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Nail the snails: An ID guide
Do you want to nail those snails in the crop? Well, naming those snails is the first step. In this episode, Prue Adams is in York Peninsula, on the snail trail and speaking with Dr Kym Perry, research fellow in entomology at the University of Adelaide. He goes into detail about the four main snail culprits in crops, how to identify, and what to do about them. Contact: Dr Kym Perry The University of Adelaide 0421 788 357 More Information: Nail The Snails Snail Management Project Investment Code: UOA2205-005RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Redlegged earth mite: Management guide
At just one millimetre long, redlegged earth mites are tiny, but that doesn't stop them from causing significant damage across Australia, especially in regions with cool, wet winters. To find out how growers can best manage this pest – we talk to Dr Paul Umina from Cesar Australia. The project ' Leading practice management of the Redlegged earth mite (RLEM)' is a GRDC investment that is led by Cesar Australia alongside other project partners. Contact: Paul Umina Cesar Australia [email protected] More Information: Redlegged earth mite best management practice guide Cesar Australia Project Investment Code: CES2503-001RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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GRDC in Conversation: Andrew and Marie Fowler
Oli Le Lievre interviews Andrew and Marie Fowler about their innovative farming practices in Esperance, Western Australia. The Fowlers, who met through Andrew's Nuffield Scholarship, have expanded their family farm significantly. They focus on crop-livestock rotations, emphasizing no-till farming and crop grazing. Andrew discusses their current drainage project, which involves installing tile pipes to mitigate waterlogging and improve crop yields. The Fowlers also highlight the importance of community collaboration and the challenges of managing a large workforce. 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. GRDC Project Code: HAG2308-001SAX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Changing the game: On farm agtech solutions
Justine Baillie and Michael Scobie are the co-leads of the Ag Technology Adoption program at the University of Southern Queensland. They’re trialling and investigating a range of different types of technology to help growers boost crop quality and yield, in a bid to revolutionise farming. The project is providing tools and capacity for drought preparedness through the integration of digital technologies, data management, artificial intelligence and smart machinery including drones. The program is a collaboration between GRDC, the University of Southern Queensland (SQNNSW Drought and Innovation Hub) and Qld Cropping Research (QCR). Contacts: Michael Scobie, Program Director Co-Lead, Ag Tech Adoption team  University of Southern Queensland [email protected] Justine Baillie, Lecturer Co-Lead, Ag Tech Adoption team  University of Southern Queensland [email protected] More Information: Find out more about USQ Bachelor of Agricultural Technology and Management Ag Tech Adoption team can be contacted  Video: Changing the game: On farm agtech solutions Project Investment Code: USQ2211-002RMX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Organic or not? Considering alternative phosphorus sources
At GRDC's National Grower Network (NGN) forums, growers have been asking for information about the cost of inorganic P fertilisers and potential lower cost options of organic P fertilisers. A GRDC investment to explore this topic has delivered some interesting outcomes and to find out the details we speak to Maurie Street from the Grain Orana Alliance, and Dr Tim McLaren from the University of Queensland. Contacts: Maurie Street CEO, Grain Orana Alliance [email protected] Dr Timothy McLaren Senior Lecturer in Soil Science, The University of Queensland  [email protected] Project Investment Codes: GOA2006-001RTX, UOQ2203-006RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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