In The Paddock

By Martin Murray

A look at agriculture and farming in Australia and around the world. Covering a range of topics including soil health, ag tech, farm innovation, weed management, herbicide usage, livestock management,... more

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December 01, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: Stubble Cover
A bit of a rambling podcast with poor audio quality to thanks to a nation wide satellite internet outage. But we’re talking stubble cover and it’s importance in the Australian farming system
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November 01, 2020 Harvest Hiatus
Just a quick heads up that the podcast will be on pause for the next few weeks as harvest gets underway. But we’ll be back up and running once harvest is over
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October 27, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: Grain Storage
With harvest kicking off around the country we're talking grain storage and grain storage options so your can keep your grain in top condition for sale, stock or sowing. In todays WTT we cover off Silo and Silo Bags, Fumigation of grain and seed treatment to ensure your farm keeps its grain clean. We also talk about the importance of keeping your site clean and preventing an infection of pests before they occur.
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October 20, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: A Career in Agronomy
Today we're answering the most common questions I get asked "What do you do in agronomy?", "Do I need to go to uni?", "What's the pay like?" and "will I get training?". So if a career in agronomy interests you or you just want to know what a agronomist does and how it relates to the farmer and farming check out todays podcast.
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October 16, 2020 Jon Wright: Blue-E Cattle Stud
Today we speak to Jon Wright from the Blue-E cattle stud in Woodstock NSW, the stud breeds Angus-Shorthorn Crosses with a strong focus on increasing livestock feed efficiency. We talk about why increasing feed efficiency is important and the benefits that it can provide producers with at a farm level along with the benefits it can provide the nation through reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We also talk about Jon's grazing strategy, how he uses the data he collects on farm and the decisions he makes using that data. Finally we also talk about the impact of climate change from a marketing and market access perspective and how what we as farmers do in relation to climate change and carbon management will affect what markets we can sell into.
For more Click on the Link Below to check out the Blue-E Website
https://bluee.net.au/

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October 13, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: Farm Biosecurity
On today's Wednesday Tec Talk we talk about farm biosecurity, why its important, how it impacts you and some simple principals you can undertake to make sure that Australia maintains its clean green reputation and more importantly ensure that your farm and business remain free of pests and diseases.
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October 08, 2020 A Response to Kiss The Ground
Over the long weekend I watched two shows of TV one was Australian Story where they focused on the Monaro farmer Charles Massey and his journey to regenerative agriculture and the was Kiss The Ground on Netflix which looked mainly at farming in the USA and what makes sustainable and regenerative agriculture. This is my reply to those shows, what makes a sustainable farmer? and is that different to a regenerative farmer? In my opinion 99% of Australian farmers run zero till direct drill cropping systems and rotate or cell graze their stock, do these practices make us regenerative farmers, sustainable farmers or just flat pack stock standard regular farmers?
Some points I thought were valid, some were antagonistic but for the most part I thought we doing these things already.
Have a listen and let me know your thoughts

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20min
October 06, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: Fall Army Worm
By Listener request we talk about Fall Army Worm, its one of the new and emerging threats to agriculture and sustainable farming in Australia. Since its arrival in January 2020 its settled in and made it clear that its here to stay. So we talk about what this invasive pest is, where it lives, what crops it likes and how to manage it. For more including a identification guide click on the links below and remember if you spot this pest notify your local department of Ag.
GRDC Fall Army Worm
Department of Agriculture

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October 04, 2020 Tyne Vs Disc Seeders
Today's short podcast is on Tyne Vs Disc Seeders and trying to determine what will work best in your farming system. We cover how a seeder interacts with the use of pre emergent herbicides, the effect of stubble or pasture and how a furrow might benefit you.
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September 29, 2020 Wednesday Tec Talk: Grubs
Carrying on from a Wednesday Tec Talk on Mice we now look at grubs and what they can do to crops. We're currently seeing them in canola, faba beans, chickpeas and lupins, they have the ability to do massive damage to crops but their are things we can do to protect our crops from them. So we talk about what these grubs are, how we find them and then how we deal with them.
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