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Lupin anthracnose biosecurity risk

December 21, 2018
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has issued warnings about lupin seed for sowing, stock feed and fodder from Western Australia and South Australia being prohibited in NSW as it is a pathway for introduction of anthracnose.

Helicoverpa resistance management

December 21, 2018
Helicoverpa armigera, is particularly adept at developing resistance to insecticides. Entomologists are strongly recommending that growers make every effort to prolong the effective life of the four newly-registered insecticides for use in mungbean.

Early weed control for summer legumes

December 18, 2018
When weeds are controlled for the first three to six weeks after planting, mungbean and soybean crops can suppress later germinations of weeds and produce higher crop yields when planted on narrower row spacings.

Manage lupinosis risk

November 27, 2018
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has alerted farmers to early signs of a toxic fungus which causes lupinosis, a disease which can lead to production losses and deaths when livestock graze infected lupin stubble.