Field crops, pastures & rangelands

Whats new

• Free Variety Chooser App
  Download the free "CropMate VarietyChooser” app for your iPhone, iPod and iPad today.
• Summer crop production guide 2011
• Ricecheck recommendations 2011
• Northern Grains Region Trial Results Autumn 2011

YouTube videos

• Fleabane in fallows - December 2011
  Download the transcript (17 kb, RTF)
• Managing mice in Spring
  Download the transcript (12 kb, RTF)
• Part 1: We've all got mice - why and what should we do next?
  Download the transcript (62 kb, RTF)
• Part 2: We've all got mice - why and what should we do next?
  Download the transcript (30 kb, RTF)
• Mid Season Rice Review 2010-2011
  Download the transcript (40 kb, RTF)

Software

• Cropmate
  A tool to analyse climate and weather information to help make informed decisions during the crop cycle.
• Salvaging crops for fodder, grain or grazing - calculator
  A calculator to help producers make decisions on salvaging crops. The Excel spreadsheet calculates the cost of baling crops for hay or silage and of taking crops through to harvest.

PROfarm courses

• Introduction to pastures
• Managing pastures for profit (dairy)
• Paddock plants - field day
• Irrigated lucerne for profit
• Prograze
• Prograze abridged
• Prograze Plus
• TopFodder silage
• more courses...

Laboratory services

• Laboratory testing services
  Tests are available for agricultural water, soil fertility, plant nutrition, chemical residues, and insect and plant pathogen identifications.

Recent News Releases

• 20 Dec 2011
  Widespread rain a mixed bag for farmers
• 08 Dec 2011
  New crop app takes the guess work out of crop selection [23.7 KB PDF]
• 28 Nov 2011
  Broadleaf crop trial aims to improve grain production and profitability
• 23 Nov 2011
  Harvest gets underway at Yanco Managed Environment Facility
• 16 Nov 2011
  Future of cereals lies in breeding for resistance: Farrer Medallist
• 08 Nov 2011
  Find out more about grazing cereals

Related Events

• 1st Mar 2012
  Annual Rice field day
• 5th Apr 2012
  Sydney Royal Easter Show
• 2nd May 2012
  Impacts of climate change on southern Australia livestock industries