Crop Disease Podcast

Wouldn't it be something to see all current and historical fungicide resistant results all in one place? In this podcast episode, let us introduce PRIM - the Pesticide Resistance Integrated Mapping tool from GRDC's Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry, an online app that (in its first release) can tell a grower the severity of fungicide resistance in their region. Access PRIM her...

We’ve hit mid-October, and the season is coming to an end. So how did the season finish up in different regions of Australia? That’s where we come in.  Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists to find out the current issues of the season and what they would have done differently if they could do the season again. We'll hear from: Rohan Brill,...

It’s September and its starting to warm up. In many regions across Australia, the winter has been a warm and wettish one, and in such conditions in the past, we’ve seen some significant sclerotinia outbreaks take off.  So just in case an outbreak happens this season, lets talk about the options now.  Join CCDM's Megan Jones as she interviews CCDM researchers Sarita Bennett and Pippa Michael o...

It’s now late August, and what started off to be a very dry start, has either stayed dry, or become a little wetter in some regions. But how does one region, compare to another? That’s where we come in.  Along with CCDM’s Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists in late August to find out the current issues of the season and the next management strategy to think about. We&...

The 2024 season has begun and the crops are just starting to come out of the ground in what seems to be a bit of a slow start. But how does one region compare to another? That’s where we come in.  Along with CCDM’s Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists in late June to find out the current issues of the season and the next management strategy to think about. We'll h...

In this episode, we've been able to dig a bit deeper into the situation of fungicide resistance in both spot form and net form net blotch in Southern WA, and work out why we are seeing such high levels of resistance to some of the Group 3 (DMI) fungicides in this region. CCDM's fungicide resistance expert Fran Lopez-Ruiz joins Megan Jones to explain why there is fungicide resistance in n...

The 2023 season is headed to an end. So what could we have done differently in hindsight?   Along with CCDM’s Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three advisors to find out the how the season ended up and what will they be recommending for 2024. We'll hear from: Monica Field, Farm and General, Esperance, on the challenges of the 2023 season, with plans to increase diversity in var...

What if we told you that you can now get a canola variety with some resistance to sclerotinia stem rot? Well, maybe not right now, but it's certainly possible in the near future.  At CCDM  we've discovered partially resistant germplasm in canola, and in this podcast, CCDM canola disease researchers Dr Mark Derbyshire and Dr Lars Kamphuis will be giving some hope to canola growers battlin...

Welcome to the future of agriculture, where everything is data-driven. Traditionally, farmers use a gut-feel to make decisions, but in the future, not any more. By using multiple data sets and computational techniques to extract insights, decision making just got a whole lot easier.  The Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI) was recently launched in August, and in this special editio...

The 2023 season is headed towards harvest, and there’s definitely a mixed bag of some good and some not-so-good going on across the country. But what’s going on where? That’s where we come in.  Along with CCDM’s Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to four agronomists/advisors in late August to find out the current issues of the season and the next management strategy to think about. We&ap...

The 2023 season is underway and there’s been a mixed bag of challenges already. But what’s going on where? That’s where we come in.  Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to four agronomists to find out the current issues of the season and the next management strategy to think about. We'll hear from: Tessa Dimond, AGnVET, St George, QLD , on the dry start so fa...

Variety resistance is often the first tool used by a grower to keep disease under control.  But the science in this space needs to move with the changing pathogens, which are constantly mutating and getting around the crop’s defence system and, before long, we’re looking for the next more resistant crop to come from a breeding program.  In this episode, hear from CCDM's barley disease researc...

In this episode, CCDM’s Fungicide Resistance expert Fran Lopez Ruiz talks about the big fungicide issues of 2022, and how to manage wheat powdery mildew with so few options available, thanks to fungicide resistance.  Also on the show, Greg Condon from Grassroots Agronomy and WeedSmart talks about the big disease challenges in the NSW and Victorian regions in such a tricky year. For growers or agro...

