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Rhizoctonia Root Rot: What Is It & 5 Tips On How To Deal With It

Rhizoctonia Root Rot: What is it and 5 Tips on How to deal with it. It has been another excellent season for Rhizoctonia patches to show up and hold up our crops. If you haven’t seen this before, it shows up…
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8 Mid-Late Season Pests: What To Keep An Eye On

As the season gets later, we come into contact with the next wave of insects that have the potential of damaging our crop yields. It is important to know what pests and beneficial insects numbers are in your paddocks so…
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Disease Update: August 2019

Disease Update August 2019 So far this year, we have seen crop diseases popping up all over the place. The recent misty rain we had over a prolonged period created perfect conditions for most diseases to take hold and spread throughout…
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6 Beneficial Bugs That Help Protect Your Crop

6 Beneficial Bugs That Help Protect Your Crop A couple of months ago we discussed early-season insect pests, how they affect your crop, and how to identify them. But what about the good bugs that help us out? We have several groups…
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Heads Up: Grain Residues 2019

Heads Up: Grain Residues will need to be watched this year. Just a reminder for those thinking about applying a squirt of glyph to spray-top their barley this year – don’t. The 2016 permit that allowed 2L/ha of Weedmaster DST or 1.7L/ha…
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Why Tissue Testing Is A Must

Do you know what’s going on in your paddock? Here is why tissue testing is a must. If you’re looking at an underperforming paddock and seeing unhealthy plants, the easy answer might be just to apply a trace element. It is…
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How The New Definition Of Lamb Will Affect You

There’s a new definition of ‘lamb’. Here’s why it has been changed, and how it will affect you. Why do we need a new definition? Australia’s current definition of a lamb is ‘a female, castrate or entire male that has no permanent…
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IMI Update For Barley Industry And New Bendoc Beans

Are you growing Scope or Spartacus barley? Are you thinking of using imi products? You may want to carefully consider the decision, as foreign MRL’s may impact your market access. Barley Industry Imi Update: The Barley Industry has put out another update regarding markets…
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Liquid Trace Elements: How To Choose Between Sulphates, Oxides, & Chelates

Liquid Trace Elements: How to choose between the different forms. Sulphate, oxide or chelate? Let’s say you’ve decided your crop looks nutrient deficient, and you’re going to apply a foliar Zinc trace element. That’s all good. But what form of liquid…
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Improving Nodulation In Pulses With Dry Sowing

A recent GRDC funded study on dry sowing pulses into acidic soils has shown that nodulation is greatly improved when the inoculation rate is doubled. The study by SARDI has also shown that the increased rate provides better nodulation in…
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