomic issues to watch out for after drought. And we hear from a farmer …
8 years ago
Russian Wheat Aphid 2
Episode 13
The cereal pest Russian wheat aphid was first detected in Australia two years ago in South Australia’s Mid North and has since made its way into Vict…
8 years ago
Russian Wheat Aphid
Episode 11
The cereal pest Russian wheat aphid was first detected in Australia two years ago in South Australia’s Mid North and has since made its way into Vict…
8 years ago
Improving crop productivity in sandy soils
Episode 10
Sandy soils have constraints that limit crop yield. Low levels of organic matter in these soils restrict the soil’s ability to retain nutrients, comp…
8 years ago
Better Chickpeas To Beat The Heat
Episode 9
Dr Angela Pattison’s been delving into an historic bank of chickpea plant varieties, some of which have been grown for hundreds of years in hot, dry …
8 years ago
Managing Frost Risk
Episode 8
Frost is a costly and often unpredictable problem that costs Australian grain growers more than $300 million a year, but the GRDC’s National Frost In…
8 years, 1 month ago
Measuring Farmer's Resilience
Episode 7
Change is a continual process, Nadine says. The key is investing the same amount in people as we do in infrastructure and technology, so that rural i…
8 years, 1 month ago
Soil Insights
Episode 6
Mike says while we have a wealth of knowledge in Australia about above-ground plant components, we don’t understand enough about roots – how variable…
8 years, 1 month ago
Hands Free Farming
Episode 5
Using the autopilot from a drone as the ‘brains’ of their vehicles, Martin and his colleagues aimed to prove that mechatronics could reduce damage to…
8 years, 1 month ago
Herbicide Resistance Survey
Episode 3
A five-year survey of the entire Australian cropping belt has revealed a sobering picture of growing herbicide resistance in key cropping weeds.
Dr Jo…
8 years, 1 month ago