Widespread frosts on top of a very dry season mean that southern growers are having to make some tough decisions. We speak to consulting agronomist, Martin Culbert, who is traveling across the southern region and helping growers with their post frost decision making. Martin advice is to approach the situation logically, and to get out there and conduct an assessment of the entire paddock in order to get a grasp of where the worst impact is – before making a salvage decision. There may be areas within the paddock that growers can portion out - to get next year's seed. Martin has also developed a spreadsheet/in-paddock calculator that just requires time and some basic maths to conduct. Growers can use it to make a data based decision - as to what their next step is. 

Contact

Martin Colbert, Consulting Agronomist

[email protected]

More  Information

Frost Management Resources

Mallee Sustainable Farming - Better Frost Decisions webinar (25/9/2024)

IFarmWell  

LifeLine - 13 11 44 (available 24 hours/ 7 days a week)

Project Investment Codes

AIP2404-001RTX, FAR2204-001RTX 

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