Derani makin’ music at community centre
OLD Time Rock ‘n’ Roll/country singer Derani is returning for the first time this year to the Yorke Peninsula Veterans and Community Centre, Kadina, on Sunday, August 5.
Message about making the most of water
ADAPTING farming practices and seizing opportunities to make the most of water are the keys to improved profitability, according to Hoyleton farmer Tom Robinson.
Researchers seek pulse disease samples
RESEARCHERS are seeking grain growers and advisers to provide samples of diseases detected in this year’s pulse crops.
Trengoves map for profit at Bute
LIFTING crop performance by soil pH mapping to incorporate variable rate lime applications has been a recent focus of Yorke Peninsula agronomist Sam Trengove at his family’s 2350-hectare property near Bute.
FACTOR this into ryegrass management
Advertising Promotion: YP AG
YP AG believes with the continued increase of annual ryegrass resistance to Group A herbicides, there is no time for complacency.
Virus combo gets the jump on pest rabbits
LANDOWNERS across Australia have gained an advantage in the fight against pest rabbits through the combination of two biological controls.
New resource to fight yellow spot
USING yellow spot samples from Australia, the USA and Canada, researchers have sequenced the genome (complete DNA set) of a new fungal isolate to help better understand yellow spot disease in wheat crops.
Agribusiness award nominations open
NOMINATIONS have opened for the Rabobank Leadership Awards recognising outstanding individual achievement in, and contribution to, Australia and New Zealand’s food, beverage and agribusiness industries.
Free screening service will test for crop pest insecticide resistance
GRAIN growers are being asked whether they have noticed a chemical control failure or suspect insecticide resistance in redlegged earth mite and lucerne flea.
Pre-order for discounted fox bait
DISTRIBUTION days for the coordinated fox baiting program will be held at Yorketown and Maitland in September.