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The @GRDCwest winter wheat trial is up and away in Pingelly.
We are investigating the performance of Mowhawk winter wheat & Bannister oats sown in March, April and May.
Good emergence in March and April, May treatments waiting for a drink. Stay tuned for the results!
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Road tripping to check out our winter wheat trials @GRDCWest @justinefowler51 @BWhisson @JordanneMedlen @MylesPrassa
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Webinar TOMORROW ⏰
"Beating barley grass despite resistance and dormancy challenges"
📆 Wed 26 April, 10 am AWST / 12 pm AEST
With @borgercatherine (@DPIRDWA), @BWhisson (ConsultAg) and WeedSmart's @peterdnewman.
Register ➡️ buff.ly/3ze5ePB
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With limited resources in the bush, this is a problem that needs a solution. #poletopfires @westernpowerwa @MiaDaviesMLA
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A new GRDC publication on barley grass management in southern Australia, by Gurjeet Gill and myself. Resistance, dormancy and successful case studies. @DPIRDbroadacre @GroupMIG @SEPWA_ag @FaceyGroup @WANTFA_farming #LIFT @BWhisson @joyce_brad @GRDCWest
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A great day for sowing @GRDCWest Winter Wheat trials. Warradarge, Cunderdin and Gairdner trials all going in this week. This 1 of 4 trials looking at variety x sowing rate. Thanks @adam_whisson for your help - more time calibrating than sowing.
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Good subsoil moisture & with the weekend’s rain it has provided excellent conditions for the @GRDC Winter Wheat Agronomy Project - longer spring lines also included. Nice to see #ValiantCLPlus sown within this window & will monitor closely #ClearfieldPlus @adam_whisson @BWhisson
A great slide from Julia Schortinghuis at the GenAg Kulin conference. Action➡️Motivation➡️More motivation. Most people think Motivation comes first.
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Reported blockage problems with propyzamide already. In the haste of sowing canola B4 the weekend, a gentle reminder to slow down when mixing and review your choice of filter. As booms get wider the amount of product getting pushed through the filter can cause problems by itself
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We were searching high and low for RWA in a paddock yesterday north of Esperance. @kingyin_lui finally found some and this video shows just how subtle symptoms can be 🧐 @DPIRDbroadacre
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As part of our research program we try to accommodate the timing of the host farmer. Sometimes in less than ideal conditions. Check out the modifications required on our trial sprayer yesterday to aid in drift management! Our agronomists can be just as inventive as our clients 🙈
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Moving office (or a house) is always a challenge. We just need to figure out where to hang the sign! Feel free to drop in for a cuppa after seeding. Catch you at 19 Lyall St. South Perth. @ConsultAg @MarketAg_WA
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Up to date list of herbicides and rates / ha to test for herbicide resistance in wild radish. 18 herbicides tested all together. Several new products. $200 / seed sample submitted to @resistance_test @UWAresearch
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WA growers Derek & Rhonda Young have saved a stack of money with an optical sprayer for summer weed control & have also been testing weeds for herbicide resistance. Their latest move has been to purchase a iHSD - buff.ly/36cbpnC via @theGRDC
