NSW DPIRD Agronomy
NSW DPIRD works hand-in-hand with farmers being the largest rural research provider in Australia. The aim of these podcasts is to deliver timely and relevant information to help growers and industry better manage and understand challenges to their farming systems.Bringing you the latest research and developments in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity in NSW
NSW DPIRD Agronomy
Latest Episodes
Canola - getting establishment right.
NSW DPIRD's Col McMaster talks us through tips and tactics to optimise establishment and maximise your planting opportunity. Topics include:Seed size and seed source.Planting time and depth.Seed bed moi...
Cereal diseases – what could be an issue in 2026??
Listen to what our favourite NSW DPIRD cereal pathologists Brad Baxter, Wagga and Steve Simpfendorfer, Tamworth have to say re the 2026 season:• What diseases were an issue in 2025 & the consequences of those for 2026.• The dry summ...
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Rutherglen bug: the sporadic pest causing grief this summer.
Rutherglen bugs: from the trenches to your crops...... Hear what NSW DPIRD's Zorica Duric & CSIRO's Hazel Parry have to say about: --Why they are a problem this year. -How to monitor. -Contr...
Seasonal disease update with Brad, Baxter, Steve Simpfendorfer & Kurt Lindbeck.
Seasonal disease update with the NSW DPIRD plant pathology lads.-what to do from now till the end of the year with disease.-Stripe rust happenings.-Sclerotinia in canola & pulses.-Bacterial blight and crown rust & harves...
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