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SAGIT
by SAGIT
SAGIT invests more than $2 million each year to support research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing. SAGIT gives South Australian grain growers a stake and a voice in research projects that deliver relevant local benefits.Now we're giving the researchers a voice too - through the SAGIT podcast! Have a listen to how your levy funds have been invested and how you can use the research to improve your own farm outcomes.
Episodes
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SAGIT Podcast #25 – Critical soil and plant values for aluminium and manganese – Brian Hughes
Soil acidity is an increasing challenge across South Australia, with approximately four million hectares at risk. In this podcast episode, Brian Hughes from SARDI discusses his research on aluminium and manganese toxicity. Brian explains how traditional reliance on pH as an indicator of toxicity...
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SAGIT Podcast #24 – Biological control of invasive conical snails – Dr Kym Perry
Invasive conical snails are major pests of grain crops and pastures in South Australia and are spreading, becoming a problem of national significance. They can reach extreme densities in crops leading to contamination of harvested grain, risking the reputation and market access of SA grain.In…
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SAGIT Podcast #23 - Profitable vetch - Melissa McCallum & Stuart Nagel
Agronomic information and support for growing vetch is currently limited, yet interest in it as a break crop is increasing. In this episode of the SAGIT Podcast, Stuart Nagel and Melissa McCallum from SARDI share findings from their project, which consolidated vetch agronomic knowledge…
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SAGIT Podcast #22 - Developing Australian oat spoonable snacks - Guisella Yarasca
There is growing opportunity for oats to move beyond traditional breakfast cereals and baked goods into emerging consumer markets for plant-based, healthy, fibre-enrichedfermented spoonable snacks In this podcast episode, Guisella Yarasca from SARDI shares her work developing clean-label,...
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SAGIT Podcast #21 – Benchmarking Harvester Weed Seed Mills – Sam Trengove
Controlling crop weeds effectively requires a strategic and integrated weed management program, and harvest weed seed control is a key component. With a growing range of harvester weed seed mills now on the market, it is important for growers to understand how they perform before making a...
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SAGIT Podcast #20 - Pulse crop root health surveys - Blake Gontar
Pulse crops have become an increasingly important part of farming rotations across South Australia. But while plantings have increased, one crucial area has remained a mystery – root diseases. These hidden threats can devastate crops, yet knowledge had been relatively limited. In this episode of...
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SAGIT Podcast #19 – Developing a new high value noodle market for SA growers – Dr Siem Siah
Hard wheat from South Australian growers could soon be consumed by millions across East Asia as a SAGIT and GRDC funded project looks to open up new noodle wheat markets. This project is looking to position SA as a supplier of high-value noodle wheat to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, where demand...
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SAGIT Podcast #18 - On-row sowing to improve barley and lentil yields
A simple change in seeding technique and sowing crops directly on-row can significantly improve yields in barley and lentils, particularly in saline soils. With gains of up to one tonne per hectare and gross margin benefits exceeding $800/ha, the practice offers a low-cost solution for improving...
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SAGIT Podcast #17 – Improving efficacy of glufosinate in canola – Rebekah Allen
When the moratorium to grow genetically modified canola was lifted in 2020, one of the new opportunities for South Australian growers was access to herbicide-tolerant varieties and a new chemistry mode of action. As herbicide resistance increases, particularly with glyphosate and clethodim, this...
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SAGIT Podcast #16 – Optimising flowering period for the Murray Plains – Brendan Kupke
Wheat and barley yields depend upon many variables. But understanding the optimal time for flowering to maximise harvest is important, particularly as timeframes vary regionally. SAGIT recently funded a study into the optimal flowering period for the Murray Plains region, led by Brendan Kupke,...
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SAGIT Podcast #15 – Managing crown rot – Dr Margaret Evans
Crown rot can cause up to 50 per cent yield loss and grain quality downgrades. It’s a disease that all producers want to a solution to. A potential new option to combat it is a fungicide seed treatment called Victrato. While it is not yet registered, it is under evaluation by the Australian...
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SAGIT Podcast #14 – Improving management of early dry sown crops – Amanda Cook
With larger farm sizes and variable autumn rainfall, many grain growers are increasingly reliant on early dry sowing of crops in order manage timely seeding across their cropping programs. On the Upper EP, dry spring weather and challenging soil types has increased the need for guidance on dry...
