The 2020 Farrer Memorial Medal has been awarded to Dr Lindsay O’Brien for his valuable contribution to wheat breeding and cereal chemistry research that has improved Australia’s cereal production. (more…)
Tag: crops
Weevils spell trouble for Paterson’s curse
Local producers could save money and boost weed control this spring by checking Paterson’s curse plants for insect damage before they spray weeds, according to NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services (LLS). (more…)
New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back
Australian winter crop production is forecast to increase by 64 per cent in 2020-21, with New South Wales expected to have its second biggest winter crop in a decade. (more…)
NSW DPI developing the banana industry
A new five-year National Banana Development and Extension program will give northern NSW banana growers access to the latest research and development results. (more…)
Cropping benefits from Waratah exclusion fencing
These New South Wales cropping operators have received huge productivity increases after erecting Waratah exclusion fencing on their boundaries which border the State forest. (more…)
Have you spotted the parallels?
Epidemic, incursion, outbreak: call it what you like, you should take note of what’s happening in Australia in response to COVID-19, because a crop or livestock pest or disease outbreak would play out quite similarly. (more…)