In The Paddock

With all the rain and wet weather lately we’ve had a bit of erosion to deal with and I think that strategic cover crops may be a way that we can help to deal with that issue.

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Quality is nice but yield is king, whether your growing grain, running livestock or farming fish quality is nice but we’re paid in kg and tons. So we need to focus on production and growing as product as we can with the resources we have.

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On todays podcast we’re talking nozzles and nozzle selection, looking at why you should change nozzles depending on the job you’re doing and the outcome you’re looking for.

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In todays Tec Talk we speak about Fusarium Head Blight, what it is, what does, how it affects your crop and how you can protect your crop.

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On todays Wednesday tec talk we examine organic and what it means for your farming system. We discuss how you can make organic carbon work for to reduce your inputs and why you should increase it along with ways to increase organic carbon in your soils.

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In todays tec talk we discuss measuring pasture biomass in a paddock. Measuring pasture biomass is essential for determining how much feed on offer is in a paddock and how much feed is available when you’re planning stocking rates and grazing rotations. We talk about pasture rulers and rising plate meters and how you can calibrate them to your pasture.

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There’s a lot of wet crops out there, Nitrogen is expensive and hard to come by so it’s incredibly important that you don’t waste it. Listen to todays podcast and find out how you can mitigate wasting nitrogen and farming in a more sustainable manner.

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On todays tec talk we talk the four key drivers of yield in a sustainable cropping system and how they need to be managed for their to achieve maximum yield.

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After getting some high rankings in the Finnish podcasting charts I thought I’d look a bit into Agriculture in Finland and see what they farm in such a harsh climate.

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On todays podcast we talk to Meg Kummerow from Fly the Farm on the use of drones in Sustainable Agriculture. For more on Meg and Fly the Farm go to flythefarm.com.au

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