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SAGIT Podcast #13 – Breeding salt tolerant wheat – Stuart Roy
Soil salinity is a billion dollar constraint on wheat production across Australia, and changes to climate, land use and water quality threaten to make the issue worse. Now researchers at the University of Adelaide, with long -term support from SA grain growers through SAGIT, are close to…
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SAGIT Podcast #12 - Safflower as an alternative oilseed - Rhiannon Schilling
Saline and sodic soils are relatively widespread in South Australia, leaving many growers unable to take advantage of canola as a lucrative oilseed rotation. However, new super-high oleic acid (SHO) safflower varieties may offer an alternative crop with suitably high oil yields. In this podcast...
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SAGIT Podcast #11 - Agriculture education - Sue Pratt
With five jobs for every graduate in the agriculture sector, the importance of educating the next generation of agricultural workers about career opportunities is critical. To help meet this demand, SAGIT has invested in the state’s first ever Lead Agriculture Teacher, Sue Pratt. In this podcast...
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SAGIT Podcast #10 - Crop root health workshops – Katherine Linsell
Soilborne diseases are a significant issue for South Australian farmers. Diseases such as cereal cyst nematode, take-all and rhizoctonia can cause significant yield losses. It is estimated cereal root diseases cost grain growers in excess of $200 million annually in lost production. Much of this...
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SAGIT Podcast #9 – Crop nutrition – Sean Mason
Recent research on Yorke Peninsula has shown significant yield gains for cereals and lentils if you sow within a centimetre of last year’s row. In this podcast episode, Dr Sean Mason from Agronomy Solutions, talks about various projects he has been involved with, including an ongoing project with...
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SAGIT Podcast #8 - Awnless wheat varieties - Bertus Jacobs
Awned wheat delivers high quality grain, but the downside is, if it’s damaged by frost, it can’t be cut for feed because the spiky awns can damage animals’ throats. In this podcast episode, Dr Bertus Jacobs from Longreach Plant Breeders, talks about the development of high quality awnless…
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SAGIT Podcast #7 - Canola profitability - Andrew Ware
Canola yields have improved significantly in recent years, thanks to new varieties and research into how to grow them in Australian conditions. In this podcast episode, Andrew Ware, an independent agronomist with EPAG Research, talks about the deep-dive he’s taken into canola profitability...
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SAGIT Podcast #6 - Faba bean nutrients - Adam Hancock
Faba beans are one of the most commonly planted crops in the South East region of South Australia. However, there are many competing thoughts on what nutrients and fertilisers should be applied to deliver the highest yields. In this podcast episode, Adam Hancock from Elders talks about his SAGIT...
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SAGIT Podcast #5 - Lentil varieties - Larn McMurray
Huge areas of cropping land in SA are planted to lentils annually, however, issues such as weed control, herbicide damage, establishment, soil toxicity, frost, moisture stress, harvestability have slowed their uptake in low rainfall and sandy soil environments. In this podcast episode, Dr Larn...
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SAGIT Podcast #4 - Head-loss in barley - Matthew Tucker
The risk of head-loss in barley crops is often enough of a deterrent for growers not to plant it. Finding a solution to this problem has been the focus of work undertaken by Associate Professor Matthew Tucker from the University of Adelaide. In this podcast episode, Matthew talks about a couple…
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SAGIT Podcast #3 - Frost Learning Centre - Mick Faulkner
Agrilink agronomic consultant Mick Faulkner talks about the Frost Learning Centre which Mick manages on behalf of the Mid North High Rainfall Zone Group. The centre for farmers, advisers and researchers is a SAGIT and Grains Research and Development Corporation co-funded project with input from…
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SAGIT Podcast #2 - Boosting lentil productivity - Sam Trengove
Agronomic consultant Sam Trengove, of Trengove Consulting, talks about his SAGIT-funded work into increasing lentil productivity here in South Australia. Lentil production often underperforms on the sandy soils of the Yorke Peninsula, so the first project Sam ran sought to understand the causes…
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SAGIT Podcast #1 - Common vetch as a break crop - Stuart Nagel
In this podcast episode, Stuart Nagel, who leads the National Vetch Breeding Program (an investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the South Australian Research and Development Institute, a division of the SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions), talks about a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
SAGIT invests more than $2 million each year to support research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing. SAGIT gives South Australian grain growers a stake and a voice in research projects that deliver relevant local benefits.Now we're giving the researchers a voice too - through the SAGIT podcast! Have a listen to how your levy funds have been invested and how you can use the research to improve your own farm outcomes.
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