NSW DPIRD Agronomy

In this podcast with Amanda Thomas, Regional Extension Officer, CottonInfo, we chat about all things off-target spray drift: -how big is the problem -why its so bad this year -who's responsible -tips for avoidance -new technology that can help ....along with the Christmas turkey & voodoo dolls! spray drift

NSW DPI's plant pathologist, Kurt Lindbeck gives us a rundown in mould in canola: -What's causing the problem? -Are the moulds toxic? -What could I have done to prevent it? -How can I avoid it next year? 

Brad Baxter and Steve Simpfendorfer, NSW DPI's cereal pathologists, join us for a podcast to help dispel some of the urban myths around stripe rust in 2022. -Did you spray at the right time? -What has happened with pathotypes this year? -Is disease resistance breaking down?

Nathan Ensbey, technical officer with NSW DPI based at Grafton, talks us through the trial work being done into early planting of soybean. -Why you would do it -What varieties are suited to an earlier plant -Some tips to get it right.

NSW DPI's plant pathologist Kurt Lindbeck, gives an update on: -What is happening in the paddock with canola and pulse crops. -Is it too late for fungicides to be effective in canola? -Upper canopy blackleg and late season sclerotinia in canola. -What nasties are raising their heads in pulse crops.

The latest update from the pathology team, Brad Baxter & Steve Simpfendorfer, on what's happening with cereal diseases in the field across NSW.

NSW DPI Field Entomologist, Zorica Duric, talks to us about Russian wheat aphid, life cycle, damage and control methods. For more information on thresholds, refer to: pir.sa.gov.au/research/services/…reshold_calculator

Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter, NSW DPI's cereal pathologists, give us an update on what's happening in the paddock, what issues are coming into them, what diseases could be an issue in 2022 and how to manage them.

Dr Kevin Moore takes us through the history of Ascochyta in Australia. The impact on the industry when it was first detected in 1998, and how the plant breeders responded to the challenge.

The team from Chickpea Breeding Australia (CBA) have a chat to us about: -who they are -what they do -what's in the pipeline for growers -and the benefits of the new breeding facility at Tamworth to the chickpea industry nation-wide. Listen to Kristy Hobson, Ahsan Asif, Elizabeth Bell And Glenn Lendon talk about breeding advancements, the new breeding precinct at Tamworth and what traits they...

Crown rot, how big an issue will it be in 2022? Listen to the latest advice from NSW DPI's Mitch Buster, Toni Petronaitis & Dr Steve Simpfendorfer has to say about the matter. -What is your risk? -Should you grow durum? -Influence of nitrogen on the disease. -Management options pre-sow, in-crop and post-harvest.

NSW DPI's plant pathologists Brad Baxter and Steve Simpfendorfer give us a snapshot of what is happening in paddocks with stripe rust in wheat and how to manage it this season. Along with other diseases issues in cereal at the moment.

Early sowing sorghum, with NSW DPI's Loretta Serafin. Listen to Loretta's tips on how to get early sown sorghum right on the back of the trial work that NSW DPI has being doing for a number of years now in NW NSW.

NSW DPI's plant pathologist Kurt Lindbeck gives a rundown on sclerotinia stem rot in canola: -How the disease is spread from year to year and within the crop -How to manage the disease -The potential for the disease in 2022.