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More reports of some 'nasty suckers' in faba beans.
🪲Cowpea aphids @ Trangie.....
Thanks for the heads up Will Archer!

Need more info? ⬇️
'Aphid management in pulse crop'
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NSW DPI Cesar Australia Zorica Duric Joop van Leur GRDC North GRDC

Remember, tune in at 130pm TODAY to catch Jonathon Moore as he runs through the findings in Southern NSW from his CRDC supported Sydney Uni Life&Env PhD!

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👍Great to be part of this excellent research!!!

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🦠...and so the pathology party begins?
Crown rust or leaf rust found in oats at Yass, Dunedoo & Delungra. The disease favoured by early sowing & warm temps (15-22'C).
🧐Get out & have a look...
Concerned? Contact the NSW DPI pathology team

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Years of research has culminated in the release of two new strains of high-performing (acid-tolerant) rhizobia in 2024. This includes SRDI-969, which will replace the current recommended strain WSM-1455 (Faba and Broad Bean).

#rhizobia #Nfixation #Fabas #Tamworth

Here at NSW DPI we were pretty chuffed to be part of this awesome colaboratory research, led in the north by the also awesome Tendo, who's passion in this space, like Baz's, is very real!!

There are 2 new strains:
🌿Group E (lentil, field pea, vetch)
🫘Group F (fabas).

AND part of this 😎cool research was done right here at Trangie -both on a grey & red soil site

Key findings:
🌿Incorporating more legumes(+50%) in the sequence =highest GMs during wetter years (2020–2022)
☘️Lucerne based pasture systems was the best GM in moderate & dry seasons

👏Nice article in The Land re NSW DPI's Jon Baird & the work he & the team have been doing into farming systems since 2014.

🧐Want some more info? Have a read of Jon's GRDC update paper⬇️:
grdc.com.au/resources-and-…

Jon Baird GRDC North Trangie Agricultural Research Centre Lindsay Bell Kathi Hertel

Disc seeders - ensure adequate seed slot closure in wet conditions. These GRDC results illustrate reduced canola est% presumably due to poor seed slot closure. Sometimes might be best to leave it another day to dry out. NSW DPI Agronomy CSIRO

What’s the critical soil moisture content to establish canola? Been using evaporation covers, irrigation and rain-out shelters to evaluate moisture and temperature effects on est%. Great GRDC project lead by Andrew_Fletcher . Stay tuned for results. CSIRO NSW DPI Agronomy

🪲....and so it begins.......found yesterday......
🧐Be vigilant, check volunteer, green bridge plants if you didn't blitz them over summer for both insects AND disease.....

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Concerning over a single detection of a diseased plant?
Depend!
A bunchy top plant may vanish the next season if there is no aphid vector
A #Fusarium plant may be of significance, especially in virgin fields as the biomass go back to the ground, build inoculum up. It’s a start??

How fast are you sowing canola? Previous GRDC paddock survey identified that establishment could increase by 16% by reducing sowing speed. Just another factor to consider/weigh up GRDC North NSW DPI Agronomy

Results highlighting the benefit of sowing large diameter seed as canola seed depth increases. Key points
* biggest gains in est% came via removing <1.6mm seed
* large seed = larger cotyledons = quicker biomass production
GRDC North NSW DPI Agronomy GOA Barry Haskins

Using a single disc seeder? On average, there was a 17%, 28% & 37% reduction in canola establishment as MAP increased from 50, 100 and 150kg/ha compared to Nil MAP. Be aware of your SBU%. GRDC North NSW DPI Agronomy

Ever wondered if MAP fertiliser toxicity was worse with smaller canola seed? These GRDC results suggest no difference, however the improved establishment from larger seed helped compensate for some of the losses. GRDC North NSW DPI Agronomy GOA Barry Haskins

Are you sowing enough canola seeds? Here’s some results derived from an GRDC project that could help adjust seeding rates (kg/ha) based on small, medium or large seed size. Hope it helps.

Roy Hamilton Kenton Porker James Venning Broden holland Graeme Sandral Barry Haskins GRDC GOA NSW DPI Agronomy Rohan Brill FYI - here’s some results from central NSW on plant density. I guess the negative side of low density is less weed competition and greater difficulty in fungicide timing and crop desiccation (due to greater range of crop development within the one plant).

🟡Some great tips here from some great research by NSW DPI's Col McMaster & team👍

dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/br…

🟡🟢We haven't forgotten canola & pulses for what diseases are seed & stubble borne🌿🦠

The NSW DPI chart may help👇👇👇
From a DPI publication 'Setting your crop up for success in 2023'

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