Harvest is upon us, and as we get closer to the end of the season, crop diseases are becoming far less of a problem. What a great time to reflect on how disease management went! Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones for the third time this season as she speaks to three agronomists and a pathologist from various grain growing regions on how they think the season went, and what cou...

At CCDM, for the first time ever we recently discovered a gene in the fungal pathogen causing ascochyta blight that triggers disease resistance in lentils.  Why is this something? Because this discovery has huge implications on the way growers will select their lentil varieties for maximum resistance in the near future. In this episode, CCDM researchers Lars Kamphuis and Bernadette Henares will te...

We’re now getting towards the end of the 2022 season, and there’s been quite a bit of rain around the country. But with rain comes crop disease, and we’re seeing a number of disease management issues popping up everywhere.  Along with CCDM’s Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists and a pathologist, to find out the current issues of the season and the next management stra...

Canola - what a break crop! It can be so profitable. But no crop is perfect, and canola sure has its problems. One of them being Sclerotinia Stem Rot.  In this podcast Megan Jones talks to CCDM sclerotinia researcher Dr Mark Derbyshire on his latest published research that confirms the pathogen causing sclerotina has the ability to infect more than 400 different plants. Mark talks about why this i...

Are you wondering what others are up to around the country? How others are dealing with disease, pests, weeds or nutrition right now? Along with CCDM’s Fran Lopez-Ruiz, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists and a pathologist, to find out the current issues of the season and the next management strategy to think about. We'll hear from: Dan Talyor, DKT Rural Agencies, Central Whea...

Have you ever heard of a lab-based Professor going out to the country and trying his hand at seeding? To learn more about the end-use of agrochemicals, CCDM’s Deputy Director Josh Mylne has given it a go, currently in the middle of a 12 day stint with farmer Clint Della Bosca out on the eastern fringe of the wheatbelt. In this podcast, Josh will give a quick run down on his seeding experience so f...

ere at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management, we’ve been pretty good at identifying cases of fungicides resistance, and letting farmers know if they have it in the paddock. As good as this is, we’ve only been able to say if the resistant pathogen is present or absent, and not able to tell them how much is there, and what strategy will have the biggest impact in managing it... But we’re gettin...

SDHI Resistance in South AustraliaDid you hear about the fungicide resistance discovery in the Yorke Peninsula last year? Net form net blotch (NFNB) of barley was declared fungicide resistant to the SDHI fungicide fluxapyroxad. In this episode, CCDM fungicide resistance researcher Fran Lopez-Ruiz joins Megan Jones as they discuss the situation, talking about why it happened, how to manage it, and...

With 330 samples sent in during the 2019 season from 173 farmers, net blotch resistance in the South of the WA grainbelt is now less of a mystery. In the next Crop Disease Podcast, CCDM Director Mark Gibberd joins Megan Jones as they discuss the results from the Barley Disease Cohort Project, where about 15 per cent of samples carried the mutation associated with fungicide resistance – CYP51A F489...

How is your 2020 season plan shaping up to be? In this episode CCDM farming systems economist Amir Abadi once again joins Megan Jones as they prepare growers for disease management in 2020, particularly for those who are coming from a drought or drier year. First up they talk to producer Ben Webb from Kojonup, WA, who has a mixed sheep and cropping enterprise, growing canola, wheat, oats, lupins,...

The year 2019 may not have been the best for most growers around Australia, but with the ‘not so good’ growing conditions, comes a silver lining. Crop diseases held back, giving them a break from an expensive fungicide program. In this episode CCDM director Mark Gibberd once again joins Megan Jones as they discuss last season, and the strategies growers are using to manage disease. First up they t...

Harvest. It’s upon us again. But as you dust off the big machine, have you thought about how you will manage your stubble this season? In this episode CCDM’s farming systems economist Amir Abadi once again joins Megan Jones as they discuss how to best manage stubble in different parts of the country. First up they talk to Cassandra Schefe, research coordinator from the Riverine Plains Farming Grou...