Summer grains
Grain sorghum is the main summer cereal crop grown in northern NSW. It is mainly used as stock feed in the cattle, pig and poultry industries. Sorghum stubble can also be utilised after harvest as stock fodder. Maize is the other main summer growing cereal.
Rice is a summer grain sown mostly in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Valleys of NSW. The rice industry is recognised as a producer of high quality rice with attributes that satisfy diverse markets.
Rice
- Choosing a rice variety for 2007
- Have I enough water to finish my rice crop?
- Rice cereal quality
- Rice production using groundwater
- Ricecheck recommendations
Sorghum
Pests and diseases
- Boil smut of corn
- Fusarium cob rot of corn
- Insect and mite control in field crops
- Managing northern leaf blight in sweet corn (Primefact 235)
- Rice crop protection guide 2009
- Weed control in summer crops 2008-09
General information
- Millet for reclaiming irrigated saline soils
- Summer crop production guide 2009 (grain sorghum, maize, mungbean and sunflower)
- Summer forage crop and grain choices for the NSW coast south of Coffs Harbour - Full version
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You may also be interested in...
- CRC for sustainable rice production (www.ricecrc.org)
- Farm budgets and costs (field crops and pastures)
- Pests, diseases and disorders in field crops and pastures
- Seeds and plant breeding for field crops and pastures
- Soil health and fertility (general)
- Water and irrigation (general)
- Weeds management (general)
Reports
- NSW Grains Report
Reports on harvest estimates, grain production forecasts, and seasonal conditions.
Laboratory services
- Laboratory testing services
Tests are available for agricultural water, soil fertility, plant nutrition, chemical residues, and insect and plant pathogen identifications.
PROfarm Courses
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