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Optimising Management in the High Rainfall Zone Factsheets

Rust Management Fact Sheet

(Stripe Rust) (link to GRDC website) (September 2008)

Stripe rust has become a major issue in northern New South Wales grain crops and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is bringing in the experts. Attached is a fact sheet produced by the GRDC outlining Rust Management options.

You may also be interested in the GRDC Rustlinks page. http://www.grdc.com.au/director/events/grdcpublications/rustlinks

  

Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures

(May 2008) $49.95 from CSIRO Publishing

Paul Horne and Jessica Page have worked together to develop and implement IPM in a wide range of horticultural and broad-acre crops and pastures. Over the last 5 years they have developed an IPM strategy that farmers in southern Victoria are implementing. Together they have developed a course for farmers and agronomists on IPM for pastures and cropping.

Integrated Pest Management for Crops and Pastures describes in straightforward language what is required for farmers to successfully implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cropping and grazing operations. It explains the differences between conventional pesticide-based controls and IPM, and demonstrates the advantages of IPM.

  

 

Winter Variety Sowing Guide 2008

(March 2008) DPI PUBLICATION (2.6MB)

This guide has been produced to help farmers make better decisions for profitable and sustainable crop production. It assists farmers to selecting the most suitable variety and contains updated technical information from the latest research, extension and industry programs.

It contains valuable information on all the major winter crops; wheat, oats, barley, triticale, cereal rye, canola, chickpea, faba bean, field pea and lupin.

Download the guide in parts (link to DPI web page)


 

Cereal Disease Guide 2008

(March 2008) DPI PUBLICATION

Dr Grant Hollaway
Senior Plant Pathologist - Cereals
Department of Primary Industries
Private Bag 260
Horsham VIC 3401
Ph: 03 5362 2111
Email: C/o Mary Raynes


 

Barley Variety Guides

Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales (March 2008) DPI PUBLICATIONS

 

Pulse Agronomy Grower Report 2007

(March 2008) DPI PUBLICATION

A summary of the Victorian trials conducted as part of the south eastern Australian Pulse Agronomy project funded by GRDC, DPIVic, DPINSW and SARDI.

 

 GRDC article

 Titled: Fences fall as wool capital makes room for grain.

  

Cereal Growth Stages - The Link to Crop Management

(September 2005) 38 page full colour booklet, lots of photos and examples

This guide has been produced as part of the GRDC funded project (SFS 00006) examining the role of disease control and canopy management in optimising cereal production in south east Australia. Results are primarily based on information generated in the high rainfall zone in 2003 and 2004, though control sites in the Mallee and Wimmera provided drier environments for comparative data.

 

Stock & Land Articles

Weekly article as presented in the Stock and Land newspaper.

  

Grain & Graze

 

NLP Stubble Management

 

Bed Time Stories

A networking newsletter for Australian Bed Farmers by GRDC, DPI and Southern Farming Systems.

 

Hi-Grain Update Research News

Research to profit high rainfall temperate zone graingrowers.

 

Trial Results Books

Trial Results 2008 Season - available to members only.  This comprehensive book includes all the Southern Farming Systems trials and results for the growing season year.  SFS Members FREE.

 

Pest Facts

PestFacts is a new free service designed to keep you informed about pest-related issues and solutions as they emerge during the growing season.

  

Subsoil Constraints to Cropping in the High Rainfall Zone

Department of Primary Industries (DPI)I and the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) funded a scoping study into the subsoil constraints to cropping in the higher rainfall areas of southeast Australia as these areas have potential for increased area of crop and increased yields. Problems associated with poor soil structure and waterlogging have been noted in the past but the extent of these and other constraints in the high rainfall zone (HRZ) are unknown. The study confirms that the major subsoil constraints are physical due to dense clay subsoils. Also, soil acidity, a topsoil constraint, may reach the subsoil if not addressed. Seven high rainfall agro-ecological zones (HRAEZs) are proposed to provide better geographical focus for research and extension in the HRZ. Options for management and research are proposed for HRZ subsoil constraints. The full report to GRDC can be downloaded in sections here.

  

High Rainfall Zone Factsheets

 
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