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Crown rot can cause up to 50 per cent yield loss and grain quality downgrades. It’s a disease that all producers want to a solution to.  A potential new option to combat it is a fungicide seed treatment called Victrato. While it is not yet registered, it is under evaluation by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

In this podcast episode, agricultural scientist Dr Margaret Evans talks about her research exploring Victrato's efficacy in drier cropping regions.

For more information on Victrato, visit the Syngenta website: VICTRATO® | Seed treatment (syngenta.com.au)

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

With larger farm sizes and variable autumn rainfall, many grain growers are increasingly reliant on early dry sowing of crops in order manage timely seeding across their cropping programs. On the Upper EP, dry spring weather and challenging soil types has increased the need for guidance on dry sowing strategies.

In this podcast episode, Amanda Cook from the SARDI Minnipa Ag Centre details her research project which assessed the effects of soil type, sowing depth, herbicide, seed dressing, fertiliser placement and time of sowing on the germination and establishment of dry sown cereals in the region. (Full details of the treatments are available in the project report at sagit.com.au)

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Soil salinity is a billion dollar constraint on wheat production across Australia, and changes to climate, land use and water quality threaten to make the issue worse. Now researchers at the University of Adelaide, with long -term support from SA grain growers through SAGIT, are close to developing new wheat breeds that can deliver benchmark yields on saline soils.

In this podcast episode, University of Adelaide's Associate Professor Stuart Roy describes how his team has been working to isolate phenotypic and genotypic traits for salt tolerance, then breed these into elite Australian varieties to develop a salt tolerant wheat for South Australian conditions.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Saline and sodic soils are relatively widespread in South Australia, leaving many growers unable to take advantage of canola as a lucrative oilseed rotation. However, new super-high oleic acid (SHO) safflower varieties may offer an alternative crop with

In this podcast episode, Associate Professor Rhiannon Schilling from SARDI talks about her SAGIT-supported research which investigated the ability of these new SHO safflower lines to perform on soils that are unsuitable for canola. She outlines the potential for SHO safflower to become another significant oilseed crop for SA grain growers in the near future.

 These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Soilborne diseases are a significant issue for South Australian farmers. Diseases such as cereal cyst nematode, take-all and rhizoctonia can cause significant yield losses. It is estimated cereal root diseases cost grain growers in excess of $200 million annually in lost production. Much of this can be prevented, but unfortunately often goes undiagnosed and untreated.

In this podcast episode, Dr Katherine Linsell from the South Australian Research and Development Institute, a division of the SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions, talks about a series of workshops designed to give growers and advisers the skills to help them identify root disease issues in their paddocks.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Recent research on Yorke Peninsula has shown significant yield gains for cereals and lentils if you sow within a centimetre of last year’s row.

Awned wheat delivers high quality grain, but the downside is, if it’s damaged by frost, it can’t be cut for feed because the spiky awns can damage animals’ throats.

In this podcast episode, Dr Bertus Jacobs from Longreach Plant Breeders, talks about the development of high quality awnless varieties currently undergoing classification for release in 2025.

Not only do these new varieties have attractive frost management qualities, but their grain yield are equal to the best varieties currently available.  As Australia’s climate changes and we experience more extreme weather conditions, these varieties will play an important role.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Canola yields have improved significantly in recent years, thanks to new varieties and research into how to grow them in Australian conditions.

In this podcast episode, Andrew Ware, an independent agronomist with EPAG Research, talks about the deep-dive he’s taken into canola profitability research, looking at what the limits are in terms of yields and how far to push the economic viability of adding nutrients.

He also talks about his involvement with AIR EP and SAGIT and the importance of engaging interns and providing them a hands-on experience in applied field research.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

Faba beans are one of the most commonly planted crops in the South East region of South Australia. However, there are many competing thoughts on what nutrients and fertilisers should be applied to deliver the highest yields.

In this podcast episode, Adam Hancock from Elders talks about his SAGIT funded research designed to quantify nutrient and fertiliser responses, particularly of the less commonly applied nutrients, as well as the validation of tissue testing results.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.