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Machines on go

A chance for farmers to see machinery in action was the point of a cropping and tillage day held at the Elmore Field Days site on Wednesday.

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Encouraging female leaders

Women in the grains industry with an ambition to shape the future of Australia’s food and fibre sector are encouraged to apply for the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program.

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Aussie wheat under pressure

Efforts are continuing to grow the value of Australian wheat overseas following intense pressure from low-cost competitors.

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Communication a key

Communicating and connecting with end consumers was a strong and emerging theme at this year’s VFF Grains Conference.

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Understanding profit drivers

Growers in Dookie, Echuca and surrounding areas are set to be given an insight into what makes top performing grain-growing businesses, with a range of workshops next week.

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Chipping away weeds

A new mechanical weeding machine is quickly attracting keen interest from grain growers.

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Mixitup for soil

Multi-species cover cropping is the most effective way to improve soil health, and has the potential to reverse damage caused by years of conventional full-tillage farming practices, according to a report by Nuffield scholar Alex Nixon.

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A-maize-ing crop success for local farmers

A crop that is used mainly to feed poultry and pigs has been grown at a Kialla property by an African pair, who say it is commonly eaten by humans on their native continent.

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Crop trials yield valuable info for growers

Grain growers across the nation are being provided with important new data to inform their crop variety choices for the 2019 season.

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Webinars allow easy info access

An innovative approach to preparing for the coming cropping season will enable pulse growers to hear from leading industry experts without leaving the farm.

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Pest discussions

The management of early season canola pests will be the focus of a series of workshops throughout Corowa and Deniliquin later this month.

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Autumn break hope lifts spirits

Victorian farmer confidence is slightly up, driven by the anticipation of an autumn break, according to Rabobank’s quarterly Rural Confidence Survey.

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Barley is approved

RGT Planet spring barley has received malting accreditation approval from Barley Australia.

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Plan ahead for best pastures

The use of irrigation water and the weather conditions will have an impact on the establishment and growth of pastures during autumn and spring.

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WA crop mitigates expected national decline

The value of farm production is expected to decline by four per cent in 2018-19 due to poor eastern winter crops, although high prices and the near record crops in Western Australia stopped a bigger reduction from occurring.

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Best practice determined

A global team including researchers from The University of Western Australian have determined the best practices for managing agricultural land while minimising environmental impacts.

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Growing hopes on rice

Finley’s Tom Doyle has only recently moved back from Melbourne to work on his family farm.

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Growing Indonesian market presents opportunity for Australian grains

The future of Australia’s largest wheat market depends on Australia being able to hold on to its share of the noodle market, effectively target the premium baking sector and get Australian grain into the growing feed market.

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