GRDC - Driving Agronomy Podcasts
Summary: Brought to you by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and presented by Online Business Radio’s Chris Brown, Driving Agronomy podcasts are released weekly and discuss various agronomic issues to assist and inform those in the Australian grain industry.
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Dr Rick Llewellyn, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems A comprehensive survey of no-till adoption amongst Australian grain growers has found between 70 and 90 percent of farmers use no-till practices on their farms, to some extent. The survey looks at what’s driving the use of no-till and also examines why farmers in some districts have been slow to adopt no-till practices. On this program we also ask what could potentially threaten the use of no-till and drive farmers back to more cultivation....
Steve Jeffries, Chair of the EPR Steering Committee End Point Royalties are the funding source for plant breeders. The payment system is constantly undergoing refinement and it’s hoped that soon, the EPR system will be paperless. There’s more information in this edition of GRDC Driving Agronomy featuring an interview with EPR Steering Committee Chair, Dr Steve Jeffries. Contact: Dr Steve Jeffries, Chair of the EPR Steering Committee. Phone: (08) 8303 6862 Email: stephen.jefferies@ausgraintech.com
Dr Peter Hayman, SARDI Last Spring’s record temperatures in some areas of the national grain belt had a major effect on grain yields and the incomes of farmers. GRDC has commenced a three year research project looking at the implications of severe Spring heat events - their long term predictability and their management. As with planning for the risk of frost, grain growers must make decisions on how to best manage Spring heat events in the Autumn, so any new...
Brendan Johns, farmer, South Australia GRDC is funding a new series of precision agriculture workshops in the Southern Region. The workshops have been run successfully in South Australia by the Southern Precision Agriculture Association since 2007. Brendan Johns is a South Australian farmer who has taken part in the SA workshops. In this edition of Driving Agronomy, Brendan explains how the workshops have helped him develop precision agriculture practices on his farm.
Dr Allan Mayfield, GRDC Southern Region Panel Member Is it the job of an agronomist to help a farmer maximise his yield, or maximise his profit? If maximising profit is important then agronomists should have the ability to analyse, at least at a basic level, the performance of a farm business. GRDC has piloted a new farm business workshop to give agronomists the skills to talk to farmers about what they want their farm business to achieve and create a...
Dr Nancy Schellhorn, CSIRO New research funded by GRDC is seeking to better understand the capacity of remnant native vegetation to harbour insects that are beneficial to crops. The research will identify the source habitats of pest species and their natural enemies, assess their movement between habitats and determine when they colonise in crops. Dr Nancy Schellhorn from CSIRO explains more on this edition of Driving Agronomy. Contact: Dr Nancy Schellhorn. Phone: 07 3214 2721 Email: email
Associate Professor Pauline Mele, Victorian Department of Primary Industries. Scientists working with the GRDC funded Soil Biology Initiative hope to better understand what makes one soil better able to suppress the damage done to crops from soil borne disease, than other soils. While scientists recognise that healthy soil is better able to suppress disease, they suspect that microbial activity is what gives soils suppressive abilities. How to harness and spread that suppressive ability across a landscape is a major component...
Dr Scott McCoombe, National Centre for Farmer Health The diverse range of agricultural health issues are often not covered in traditional medical courses. But now a new post graduate course offered by Deakin University is seeking to address that problem. The course is two-pronged. Firstly it will help better inform medical professionals about the myriad of health risks existing on every farm and secondly better equip agricultural professionals, who are on the front line dealing with farmers on a daily...
Dr Scott McCoombe, National Centre for Farmer Health The diverse range of agricultural health issues are often not covered in traditional medical courses. But now a new post graduate course offered by Deakin University is seeking to address that problem. The course is two-pronged. Firstly it will help better inform medical professionals about the myriad of health risks existing on every farm and secondly better equip agricultural professionals, who are on the front line dealing with farmers on a daily...
Dr Gary Fitt, CSIRO Entomology New demonstration sites created as part of the GRDC funded National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) will help farmers learn how to adopt integrated pest management strategies on their farms. On this program Dr Gary Fitt from CSIRO Entomology explains why IPM is important and discusses the demonstration sites and the development of a new IPM manual that will help farmers overcome some of the obstacles to adopting an IPM strategy. Contact: Dr Gary Fitt, Deputy...
Dr Gary Fitt, CSIRO Entomology New demonstration sites created as part of the GRDC funded National Invertebrate Pest Initiative (NIPI) will help farmers learn how to adopt integrated pest management strategies on their farms. On this program Dr Gary Fitt from CSIRO Entomology explains why IPM is important and discusses the demonstration sites and the development of a new IPM manual that will help farmers overcome some of the obstacles to adopting an IPM strategy. Contact: Dr Gary Fitt, Deputy...
Gavin Gibson, CEO, Pulse Australia Pulse Australia has released new visual quality charts to help pulse growers and their customers develop a more objective assessment of the quality of their crops. The charts cover the common quality problems associated with faba/broad beans, red lentils and Desi chickpeas. The charts are available from Pulse Australia. Contact: Gavin Gibson, CEO Pulse Australia, Email: email Mob: 0413 735 787
Gavin Gibson, CEO, Pulse Australia Pulse Australia has released new visual quality charts to help pulse growers and their customers develop a more objective assessment of the quality of their crops. The charts cover the common quality problems associated with faba/broad beans, red lentils and Desi chickpeas. The charts are available from Pulse Australia. Contact: Gavin Gibson, CEO Pulse Australia,Mob: 0413 735 787 Email: ggibson@pulseaus.com.au
Neil Young, Chair GRDC Western Panel A national workshop in Perth, conducted by GRDC, has brought together scientists from around Australia who are attempting to develop grain varieties better able to withstand frost. The potential cost/risk of damage from frost has increased in recent years as farmers move to earlier sowing and the cost and use of inputs increases. The Perth workshop will help GRDC set frost research priorities with scientists confident they will eventually develop more frost tolerant varieties....
Frank McRae, Cereal Specialist NSW Industry and Investment Many growers will use time during harvest to evaluate the performance of their grain varieties – yield, disease resistance, seasonal performance. Some farmers are reluctant to move to newer varieties which often outperform the more popular varieties. Cereal specialist, Frank McRae offers some tips for growers as to what to consider when it comes to variety choice for next year. Contact: Frank McRae, (02) 6391 3198
