Bulletin July 2019
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Remote sensing
Over the past decade, the agricultural industry has seen a significant increase in publicly available remote sensing imagery and ...
Chilli spacing trial: summary report
Intensive chilli production systems are susceptible to soilborne diseases, such as Sclerotium rolfsii, especially during the summer months. This ...
Bulletin June 2019
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Veg and tech: Science fiction or the future of farming?
As agricultural systems forge toward a large-scale, complex, tech-savvy future, where should you look for new technologies and what ...
Soil borne diseases in vegetable crops – A practical guide to identification and control
Soil-borne diseases present an ongoing challenge to the Australian vegetable industry, with an estimated $120 million in losses annually. ...
Can calcium cyanamide (Ca(CN)2) fertiliser affect Pythium spp. and other soilborne diseases in carrots – findings of an on-farm demonstration
Calcium cyanamide (Ca(CN)2) fertiliser was tested for efficacy against Pythium sulcatum and P. violae in a grower led demonstration ...
Damping off in spinach: Best bet fungicide and biologicals Trial 2016/2017
A preliminary field trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of chemical and biological control treatments for damping off ...
Growing Matters – #1 Basics of cover cropping with Dr Kelvin Montagu (9 min listen)
Get inspired by this podcast with Dr Kelvin Montagu who gives a good overview on cover cropping, the key ...
Growing Matters – #2 Link between soil wealth and cover cropping with Dr Kelvin Montagu (12 min listen)
Link between soil wealth and cover cropping with Dr Kelvin Montagu (12min listen) Continue learning about the benefits of ...
Calcium cyanamide fertiliser in carrots: Economics
Calcium cyanamide Fertiliser, also known as nitrolime, has been used in Germany as a slow release nitrogen and calcium ...
Bulletin May 2019
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