GRDC - Driving Agronomy Podcasts

Some tips on making sure your next grain storage purchase is gas tight!!

Australia needs to be able to supply high quality wheat to Asian markets while at the same time lifting yield. Is it possible?

Australia's wheat industry is beginning to lose market share to the Ukraine in valuable Asian markets.

A new study is looking at the potential consequences of residual traces in our soils of some common herbicides.

A new mapping tool will help growers pinpoint herbicide resistance in their area.

Is it goodbye El Nino and hello La Nina? Time will tell.

The predicted increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is bittersweet news for grain growers.

Which is the best seeding system to use when applying pre-emergent herbicides at sowing?

Growers can stack the odds against herbicide resistance more in their favour.

Grazing winter crops with livestock has many advantages - find out what they are from a farmer's perspective.

There are many advantages to a dual purpose cropping system on mixed farms, but proper planning is required.

Sowing crops in an east westerly direction offers many advantages when it comes to non-chemical weed control.

Farmers are reminded about the important role of micro-nutrients in their soils in this edition of GRDC Driving Agronomy.

New frost susceptibility scores for wheat and barley varieties have been released.

A national canola program is turning up soem interesting results in relation to time of sowing. Program runs: 4 mins 24 secs

In the International Year of Pulses, what's the long term future look like for this valuable crop. Program runs: 5 mins 4 secs

There's much to consider when using pre-emergent herbicides. Here's a snapshot. Program runs: 4 mins 53 secs

A new alert system will revolutionise how growers and agronomists find out about threats to crops.

Scientists have identified two new genes that will herald the beginning of the end of pre-harvest sprouting in wheat.

Growers are urged to show caution before planting back to back pulses because of disease risks.

It's the time of the year when farmers assess their financial performance. We talk to a specialist in farm accounting.

An increased number of random checks on grain variety declarations will take place this harvest.

Researchers are developing a method of objectively measuring the quality of pulses which will speed up research into new varieties. Program runs: 4 mins 57 secs

An on-farm trial has begun into controlling insects in stored grain by starving them of oxygen. Program runs: 5 mins

Researchers are working on early identification of frost damage levels to mitigate losses to farmers. Program runs: 5 mins

How can growers can ensure grain fumigants will continue in the long term to be effective against grain storage insects? Find out on GRDC Driving Agrononmy

Aerating hot grain is one way to control insect pests in silos. The options explained on GRDC Driving Agronomy.

Are farmers buying the right silos for their needs? We find out on this edition of Driving Agronomy.

There are ways to minimise the risk of harvester fires. Find out more on GRDC Driving Agronomy.

The Spring 2015 edition of the Blackleg Management Guide is out and we review it and the current research efforts into the disease on GRDC Driving Agronomy.

What are the four blocks upon which to build your business? Find out on GRDC Driving Agronomy.

Australia's national chickpea harvest could break records at harvest time.

Research into a new style of furrow opener could deliver some potential benefits to growers. Hear more about the Bentleg on GRDC Driving Agronomy.

GRDC has released a comprehensive manual called Farming the Business which is now available through the iTunes store.

Research is showing herbicide resistance can be delayed more effectively by mixing chemicals at full rates than simply rotating chemicals.

A major herbicide resistance project has come to an end. What were the lessons learned? Program runs 4 mins 57 secs

Researchers have discovered that spraying the herbicide, paraquat, in the evening delivers a better result.

Research is looking for ways to retain health giving components of canola oil during the refining process. Program runs: 4 mins 17 secs

RIM modelling shows that ryegrass can be controlled in canola/wheat rotations by adding a third control method.

Research is attempting to find ways to unlock the applied nitrogen fertiliser stored in the soil.

On this program we take a look at the role of soil consultants in lifting grain yields and profitability.

A new technical manual for agronomists on pre-emergent herbicides has been released in time for incrop spraying.

A multi-pronged approach is needed when it comes to managing weeds that can survive a dose of herbicide.

Researchers say it's possible to substantially reduce weed seedbanks by crowding out weeds with thick stands of crop.

The double knock is important to farmers in controlling weeds, but it's not all about chemicals.

Increased CO2 levels as a result of climate change could lead to an increase in virus severity hitting Australian crops.

CSIRO's James Hunt discusses some of the benefits and pitfalls of early sowing.

We hear about the high economic cost of weeds to the cropping industry and how it compares to a decade ago.

Farmers are beginning to measure soil moisture with electro-magnetic mapping (EM38) technology.

Russia has moved from a net importer of grain to one of the worlds biggest exporters in 10 years. How did it happen?