All posts tagged "crops"
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1.6KFarm ManagementDiseases, pests and weeds
I spy with my little eye, something beginning with diseases, pests and weeds.
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1.8KNews and Views15yo clocks 6 years as cropping trial co-operator
Farmers start learning the trade from their parents at an early age, but fifteen-year-old Condamine resident Matt Eising has been taking it...
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1.6KSmall Farms‘Fleece’ keeping vegetable crops warm
Vegetable growers around the country will have an effective weapon to shield their crops against frost and low temperatures, with new research...
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1.6KFarm ManagementGrowers can increase efficiency
Vegetable growers are able to benefit from increased productivity by focusing their growing operations on producing a single commodity, with efficiencies created...
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1.5KSmall FarmsProtecting our pollinators through Indigenous knowledge
What does a cappuccino and a zucchini have in common? The existence of both is reliant on industrious creatures called pollinators.
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1.4KSmall Farms2016 Australian macadamia crop forecast
The 2016 Australian macadamia crop has been forecast at 46,750 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture (50,000 tonnes in-shell @ 10% moisture) by...
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1.7KSmall FarmsAustralia’s farm production forecast to top $60 billion
ABARES Executive Director, Karen Schneider, said the expected modest rise in value was bolstered by improved prospects for livestock and cropping industries.
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1.7KSmall FarmsMixed news in crop report
Australia’s total winter crop production is estimated to increase in 2015–16, but summer crop production is expected to decline, according to the...
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1.7KBroadacreProtecting our crops: staying ahead of rust
Australian crops have been protected for the past 60 years by the breeding of rust-resistant crop varieties that inhibit the development of...
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2.4KBroadacreEarly sowing key to reaping rewards from deep wheat roots
Under the right conditions deeper crop roots can increase crop yield by providing valuable extra water during grain filling. But should we...
