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Summer crop production guideSummer crop production guide 2009

Provides the latest commercial information relevant to variety selection, together with agronomic recommendations.

locust-spotlight.jpgPlague locusts

Locust activity remains steady. Effective ground control is still essential.

Insect and mite control in field crops 2009

Information on how to control insect and mite pests in a broad range of field crops and winter cereal crops.

drought.jpgDrought

Drought continues to affect many farms and communities in NSW.
Hotline: 1800 814 647

profarm-logo-thumbnail.gifPROfarm 2009

New short course program now available.

Spotlight

  • NSW alligator weed strategy 2010-2015
  • The Smart Farms Projects, improving nutrient management & water use efficiency
  • Terms of Reference - Review of BJD management in NSW
  • Durum wheat production
  • Winter crop variety sowing guide 2009
  • Improving Spray Application in the Vineyard
  • Variety specific agronomy package trials 2008
  • NSW DPI soils scientist amongst world's top ten
  • Preparing a development application for intensive agriculture in NSW
  • Climate Risk Management Project

Latest publications

Oct 2009Forfeiture of beehives (Primefact 929)
Oct 2009Biochar basics (Primefact 963)
Oct 2009Livestock flood refuge mounds (Primefact 961)
Oct 2009Profile of plantation authorisations (Primefact 743)
Oct 2009Measuring water salinity (Primefact 856)
Oct 2009Water use by crops and pastures in southern NSW (Primefact 958)
Oct 2009Managing ground cover in the cropping zone of southern NSW (Primefact 957)
Oct 2009Blackberry control manual
Oct 2009Cabomba control manual
Oct 2009I&I NSW integrated Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Program Plan (summary)

News releases

  • 05 Nov 2009
    A bug's life: Wagga Wagga study into beneficial broadacre insects
  • 04 Nov 2009
    Winter crop prospects continue to decline
  • 02 Nov 2009
    Free grapevine guide smokes
  • 30 Oct 2009
    First locust swarms threaten summer crops [27.6 kb PDF]
  • 27 Oct 2009
    Seven Macksville-district properties quarantined for cattle ticks
  • 27 Oct 2009
    Orange livestock researcher’s invention wins TV award
  • 26 Oct 2009
    New guidelines for the construction of flood refuges for livestock
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Events

  • 25 Sep 2009
    Property Management Planning Course FARMREADY Approved
  • 7 Nov 2009
    Safe tractor operation and maintenance (course)
  • 9 Nov 2009
    Changing Farming Changing Families
  • 9 Nov 2009
    Wagga Wagga Agribusiness Breakfast
  • 10 Nov 2009
    Improving irrigation with pivots and laterals
  • 10 Nov 2009
    Changing Farming Changing Families
  • 10 Nov 2009
    SMARTtrain AQF3 reaccreditation(course)
  • 10 Nov 2009
    Chainsaw - fall trees manually - non-production, basic (course)

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