"Managing diseases of chickpea 2024" ...new management guide from @nswdpi. Covering: 🟧Diseases & their life cycles 🟧Management options 🟧What they look like! LINK🔻 dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/… ChickpeaBreedingAustralia GRDC GRDC North Kristy Hobson NICOLE DRON glenn lendon #chickpea

Reports of aphid infestations have been common. Early virus infections may be responsible for some of the discolouration & mottling symptoms seen in canola & pulse crops. FREE testing for virus diseases is available. Joop van Leur @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY GRDC North

All done in time of the long weekend🥳 Wheelie bin demos set up to show 🤞CBA2212 improved PRR resistance compared to other commercial chickpea varieties. @nswdpi @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY GRDC GRDC North

NSW DPI managed NVT sowing program entering the final stages with chickpeas in the north. First order of the day - inoculation. Recent rains filling soil profiles, delaying sowing & spraying activities in places. Feeling the confidence & optimism. @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT)

⚠️Alert for NSW canola growers⚠️ An outbreak of green peach aphid has been reported with an increase risk of turnip yellows virus. Monitor aphid activity, esp. along field edges & correctly ID green peach aphids before spraying. 👉 bit.ly/3yXF2fv Cesar Australia

Conscious of the mixed fortunes across the country during the critical autumn & early winter period this year. Fingers crossed for those still waiting for germinating & follow-up rainfall. @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY

Are you planning on selling ISCC sustainable grain in 2024-25? There are some changes you need to know about. A new two-step process is in place to ensure you meet ISCC sustainability certification requirements to access new and existing markets. Visit: bit.ly/SustGrAuInfo

📢Slugs or no slugs - we want to hear from you!📢 🚜🌱Farmers and advisors, please help us by answering this short survey - hubs.la/Q02FkJgH0 This info will be used to inform future research to help reduce reliance on chemical slug control.

Thanks Marcroft Grains Pathology for the updated 'Blackleg management guide - winter 2024'. It provides updated info to help growers/advisers manage canola crops to reduce blackleg infection & id situations where changed practices could reduce yield loss. 👉 bit.ly/4f8h0Pq

Optimal time for nodulation checks is 10-12 weeks after emergence. Though, it has been extra cold and wet for many. Just the annual reminder about the 4C’s when checking legume nodulation (Collect, Clean, Count, Calculate). #nodulation #pulses #nitrogen

Check this out! Northern NSW NVT faba bean sites going gangbusters. GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT) GRDC North NSW Agronomy #NVTProvider

Grenfell NVT canola site is looking the goods!👍😁 A great snapshot of leading current and upcoming canola genetics. SD: 18 April. GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT) Kalyx Australia Paul Tognetti Harry Gavey #NVTProvider

DPIRD (was NSW DPI) managed NVT sites progressing nicely. Scoring showing diverse phenologies in different crop types. In-crop activities all up-to-date. Weather watching (🤞🤞) and crop monitoring continuing. GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT) NSW Agronomy GRDC North #NVTProvider

👏👏👏Congratulations to Mullaley grower, Ross Durham, on winning the prestigious Brownhill Cup yesterday at AgQuip. NSW Agriculture's Guy McMullen reflected that: "Ross has been a great advocate for soil conservation practices & diverse cropping rotations for decades, & the

The faba bean aphid season has officially started. FBAs have been found on fabas in NSW and Vic, with colonies in patches. Regularly monitor your crop, they can spread rapidly with the wind. More info grdc.com.au/__data/assets/… NSW Agronomy GRDC Cesar Australia PestFactsSA

9 days of dry and warmer weather for north a consideration in current disease mgt. extending cycle time and strengthening APR for stripe rust along with restricting leaf wetness or humidity for further infection. Two weeks of dry and warmer weather cheapest ‘fungicide’ available.

Get an update on insecticide resistance in Australian green peach aphid populations. Our findings are being incorporated in the updated green peach aphid resistance management strategy ⚡ This study was supported by funding from @thegrdc. To watch: 👉 buff.ly/3XgBJd5

If you’re planning to sell sustainable grain in 2024-25, now is a great time to complete your ISCC certification, prior to harvest. Visit: bit.ly/SustGrAuInfo ADM Australia Boortmalt Bunge Cargill Australia Centre State Exports CHS Broadbent GrainCorp RiordanGrainServices Viterra Australia

🧐Be alert, not alarmed🧐 SCLEROTINIA found in faba beans north of Warren. Understand how the disease works before pulling out the spray rig: 🦠48 hours+ of canopy saturation for the disease to proliferate. 🌞Current forecast has NO rainfall & rising temps for the next 10 days =

Speaking at the GRDC NSW DPI Lentil trial at Methul. Frost damage to unlimed plots but the plus limed plots are more resilient to the frost. Stronger, less stressed plants seemed to handle the freeze better. NSW Agronomy, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University