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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
Cereal disease update with Brad, Steve and Sam, June 2026.
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Listen to NSW DPIRD’s plant pathologists, Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter, along with Sam Blanch technical officer from Grafton, talk about what’s happening in the paddock.
•What diseases are out there.
•What could be an issue in 2026, especially considering wet in conditions in southern NSW OR the dry conditions in the north.
•Advanced crops – any disease ramifications?
•Net blotch research in barley.
•Newly identified fungicide resistances in barley.