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Tom Coggan is a fifth-generation farmer at Meandarra, Queensland, with integrated enterprises of cropping, cattle and sheep. Tom has recently returned to the farm and has a Masters in Agribusiness. In this GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Tom discusses the importance of communication, his approach to managing their biggest asset being people, his aspirations in the family business, succession and evolution of the farm, balancing investments in innovation with the fundamentals of on-farm decision making, succession planning and technology adoption.
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GRDC Code: HAG2308-001SAX
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Carbendazim is a broad spectrum fungicide used to control a range of diseases on pulses. But as a schedule 7 chemical with restrictions on its use, there's growing uncertainty about maximum residue limits in some international markets.
In this podcast, GRDC ‘s Gordon Cumming and Agriculture Victoria’s Dr Joshua Fanning, discuss the current situation on Carbendazim use in Australia and alternative chemical options.
Dr Fanning is leading national research on integrated disease management strategies to reduce the impact of Ascochyta blight and Botrytis diseases on lentil and faba bean.
The investment is being led by Agriculture Victoria, with co-investment from GRDC and support from New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Field Applied Research Australia (FAR) and Trengove Consulting.
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Contact
Gordon Cumming
Manager Chemical Regulation
[email protected]
Dr Joshua Fanning
Research Leader Plant Pathology
[email protected]
More information
Paddock Practices – Carbendazim fungicide and its continued use in Australia
GRDC Code: DJP2304-004RTX
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🎙️ Today's 'GRDC in Conversation' podcast interview is with Anna Madden.
Anna Madden and her husband Steve own and operate an irrigated farm in Wee Waa, New South Wales. While studying Rural Science, a lecturer told Anna about the role plants will play in feeding the world's growing population, and so her career projection pivoted from the livestock industry into plants and she hasn’t looked back. In this GRDC In Conversation episode with Oli Le Lievre, Anna discusses her career progression, mentors, the balance between environment and production, their business in using biologicals to reduce the need for synthetics, learnings from overseas travel, the evolution of women’s influence in agronomy and inspiring the next generation.
Anna is the brother to previous In Conversation guest, Mark Swift.
This episode of GRDC in Conversation is available as a podcast and a video:
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GRDC in Conversation is a limited series GRDC Podcast. It features in-depth interviews with growers and other experts in the grains industry who share their expertise, knowledge and experiences by exploring their personal stories, history, influences and motivations. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views of GRDC, the interviewees’ employer, institution or other associated parties.
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GRDC Code: HOA2202-001SAX
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The Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne is a super high-tech operation that produces powerful beams of light a million times brighter than the sun.
In a partnership between GRDC, the University of South Australia and the University of Queensland, researchers have been given access to the Australian Synchrotron and it's giving them a perspective on soil they've never had before. They're using the Synchrotron's imaging and medical beamline to produce high-quality 3D imagery of roots growing directly into large, undisturbed soil cores. To find out more, we caught up with the University of South Australia's Dr Casey Doolette and Dr Peter Kopittke from the University of Queensland.
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Contacts:
Dr Peter Kopittke
University of Queensland
[email protected]
Dr Casey Doolette
University of South Australia
[email protected]
More Information:
GRDC YouTube – Crop root research taken to the next level
GroundCover – Synchrotron looks deep into wheat’s nutritional value
GroundCover – Synchrotron technology sheds light on root distribution
GRDC Code: UOQ1910-003RTX
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Tammin grower was an early adapter of the SwarmBot technology from SwarmFarm. GRDC’s GrainInnovate program has played a key role in supporting SwarmFarm’s progress and with Brad only the third person in WA to bring a bot on-farm, he has been able to harness the power of this innovation to streamline his farming operations, reduce costs, and minimise environmental impact.
We spoke to Brad at a field day held on his farm as part of the 2023 Australian Precision Agriculture Symposium, hosted by SPAA and supported by GRDC.
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Contact:
Brad Jones
Tammin grower
[email protected]
More Information:
GRDC YouTube – Precision Ag in Practice: Brad Jones | Adapting technology with bots
GroundCover – Bots on the ground – farming’s new army
GroundCover – Hope springs from GrainInnovate pipeline
GroundCover – Clocking up a week’s work in just one day
GroundCover – Grower insights bolster variable rate technology workshops
GRDC Code: SPA2308-001AWX, ART1903-001OPX
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This summer has seen high numbers of fall armyworm (FAW) across Queensland and Northern New South Wales. In some late sown crops, FAW has had a disastrous impact and caught many growers and advisers off-guard.
Dr Melina Miles, Principal Entomologist at the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, shares her insights on what can be done to manage this pest in such a challenging season, and what it means for future plantings.
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Contact:
Dr Melina Miles
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland
[email protected]
More information
The Beatsheet – Fall armyworm
GRDC Resources – Fall armyworm
GRDC Webinar – Fall armyworm management tips and tactics
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Net form of net blotch is an important foliar fungal disease of barley and its impact on yield and decreased profitability has prompted a new GRDC co-investment: Integrated management strategies for net form net blotch in low, medium, and high rainfall zones. This investment aims to develop and deliver cost effective integrated disease management strategies across the northern and southern regions. Nick Poole from FAR Australia gives an insight into the disease and the new research development and extension surrounding it.
