All posts tagged "crops"

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  Growers to check their chickpeas for Ascochyta Blight

  NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are encouraging chickpea growers to check for Ascochyta Blight, with wet seasons and rising temperatures a...

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  Fast-forward breeding and rapid delivery systems for food security

  The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated...

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  Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

  Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.

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  Bumper crop expected as cotton season kicks off in Emerald

  The Australian cotton season is officially underway with growers in central Queensland among the first in the country to plant what is...

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  Wet season warning to monitor grains crops for pests and diseases

  2021 has been a significant year for rainfall, creating ideal conditions for bumper grains crops – as well as pests and diseases.

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  Future Drought Fund: Creating drought resilient crops in the NT

  Through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund Northern Territory farmers from Central Australia to Katherine are being invited to take part in...

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  Grain storage success starts in winter

  A wet start to the winter cropping season and crop production forecasts of 46.8 million tonnes – 13 per cent above the...

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  Strobilurin resistance in Septoria tritici blotch confirmed in SA

  Wheat growers are being urged to monitor the effectiveness of fungicides this season after the common wheat disease, Septoria tritici blotch (STB),...

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  Workshops to offer insights into soil-borne diseases

  A three-year, $900,000 national project initiated by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has been developed to help grain growers across...

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  Handpicking genes for disease-resistant crops

  Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to...