In The Paddock

MRL’s and Withholding periods are part of all sectors of agriculture, whether you’re in grains, horticulture or livestock following withholding periods and not breaching MRL’s are essential to your business. So listen in to find out what they are and why it’s important not to breach them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays podcast we talk to John Fargher, the co-founder & Chief revenue officer of Agriwebb about the role that Agtech can play in farming businesses to enhance production and profitability along with sustainability. We discuss the current state of livestock production in Australia, how we compare to other major players in the global beef industry and why we need to change to maintain our co...

The price is pretty good but the global price is much better. So why aren’t we getting these even better prices? In todays tec talk we have a quick overview into what is driving global prices and why the price of wheat in Australia is so far below the global price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good timing is essential in any cropping operation but is particularly important in short season crops like Mungbeans. So tune in to why I think you need to place more importance on getting jobs done quickly but properly on farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve all heard of peptides but that’s because they end up in sporting scandals. What most don’t know is that these peptides are the future of pesticide technology due to their safe and effective technology. Listen in to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s your worst paddocks they can give you the biggest gains so tune in to think about where you can make your biggest improvements Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why it’s sometimes better to pay more and use multiple products instead of only applying one product at a higher rate and saving a dollar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Croplife Australia has an over they’ll be changing from a lettered MOA classification system to a numbered one. So what does that mean for you as a grower/agronomist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just like with your herbicides and insecticides the continual use of certain fungicides can cause resistance to develop and break that group. It is essential that fungicides are rotated and mixed up to prevent resistance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a short message to say thank you for your continued support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Massive rain events around the country a lot of growers are wondering what they can do to reduce water logging on their farm and how they can pick their crop back up out of water logging Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Livestock are headers harvesting your grass and converting it into meat. If your headers aren’t functioning well you’re missing out on yield potential. How do you set up your place for the best grazing system Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With crops up it’s time to think about storage, my most expensive mistake was not having on farm on storage last year and here’s why Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryegrass is often seen as a problem if your west of the great divide but can we use that as a feed source for sheep and cattle and should we be sowing it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With sowing underway there have been multiple reports of drift from all over the country. Most of this looks to be inversion drift so today we’ll look at inversion drift, what it is and how it can be avoided. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Herbicide residuals can be very effective in long term weed control but they can also cause you problems so tune into today’s podcast to find out what you can do to check and manage your residuals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pre Emergent Herbicides can be a valuable tool in a farms weed management system. Tune in today to discuss what they are and how they can be used in your system Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legumes won’t fix Nitrogen unless they are inoculated with rhizobia bacteria so it’s essential that this step is done right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bit of an apology as to why I haven’t been posting any content anywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phosphorus is one of the key macro nutrients a plant requires. Listen to today’s tec talk to find out why it’s important and how to manage it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes if a job doesn’t look like it’s worked or plants haven’t come up you leave it for a week or two and just need see what happens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mice are a problem that can kill a crop before it germinates. Check out today’s podcast to see what you can do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frost is a ever present danger in farm, a bad cold snap at the wrong time can ruin a crop but heat at the other end can strip yield without you noticing it. To manage that risk there’s a range of tools you can use including data loggers and climate apps. For more on how to use these tools so you can hit your yield potential check out today’s podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Sowing is one of the most important operations in farming so why are we so careless with our sowing rate? To get the best result we should be targeting plants per metre but sow at kg/ha regardless of seed size. Listen to today’s podcast to find out how you can change that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A jar test is where you batch up chemical mixture in a jar to test its physical compatibility before you batch it up in your spray rig. They help you to identify brews that will result in product falling out of suspension and blocking your nozzles, filters and lines. For more check out the video on my “In The Paddock” YouTube channel. Jar Test on Youtube https://youtu.be/XVMCCXChlgE Hosted on Acas...