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Contact:
Nick Poole
FAR Australia
[email protected]
More Information:
Fungicide resistance in barley fact sheet
FAR Australia
GRDC YouTube – Net form net blotch: Integrated disease management in barley
GRDC Code: DAQ2304-008RTX
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Raising the bar on crop nutrition in northern New South Wales is the aim of a new partnership between Outlook Ag and GRDC. Field trials have been established to help combat very area-specific problems and improve yield in a range of crops. In this episode, we speak with three of the lead consultants from Outlook Ag – Mitch Cuell in Narrabri, Greg Giblett on the Liverpool Plains, and Greg Rummery in the Northwest.
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Content:
Mitch Cuell
Outlook Ag
[email protected]
Greg Rummery
Outlook Ag
[email protected]
Greg Giblett
Outlook Ag
[email protected]
More information:
Outlook Ag
GRDC Code: OAG2305-001RTX
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It’s 2024 and we’re looking at similar conditions across a wide portion of the country, particularly in Victoria and South Australia. There is enough soil moisture that self-sown canola will now survive until the sowing window creating the perfect green bridge for both aphids and virus.
To help growers mitigate the risk over the upcoming sowing period, we speak to independent agronomist Craig Davis and research scientist Ben Congdon from WA’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
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Contact:
Ben Congdon
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
[email protected]
Craig Davis
Independent Agronomist
[email protected]
More information:
Insecticidal control of green peach aphid and turnip yellows virus – resistance threats, limitations and future alternatives
GRDC Code: DAW2305-003RTX
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In this podcast, Associate Professor Fran Lopez, Program Leader for Fungicide Resistance Management and Disease Impacts at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management at Curtin University, talks about the importance of rotating fungicides to minimise the risk of fungicide resistance developing in your paddocks. He outlines strategies for growers to implement on farm including planning ahead, understanding regional resistance concerns, disease pressure and risks, fungicide availability and the use of tools such as the AFREN Management Guide and apps to guide fungicide decisions.
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Contact:
Dr Anna-Sheree Krige
AFREN
[email protected]
Dr Fran Lopez Ruiz
AFREN/CCDM, Curtin University
[email protected]
More information:
AFREN
Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) – Fungicide Resistance
GRDC Code: CUR2302-002RTX
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While previous acid soil testing practice was to not test as deep, new research, has identified greater acidic layering, where crop roots remain under the soil not benefiting from the full potential of amelioration. In this episode, we talk to Mark Richards from NSW DPI, and grower Andrew Lord about the new 5cm rule for testing soil pH. It allows the hidden acidity in lower layers to be recognised and treated, giving growers increased productivity and profit.
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Contact:
Mark Richards
NSW DPI
[email protected]
More information:
Groundcover – Fixing acidity puts yields on the fast track
NSW DPI – What is an acidic soil?
NSW LLS – Managing soil acidity in the cropping zone
GRDC webinar – Grains Research Update, online – Managing soil acidity – Identifying pH stratification to guide lime rates, acid soil management strategies and cropping programs
GRDC YouTube – Acid soil management: New practices for better soil constraint identification
Weedsmart – Competitive and profitable crops from fixing sub-soil acidity
GRDC Code: UCS2204-001RTX
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In this podcast, University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Crop Health Director Professor Levente Kiss talks about the challenges of managing powdery mildew in mung bean crops. Recent research trials have further validated the Powdery Mildew MBM management app and shown there is often no economic benefit in spraying the crop.
As Professor Kiss points out, controlling powdery mildew in mung bean is difficult because there are limited fungicide options, and all mung bean varieties are susceptible to some degree. However, planting early is the best non-chemical way to reduce disease pressure, and growers can download and use the Powdery Mildew MBM app to determine if fungicide will deliver a benefit.
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Contact:
Dr Anna-Sheree Krige
AFREN
[email protected]
Professor Levente Kiss
University of Southern Queensland
[email protected]
Dr Fran Lopez Ruiz
AFREN/CCDM
[email protected]
More information:
AFREN website
Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) – Fungicide Resistance
University of Southern Queensland Centre for Crop Health
GRDC Code: CUR2302-002RTX
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Deep ripping is an expensive investment and a slow process, so it’s important to do it right the first time. Whether a grower is a first time or long-time ripper, it can always be done better. In this episode, Debra Bishop catches up with engineer Peter Nunn from Nufab to discuss all things ripping, as well as grower Brady Green about his first count experience of what to look out for.
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Contact:
Peter Nunn
Nufab
[email protected]
More information:
Technology considerations for cost-effective subsoil loosening
If, and when, to deep rip again
GRDC YouTube – Get the most out of deep ripping: Tips on choice, set up and use of deep rippers
GRDC Code: PLT1909-001SAX
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In this podcast, Professor Robert Park, University of Sydney, talks about rusts and managing rusts with fungicides. Until now, there have been very few cases of resistance to fungicide in rusts. However, recent research has shown insensitivity in the barley and wheat leaf rust pathogens to Group 3 DMI fungicides. At this stage, there have been no known in-field failures of fungicides for rust but this does represent a shift.
