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Dryland Farming
Dryland Farming

Ron’s legacy looms large

RON Hards might be passing the baton to son Nick, but the legacy he is handing on with it will prove to be the real gift. Because it was the vision of Ron, and others like him, who banded together to found Mallee Sustainable Farming and plug what he...

12 Apr 2024
North West Farmer

Research fills ‘clear gap’ in industry, Nuseed claims

CANOLA has become ‘the’ crop when it comes to cropping rotations – but it is not necessarily all smooth sailing. Pod shatter poses plenty of problems, but Nuseed senior analytical chemist Jason McAllister tells North West Farmer canola growers...

28 Mar 2024
Dryland Farming

Seeds of innovation and change

CHRIS Hunt and his family don’t start seeding for a couple of weeks – but when they do it might actually seem like a bit of a break for them. Because they have been going flat out around their 6200ha of arable country spraying...

22 Mar 2024
North West Farmer

Keep dry soils productive

MALLEE farmers are encouraged to take advantage of Agriculture Victoria’s new online resources and paddock walks to learn how to reduce erosion and make their soil more productive. Agriculture Victoria mixed-farming development...

20 Mar 2024
Wine Grapes

Wine industry faces pruning, says ABARES

WINE grape growers are forecast to leave the industry for more profitable returns following forecasts of higher production but weaker prices in the years ahead. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource...

08 Mar 2024
Dryland Farming

Honing skills to advocate

CHRISTINE Plant and her family at Manangatang are like many broadacre croppers in the Mallee right now – their sprayer is working overtime. Traditionally a lower-rainfall farming area – with an annual average of about 300mm (or a bit...

23 Jan 2024
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Dryland Farming

Wet brings wheat disease risks

FOR the third year in a row, Mallee croppers have been left holding the proverbial water bag as another protracted wet means forget the harvest, the real hard work is about to begin. Once again, farmers not committed to a program of...

18 Jan 2024
News

Going with the grain

Adelaide will next month host hundreds of grains researchers, advisers, consultants and growers, connecting scientists with people working in the grains industry. The GRDC Grains Research Update will be held on February 6 and 7 at the Adelaide...

13 Jan 2024
Dryland Farming

Soaking up data to beat drought

In north-west Victoria on the border of the Big Desert, fourth-generation farmer Steven Hobbs stands as a testament to the power of data-driven decision-making for overcoming the scourge of drought. During the past 33 years, the frequency of drought...

17 Dec 2023
North West Farmer

Focus on managing growth

Birchip Cropping Group - From a qualified builder and machinery salesman to full-time farmer and contractor, Alex Noonan, who farms with his brother Jayden, has enjoyed settling back into life in Birchip over the past six years. He spoke...

15 Dec 2023
Dryland Farming

Methods to succeed at early sowing

GROWERS across north-west Victoria know early sowing has shown to significantly increase yields. Successful early sowing usually relies on an initial rainfall event for optimised germination and establishment. However, this...

15 Dec 2023
Dryland Farming

Harvest race is on

MALLEE farmers have hit record breaking yields this harvest, with some crops returning between four and five tonnes to the hectare. But many are harvesting around the clock to strip their paddocks before further rain forecast for today...

08 Dec 2023
Dryland Farming

Famers hit the pours button

THE rain appears to have stopped – for now. So has the harvest. Some growers have already lost a week or more, others are just a few days behind schedule. The situation is not good, for virtually anyone, but at the same time most seem to...

02 Dec 2023
Dryland Farming

Laughter and learning keys to Cameron’s success

CAMERON Warne has a wide grin on his face as he leans on his ute door, looking out across the windrowed canola on his farm at Culgoa. It’s late October and the early morning air is still, the sky grey with clouds and the rewards of the season almost...

24 Nov 2023
Dryland Farming

Rotate weapons to beat cereal killers

WITH harvest underway – or just around the corner – graingrowers in northwest Victoria and the Mallee need to be aware of the greater choice they have for stored grain protectants for cereals. But with choice can come confusion. However, grain...

24 Nov 2023
Dryland Farming

Harvest looking good if rain stays away

JUST a few millimetres of rain were enough to cost grain grower Brett Hosking a day of his canola harvest – in the first paddock. He has the lentils done and dusted but, after the canola, the Quambatook farmer still has the barley and...

17 Nov 2023
News

Fiery warning about the harvest

FARMERS in – or heading into – harvest, cutting crops and hay, got a seriously expensive warning about the fire season potential when more than 6000 bales of hay – worth more than $1 million – went up in a Kerang firestorm last...

17 Nov 2023