Contrast in growth across the same canola crop. Healthy & budding prior to flowering whilst TuYV takes hold in affected patches. Green peach aphids have been sprayed with Transform but the damage is done with yield potential unknown in affected areas.

Another great session in Marrar with local agros. 6 years of data from GRDC southern NSW farming systems project. Key topics incl. double breaks, 5cm pH testing & system WUE $/ha/mm. Then checking trials with Rohan Brill & Mathew Dunn John Kirkegaard so much learning 👍

Vetch clover grazing mixes under the pump this winter after a tough start. Ewes are lambing with good condition on their back but the grain cart will be rolling again soon. Early weaning on the cards for much of southern NSW.

Another fantastic day of learning in Port Lincoln SA for Weedsmart Week 2024. Big roll up to hear about EP farming systems, making a profit & looking after your people. Thank you all our passionate speakers, sponsors & keen attendees. WeedSmart

Big roll up in Grenfell for GRDC grower update. Dealing with clethodim & glyphosate resistant ryegrass was a hot topic. Plenty of options to run down seedbanks with diverse rotations, crop comp & mix MOA. Thanks Bill Webb & James Ingrey for their honest input WeedSmart

We’ve teamed up with the research gurus from CSIRO & NSW DPIRD to upscale the GRDC Sth Farming Systems project. Six #diversefarms trials have been set up with growers & agros across Sth NSW focusing on diverse rotations. Farmwalk 27th Aug at southern sites, more to come.

The GRDC Sth NSW Farming Systems field day will be held at the Urana site next Tuesday 27th Aug. You can also come along to the new #diversefarms on-farm demos at Urangeline and Jerilderie on the same day. Please RSVP for the Urana site by Friday at trybooking.com/CUHJH

Minotaur barley punching on the biomass with warmer temps & recent rains. No room for weeds in that canopy WeedSmart

Faba beans starting to bulk up after a slow start, now branching & nodulating. Cowpea aphids have caused minor damage with direct feeding & virus transmission. Plants sent away by Jessica Zieltjes for virus testing at NSW Agronomy

The 2nd GRDC Farming Systems Farmwalk is on next Tuesday. First stop is the Rannock #diversefarms site with faba beans in a strip & disc system, then Wagga Farming Systems trial - now in its 7th year. Come along to one or both sites, RSVP at trybooking.com/CVAEG

Thank you to our hosts for 2024 Grassroots Ag Farmwalk. Brad Baxter on cereal disease, then pulses & the Ganmain guru Rohan Brill Onto Warakirri Cropping, Ardlethan Matt Notley & fertiliser sheds, workshop, soil pit, lime, rotations, cameras + more.. Jessica Zieltjes

Excellent to see progress driving down a big ryegrass seedbank. Vetch grazing fallow 2022, TT canola 2023 & wheat 2024. Mixing pre em MOA across rotation + croptopping & 195mm row spacing fb chaff deck capture. Ryegrass struggling to set seed under the canopy WeedSmart

Just a reminder the Sth Farming Systems Farmwalk at Rannock and Wagga is on tomorrow, please RSVP using the link: trybooking.com/CVAEG More Farmwalks to come: Burcher & Tullamore Mon 16th Sept Thuddungra & Greenethorpe Tues 1st Oct

The GRDC SNSW Farming Systems roadshow is moving north! Farmwalks at the Burcher & Tullamore #diversefarms sites next Monday with the Baker Ag team, discussing pulses in rotations, double breaks, liming, strip & disc etc. Register at trybooking.com/CVDTX

Another high quality 3PL firebreak boom built by the Sandow family at Barmedman. 1000L tank with agitation & micromatic fittings allows safe handling + option to use diverse mixes. Shroud + AITTJ60 nozzles on 25cm spacings provides excellent coverage yet no drift. WeedSmart

Huge turn out for Barry Haskins & team AgGrow spring field day. Soils pits, new varieties, paraquat review & best of all risk vs reward on N. A top afternoon looking at some very handy looking crops!! WeedSmart

A fantastic project team of researchers, advisers and growers working together on this, thanks to GRDC for continuing the support.

A very handy resource thanks Charleton GRDC North

The SNSW Farming Systems roadshow is coming to an end with the 6th & final Farmwalk 1st Oct: 9am: Greenethorpe trial, now 7th year 1.30pm: Thuddungra #diversefarms site Broden holland Comparing legacy effects from faba beans vs high N strategies in a canola-wheat rotation

Great stuff Jason, it’s not an easy investment to sell but the lime + ⬆️ plant health message is real (this year with frost & dry). Keep up the good work & consistent messages.