As Professor Park points out, the foundation of controlling rusts in crops needs to be based on genetics and selecting varieties with high levels of genetic resistance. The other elements of the Fungicide Resistance Five – crop rotation, non-chemical control methods, strategic spraying and rotating fungicide modes of action – are also important when controlling rusts.
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Contact:
Dr Anna-Sheree Krige
AFREN
[email protected]
Professor Robert Park
University of Sydney
[email protected]
Dr Fran Lopez Ruiz
AFREN/CCDM
[email protected]
More information:
AFREN website
Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) – Fungicide Resistance
University of Sydney Rust Laboratory
GRDC Code: CUR2302-002RTX
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GRDC's Emerging Leader Award for the Northern Region in 2023 was taken home by established research agronomist Mathew Dunn. Mathew has been working as part of a farming systems research team that is looking at identifying agronomic and management factors that drive profit and optimise returns from a long-term, whole system approach. In this episode, we chat with Mathew about his research, as well as GRDC Grower Relations Manager Graeme Sandral about why Mathew was such a worthy recipient.
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Contact:
Mathew Dunn
NSW DPI
[email protected]
Graeme Sandral
GRDC Grower Relations Manager – North
[email protected]
More information:
GRDC recognises young agronomist as a prominent, emerging leader
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GRDC's National Grower Network Forums or NGNs provide opportunities for growers to meet and inform GRDC face-to-face about issues, constraints or research ideas that are acutely relevant to their farming system and location. The forums are all about designing and delivering research that's been identified and prompted from local grower feedback, drawing together local growers, regional advisors, and industry professionals to discuss local issues in a relaxed and local workshop environment. In this episode, we catch up with Luke Dawson, GRDC's Grower Relations Manager, after a constructive and spirited NGN Forum at Nyabing in WA's south-eastern Wheatbelt.
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Contact:
Luke Dawson, GRDC Grower Relations Manager - West
[email protected]
More information:
GRDC – Events
GRDC Code: PIW2207-001SAX
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Dealing with sandy soils has long been the bane of many grain growers. But a six-year GRDC investment in sandy soil amelioration in the southern region has come up with a raft of research and grower options which are providing impressive on-farm results. Because of it, affected growers are increasingly turning to deep ripping and spading to improve productivity. In this episode, we speak with some of the experts involved in the project and hear about getting the most out of your sandy soils.
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Contact:
Therese McBeath
CSIRO
[email protected]
Dr Melissa Fraser
Soil Function Consulting
[email protected]
Dr Chris Saunders
UniSA STEM
[email protected]
Royce Pitchford
PINION Advisory
[email protected]
More information:
GRDC – Investment list
CSIRO – Sandy Soils Southern Region
GRDC – Trial summary
SANDBOX App
GRDC Code: CSP1606-008RMX
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Almost six million hectares of WA's sand-plain soils in the medium and high-rainfall zones feature multiple constraints, including water repellence, acidity, and compaction. An estimated 250,000 hectares of those six million have been ameliorated, typically involving strategic one-off deep tillage. A GRDC investment is helping to determine the longevity benefits following soil amelioration, looking at crop rotations, species choice and seedbed preparation. We hear from Dr. Stephen Davies from WA's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, on the project's initial findings.
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Contact:
Stephen Davies
DPIRD
[email protected]
More information:
How does soil amelioration affect weed management?
Unlocking WA soils' potential: Maintaining benefits of soil amelioration
GRDC Code: DAW1901-006RTX
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A GRDC investment focused on grower decision making for summer spraying has revealed several insights into the behaviours that motivate different spray decisions. It’s hoped that the outcomes of this research will help growers to better understand what might be affecting their decision making and influencing the effectiveness of their spray programs. This podcast will be followed by a series of workshops to be held mid-2024, that will include planning and management tools and strategies for growers.
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Contact
Sandy Kimber
Hart Field-Site Group
[email protected]
Lynette McLeod
UNE
[email protected]
More information
Spray Drift
Hazardous inversion
Workshop details to be published on the GRDC website later this year.
GRDC Code: HFS2306-002SAX
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Although it may be native to the northern region, the Rutherglen bug has, in recent years, changed its behaviour and its diet has expanded. It can now do significant damage to a range of summer crops. Very little is known about the ecology of the Rutherglen Bug; and as part of a GRDC investment, CSIRO has partnered with New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and the University of Queensland to help the industry better understand and improve its management. In this episode, we hear from Dr Hazel Parry, a research scientist with CSIRO and leader of this project, about this native bug that seems to have a taste for the exotic.
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Contact:
Dr Hazel Parry
CSIRO
[email protected]
Dr Zorica Duric
NSW Department of Primary Industries
[email protected]
More Information:
The main source of project information is the webpage on the CSIRO Agroecology team website – this is also where handouts are available for download.
The Beatsheet
Project Code: CSP2104-007RTX
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