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Using dry sowing as a tool to manage risk

Key messages:

  • dry sowing can help farmers manage production risk and spread the labour load
  • when dry-sowing, ensure depth of seed placement is correct
  • avoid dry sowing into paddocks with high weed seedbanks and ensure separation of seed and pre-emergent herbicides
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Are your soils under-performing?

Key messages

  • Understanding the scale and depth of soil constraints is key to an effective amelioration program
  • Incremental sampling to depth provides more information than traditional 0-10 cm tests
  • Seek advice before beginning an amelioration program

Summer and early autumn provides an opportunity for Riverine Plains farmers to treat soil constraints, such as acidity and sodicity, between winter crops.

So, what are the issues to consider?

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Options for storing higher moisture grain

Key Messages:

  • High-moisture grain is not safe to store without aeration or drying, but can be temporarily held in silos with aeration cooling before being dried or blended
  • It’s important to regularly monitor stored grain temperatures to avoid spoilage
  • Do not store high moisture grain infected with fungi or moulds

With wet and cool weather continuing to complicate harvest, growers may be thinking about their options for managing higher moisture grain (either this year or in future seasons).

So, what are the key things to consider?

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