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PODCAST: Is it really worth growing F2 canola seed?
GOA’s Maurie Street & Penny Heuston chat about F2 canola seed. ??? Does it save you money OR cost you yield??? Its impact on:-Establishment.-Plant vigour.-Yield.…based on trial work GOA has done across the Central West into farmer-retained hybrid canola seed. LINK: Stream ep...
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PODCAST: Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs.
PODCAST: Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs?2026 looks a tough one, not much moisture about & getting high $$$$ fert a challenge. Listen to our chat with Maurie Street re: -Where do you get the best ROI from your fert $$. -Shoul...
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Positions vacant
?Want to join our awesome team? ?Work hand in hand with the Central West's leading growers and agros? ?Independent, relevant research? GOA has one positions open: Technical Officer. Want more information??? ??https://www.grainorana.com.au/positions-vacant
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2025 GRDC Central West NGN Forums
The NGN Forums offers a platform for anyone involved in the grains industry to present ideas, identify opportunities, and discuss constraints relevant to the local area. Ideas shared at the forum will be carefully reviewed to help GRDC create focused RD&E plans that aim for long term prof...
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Increasing wheat sowing rates for weed control: does it lead to lower yield or quality?
GOA's recent research includes numerous years of trial work into increasing wheat sowing rates for weed control. Much of this work was conducted in the low rainfall areas of our region. Findings include: Growers need to employ non herbicide strategies such as increasing crop comp...
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Crown rot: interesting interactions with plant populations, N and variety.
GOA's research has made some interesting findings re crown rot and it's interactions with plant populations, N and variety. Want to know more? Have a read of our GRDC Update Paper: 2-Paper-Street-Maurie-and-OBrien-Ben-Crown-Rot-2024 (1).pdf OR Have a listen to the podacst with GOA's own Ben...
The importance of good water quality for good spray results.
Is your water source GOOD ENOUGH for getting the most out of your expensive chemicals? Maurie Street from GOA has a chat about the importance of water quality and spraying:-Do you know the quality of your water source for spraying?-What impact is it having on your spray job?-What you can do to if y...
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Phosphorus placement in canola
GOA has done some super interesting work on P placement in canola.....the results might surprise you! -Results based on over 16 trials on alternative P placement.-P fertilizer with the seed can decrease germination by up to 80%.-Placing P on the soil surface - is it available to the canola plant? S...
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2022 Canola Sowing, when is too late?
Has it been too wet to get your canola in, are you thinking about re-sowing? Here are some findings from the last 2 years that may inform your decisions! For full details: http://grainorana.com.au/documents?download=160
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Does your canola really need sulfur?
Three years of trial work by GOA has failed to demonstrate a response to added S on canola in "low" S soils. Do we really need to apply 20kg of S to every canola crop as recommended and does it really have a higher requirement for S than wheat. You may be better off investing in nitrogen- trials...
Categories: General, Recent results
