In The Paddock

Today we’re talking all this potassium, how it’s role in the plant and how deficiencies can be corrected

It’s a bit of a hot topic at the moment with Foot and Mouth, Lumpy Skin Disease and Varroa mite getting around the Asia Pacific so I thought I’d dive into it. Farm Biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility whether you’re trying to stop pests and diseases entering the country or stop the movement of weeds as disease around your farm. We can only influence what we control so it’s important to make su...

Free Living Nitrogen Fixation (FLNF) is where organisms in the soil fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and make it plant available in the soil. Unlike rhizobia found in legumes these organisms aren't fixed to a plant and live freely in the soil with some producing more nitrogen than their legume equivalents. But unlike the rhizobia in legumes FLNF is mostly unknown but potentially has a large role t...

In this tec talk we discuss the role that phosphorus plays in our farming systems. We look at what it does, when it’s needed, where to test for it and how to apply it in order for us to keep farming in a sustainable manner.

Today we’re going back to basics and discussing the role of nitrogen in the farming system. Why nitrogen is important for a sustainable farm, how to check if it’s needed and where to get it is needed.

This week we touch briefly on aerial sowing with a couple of things to look out for. Along with sowing rates and making sure you’re actually sowing the right amount of seeds per metre in your paddock.

We interview Bob Freebairn live in the paddock to discuss subtropical pastures and how they work in modern, sustainable and highly productive grazing system. We talk about the value of species selection and how to get your legumes working for you.

This week we look at water rates and the effect they play on the quality of a spray job.

Today we’re talking EPR’s or End Point Royalties, what they are and why they need to paid. As growers we benefit a lot from new varieties and plant breeding and that’s what EPRs fund so it’s important that they’re paid.

Trofim Lysenko was a soviet scientist who mixed politics with his pseudo-scientific ideas leading to deaths to the deaths of 10's of millions through starvation from famine. He also managed to single handily set back the soviet scientific community in the field of biology by over half a centaury through the suppression of people and their competing ideas. He is the primary cause for many of great...

On todays Wednesday Tec Talk we talk liquid fertilisers, why you might use them and what advantages they can have in your cropping system, helping to boost your productivity, profitability and sustainability.

As every thing gets pushed later keep an eye on your varieties and planting windows so you don’t loose yield potential in the back end

Hemp is an emerging industry in Australia with hectares under crop and consumption of hemp products increasing year on year. We interview Tim Schmidt, mixed farmer, Hemp grower, and President of the Australian Hemp Council. We have a detailed conversation about growing hemp, its uses, and where the opportunities are for the industry, along with what needs to be done to get the industry moving. Its...

I’m crook as a dog this week so we’re rerunning my interview with Jon Wright from the Blue-E cattle stud we’re we discuss enhancing production and reduce emissions through selecting cattle for better feed efficiency.

Hurry up and Wait, be prepared and be patient so when things are finally right to go you can go and you make the most of a situation while conditions are right

In 1972 a trade delegation from the USSR went to the USA looking to buy just enough grain to top up their stocks and feed their livestock. By the time the deals were done they left with 10 million tons of grain and the global grain markets flying out of control.

Life is full of compromises and farming is no different, if anything there’s probably more compromises in farming. So when you’re making a compromise are you making the least bad decision or are you just looking for a easy way out?

With a election coming up I thought I’d have a have a quick discussion about Ag Politics and policy making. How Ag policy is formed, how groups like NSW Farmers and the NFF work along with why it’s important to have a united voice.

Grain Producers Australia have set up a NGR number for farmers to donate grain to in support of Ukraine. The Grower Delivery Card in the NGR is numbered 1500 4442 and registered to GPA

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.

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.

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.

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.

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