Soybean seed insecticide treatment
February 25, 2019
Lucerne crown borer can be very damaging to soybean crops. The only opportunity to protect your crop is at planting, using an insecticide seed treatment.
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GRDC Wide Bay Tour
February 15, 2019
Grain grower and GRDC Northern Panel Chair John Minogue, led a fact-finding tour through the Wide Bay and Burnett regions last week to engage directly with growers and hear about on-farm issues and regional production constraints.
WA pulses on trend
February 15, 2019
Developing a stronger supply base of pulses out of Western Australia is key to Australia participating in the plant protein story in global markets.
Soybean moth control - Bundaberg
February 13, 2019
With the continuing dry weather soybean moth is again showing up in soybean crops across the Bundaberg district.
Sugarcane fallow options
February 10, 2019
Results are in for the fallow management trial conducted near Bundaberg in the 2017/18 summer to compare the gross margin, nitrogen contribution and nematode effect of various legume crop options in rotation with sugarcane.
Grass blue butterfly outbreak
January 23, 2019
A major outbreak of grass blue butterfly (GBB) (Zizina labradus) in late vegetative and flowering soybeans has been reported in the Maryborough/Hervey Bay region.
Peanut mites love dry weather
January 19, 2019
In dry growing conditions, peanut mites can cause more damage than usual. Monitoring is essential.
Pulse industry state of play
January 04, 2019
We would like to gather some data about the grain legume industry in the coastal and tablelands regions from Ayr to Grafton and west to Kingaroy.
Effective early weed control
January 02, 2019
Pre-emergent herbicides can provide the six to eight week weed-free environment needed for summer crop establishment.
Mungbean marketing basics
January 02, 2019
This series of three videos provides some insights to the marketing options available for growers to manage marketing risk in what can be a volatile global market place.