Integrated Weed Management, using cover crops and strip-till (6 minutes)
Agronomists, Dr Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyse and Marc Hinderager, discuss the outcomes from a case study carried out on a ...
Benefits of cover crops and strip-till for pumpkin production – interview with Michael Camenzuli from Bathurst (6 minutes)
Harvesting is twice as fast as in conventional tillage as the pumpkins need no wash. This means a cost ...
Podcast: Cover crop trial at Cowra, NSW, with Marc Hinderager (6 minutes)
Agronomist, Marc Hinderager, has been working with the growers in Cowra and reports on the results of this cover ...
Irrigation monitoring in potatoes Part 1: Practical use of IrriSAT and soil moisture sensors
About the farm The 1,000 ha farm is located at Billimari near Cowra, NSW, on loam and sandy loam ...
Irrigation monitoring in potatoes Part 2: Practical use of satellite information
This case study looked at what extra information could be obtained from paddock satellite images used to monitor crop ...
Cowra cover crop and strip-till a winning combination for soil health
Cover crops provide multiple benefits, including reduced soil crusting, increased infiltration rates, reduced compaction, weed suppression and nutrient cycling. ...
IWM on a Bathurst pumpkin farm: Advantages & drawbacks of ground cover use, tillage and residual herbicides
Grey pumpkins (var. Sampson) were planted the week of 4 November 2019, following strip tillage of terminated ryecorn and ...
Seasonal rainfall outlook for vegetable growing regions (January – March 2020)
A drier than average summer is forecast for most regions, with most regions likely to receive less than their ...
Cover crops and strip-tillage is helping Bathurst pumpkin grower to save water
A Bathurst pumpkin grower, working with the Soil Wealth team is breaking new ground by using cover crops and ...
Cover Crop + Rolled Ground Cover + Strip-Till = Record Farm Cucumber Yield
Cover crops + roller crimper + strip-tillage have proven a winning combination for a partnership between Mulyan Farms’ Ed Fagan ...
Lyndon Orpwood discusses the benefits of strip-tillage to Simplot Australia
Lyndon Orpwood from Simplot Australia (Bathurst, NSW) explains how strip-tillage has improved moisture retention and field productivity. The benefits ...
Ed Fagan explains why his initial reservations about strip-till and cover crops were dispelled
Ed Fagan (Cowra, NSW) explains how strip-tillage and cover cropping compliment each other for a successful cucumber crop. ...