AUSTRALIAN cereal growers adopting harvest weed seed control systems are driving down weed populations to lower levels on their farms, and extending the life of the herbicides they use. This was one of the messages Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative researcher Michael Walsh delivered to the Global Herbicide Resistance Challenge, supported by the Grains Research and [...]
HARVEST might be over but there is no peace for the pea breeders at the Department of Primary Industries, Horsham whose scientists are piecing together the results of their hard work. DPI staff have been busy roguing peas, which involves painstakingly hand-picking any rogue pieces from recently-harvested pea samples. While some seeds can be mechanically [...]
WILKEN Grain hosted its successful annual pre-harvest meeting at the Birchip-rd grain facility on Friday. Attendees were treated to a magnificent barbecue lunch before getting all the upcoming harvest news from guest speakers from Viterra, Glencore, Elders Topefer, Riordan Grain and Ag Farm. Wilken Grain proprietor Richard Wilken said there were in excess of 100 [...]
JEPARIT’S Detpa Grove White Suffolk stud, owned by the Pipkorn family, continues to be a Mecca for stud and commercial buyers seeking the White Suffolk breed’s elite genetics. 67 buyers from four states attended the annual Detpa Grove production sale recently with 16 others following the sale and bidding through the Auctions Plus network. Although [...]
A TECHNOLOGY hub, livestock discussion sessions and sheep dog demonstrations were among highlights from last week’s BCG Grains Research Expo. The annual event, now in its 17th year, attracted more than 500 farmers keen for the chance to discuss the latest issues affecting their industry and to peruse more than 80 agriculture related exhibits. Among [...]
BIRCHIP’S population is set to expand next month when visitors flock to the town for the annual Birchip Cropping Group Grains Research Exhibition. Hundreds of farmers, agronomists and grains industry representatives will enjoy a full and informative day, which is set to feature an exciting line-up of speakers, special guests and more than 100 industry [...]
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation has honoured three of its most passionate advocates, including Watchem’s John Colbert, at the Annual Conference Gala Dinner last week. Mr Colbert was presented with a VFF life membership alongside Cohuna dairy farmer Max Fehring and retired Carranballac grains grower Jim Hinton. “These men have shown it’s not just about leading, but [...]
SOUTH Australian Research and Development Institute leading climate scientist Doctor Peter Hayman has told producers at a major forum in Birchip last week that there were several practical strategies farmers could implement to manage the risk of our variable climate. More than 50 producers attended the “Weathering the Future” forum and heard from Mr Hayman, [...]
FARMERS do more than just help feed, clothe and shelter us, they keep our country and economy strong. Farming and all the industries supporting it generate more than $405 billion each year, that is 27 percent of our gross domestic product. Australian farmers should be recognised and celebrated for feeding the nation, leading the world [...]
A FEATURE of this years Wimmera Machinery Field Days was the vintage TractorCade, which was hosted each afternoon of the event and attracted a good crowd. Proving popularity only increases with age, the classic 1950′s and 60′s tractors on parade were well received by a large crowd of onlookers. Wimmera Machinery Field Days manager Murray [...]
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