In The Paddock

By Martin MurrayScience Technology Earth Sciences

In The Paddock episodes

March 23, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: The Importance of Waiting
Sometimes if a job doesn’t look like it’s worked or plants haven’t come up you leave it for a week or two and just need see what happens
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3 min
March 03, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Mice and Sowing
Mice are a problem that can kill a crop before it germinates. Check out today’s podcast to see what you can do.
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5 min
February 23, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Data Loggers and Managing Frost Risk
Frost is a ever present danger in farm, a bad cold snap at the wrong time can ruin a crop but heat at the other end can strip yield without you noticing it. To manage that risk there’s a range of tools you can use including data loggers and climate apps. For more on how to use these tools so you can hit your yield potential check out today’s podcast.
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7 min
February 16, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Sowing Rate
Sowing is one of the most important operations in farming so why are we so careless with our sowing rate? To get the best result we should be targeting plants per metre but sow at kg/ha regardless of seed size. Listen to today’s podcast to find out how you can change that.
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5 min
February 09, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Jar Tests
A jar test is where you batch up chemical mixture in a jar to test its physical compatibility before you batch it up in your spray rig. They help you to identify brews that will result in product falling out of suspension and blocking your nozzles, filters and lines. For more check out the video on my “In The Paddock” YouTube channel.
Jar Test on Youtube
https://youtu.be/XVMCCXChlgE
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7 min
February 03, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Soil Testing
On today’s podcast we talk about soil testing and why it’s important to your farming system.
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3 min
January 26, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Mixing Order
Mixing chemicals is the wrong order is one of the simplest ways to cause issues for yourself when spraying. Tune into the Wednesday Tec Talk to find out the right order and avoid having issues on your farm. Please note to always seek your own independent advice before acting on what you’ve heard here and be aware that not all chemicals will mix with each other.
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6 min
January 12, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Adjuvants
Adjuvants can make or break a spray mix, so how do you may sure that you’re adding the right one to the sprays that’s you’re doing on your farm? Listen to today’s Tec talk for a basic overview of what adjuvants are and what they can do in your mix. For more check out the Adjuvant book by GRDC linked to here https://grdc.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/384519/10562-GRDC-Adjuvants-guide-LQ.pdf?utm_source=website&utm_medium=download_button&utm_campaign=pdf_download&utm_term=National&utm_content=Adjuvants%20Booklet
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4 min
January 05, 2021 Wednesday Tec Talk: Double Cropping
We’re back up and running for 2021 after a short Christmas break. Given all the rain that has fallen over the NW it looks like there’s a fair bit of double Cropping going on so on today’s podcast we’re talking about double cropping and what you should consider when double cropping. Done right it can be great option in a sustainable farming system, but done wrong it can cost a heap of time and money.
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5 min
January 03, 2021 Back On The Air
Just a quick note to let you know the Wednesday Tec Talk will be back this week and podcasts resuming as normal.
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1 min

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