Agriculture

Can Sheep Help Manage Feathertop Rhodes Grass?

(With Dr Asad (Md) Asaduzzaman, weeds researcher, Charles Sturt University.) Feathertop Rhodes grass is an invasive weed that has rapidly spread across all grain-growing regions in Australia. It is notoriously hard to kill with single herbicide...

Buloke Times

17 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Research: Wheat Falling Number May Improve After Storage

Grain growers generally experience anxiety when the falling number test machine comes out at harvest, but new preliminary research findings suggest that wheat falling number test results could improve with time in storage. The findings are part of...

Agriculture Victoria

17 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Caution Feeding Cereal Straw in the Lead-up to Joining

Livestock Industry Development Officer Dr Hannah Manning Disappointing spring pasture growth in western and northern Victoria means farmers are turning to alternative feed sources to help ewes regain condition after lambing. Regaining the condition...

Agriculture Victoria

17 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Agricultural Land Must Be Protected

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has welcomed the Victorian Government recognising farming as a priority sector to boost the state’s productivity, but says a clear strategy to protect important agricultural land is required. In response to...

Buloke Times

13 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Strike Before the Flies Do

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Agriculture Victoria

10 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Trust is Key to “Social Licence” for Grain Growers

If Australian grain growers want public support for “social licence” to keep farming, they need to earn people’s trust by listening and responding to community concerns and demonstrating good environmental practices. This is one of the key...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Sheep Producer Sentiment Rises with Better Outlook, Prices

Australian sheep producers’ confidence has jumped substantially this quarter, riding on the back of improved prices. Australian sheep producers’ confidence has jumped substantially this quarter, riding on the back of improved prices. According...

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03 Dec 2024

Agriculture

Grains and Horticulture Join Forces to Fight Pest Insects

A groundbreaking new $24.79 million project is poised to revolutionise pest management for Australian grain and vegetable growers. This initiative is a crucial step in preparing these key food production industries to reduce reliance on...

Buloke Times

26 Nov 2024

Agriculture

BCG Putting Farm Safety First

With harvest well under way across Australia, BCG is reminding growers to put safety first. In the latest episode “Safety First: What’s the Rush?”, BCG’s Janine Batters interviews Warakirri Farm Manager Jono Robinson on why getting everyone...

Birchip Cropping Group

22 Nov 2024

Agriculture

New App Maps Pesticide Resistance Across Australia

The Pesticide Resistance Integrated Mapping (PRIM) tool offers a clear view of pesticide resistance across Australia, helping growers and agronomists make data-driven crop management decisions. Developed by the Centre for Crop and Disease Management...

Buloke Times

19 Nov 2024

Agriculture

Manage Fatigue on the Farm During Harvest

As harvest season kicks into high gear, farmers and agricultural workers are logging longer hours in the fields to bring in the year’s yield. While the rush to meet deadlines and maximise productivity is a hallmark of this critical time, it’s...

Agriculture Victoria

19 Nov 2024

Agriculture

Pulse Protein Research to Meet Global Demand

An innovative new $13.6 million plant protein project is set to position Australian growers and the nation’s processing sector to capitalise on growing consumer demand both nationally and across the world. The four-year project is an initiative of...

Agriculture Victoria

28 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Woolpoll Closes This Week – Make Your Voice Heard

Wool growers vote to set the levy rate for the next three years. Wool growers across Australia are being urged to have their say and vote in WoolPoll 2024 before polls close on 1 November. WoolPoll is a voluntary vote of wool levy payers who have...

Buloke Times

28 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Caring For Your Stock in Dry Seasonal Conditions

One way to help manage your stock during dry seasonal conditions is with the use of a stock containment area (SCA). Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer Clem Sturmfels said caring for stock during a drought can be challenging and...

Agriculture Victoria

21 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Important Results From Crop Rotation Study

Agriculture Victoria’s long-term cropping research in the Victorian Mallee is unearthing important results which could impact agricultural land management in the region. Agriculture Victoria Senior Research Scientist Professor Roger Armstrong said...

Agriculture Victoria

14 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Cereal Frontiers Targeted in Lower Rainfall Areas

New research is set to push the limits of water productivity and cereal yield potential in the low (LRZ) and medium-rainfall zones (MRZ) to help grain growers in these regions achieve new yield frontiers. Under-way now in South Australia and...

Buloke Times

14 Oct 2024

Agriculture

The Science Behind Carbon Farming

The University of Melbourne’s Professor of Carbon Farming, Prof Richard Eckard, will speak at BCG’s Chair’s Breakfast on Thursday, October 17, at BCG. His presentation, The science behind carbon farming, will provide growers and industry with...

Buloke Times

10 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Safety No Accident on Farms

Paramedic Tom Connellan understands that in farming a lot of things can come down to chance, but experience tells him that staying safe should not be one of them. From growing up on his family’s sheep, cattle and cropping farm, to now responding...

Buloke Times

10 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Main Field Day Highlights Fatigue and Profitability

“The most profitable farms were those that spent more time working on their business than in their business,” Professor Ross Kingwell said in his presentation at BCG’s Main Field Day at Nullawil last week. In his ten-year profitability study...

Birchip Cropping Group

19 Sep 2024