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Flaxleaf Fleabane

Fleabane research will be a focus at BCG’s Trial’s Review Day on Friday, February 21 at the Birchip Community Leisure Centre. BCG Research Agronomist Angus Butterfield will detail why the key to controlling mature flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza spp.)...

Birchip Cropping Group

24 Dec 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

News

Carbon Management is “Critical Business”

With global and national regulations focusing more on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Professor Richard Eckard emphasised that carbon is no longer just an environmental concern – it’s becoming a critical business consideration for Australian...

Birchip Cropping Group

28 Oct 2024

News

BCG’s New Planning for Prosperity Podcast Series

Following the success of Shared Ag Solutions by BCG’s recent podcast series, “Planning for Profit and On the Horizon: Farm Tech”, BCG presents, “Planning for Prosperity”. The eight-episode series will launch on Monday, October 7, with: The...

Birchip Cropping Group

03 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

Agriculture

At BCG’s Main Field Day ... Weighing Up Rust Risk

Helping growers to make rust management decisions will be Dr Grant Hollaway’s aim at BCG’s Main Field Day on Wednesday of next week, September 11, at Nullawil. “The biggest driver of disease is rainfall frequency, that is, the number of wet...

Birchip Cropping Group

05 Sep 2024