The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, whose purpose is to invest in research, development and extension to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers.
Good interview. I have been thinking about young John a bit over the last few weeks, he told me about 10 years ago we should visit the Murtoa stick shed, and we just have, so he popped into my thought bubbles. I actually searched him this morning to see if he was still chair of the GRDC and here we are. I dealt with John a little bit over about 20 years and probably got to know him a little bit over my last 10, buying some of his crop, mainly sorghum, perhaps some wheat that didn't make spec at the flour mill. It was always good to have John turn up in his own road train, always found him engaging, informative, funny and entertaining, except the day, and it was the only time it happened, John turned up in his road train and we rejected him for insects. He was horrified and then nervous on every visit. John's grain quality was always high, and as he says himself, he is a bit of an urger, always trying to negotiate with me out of hours unloads in the harvest period, have to admit he won on a couple of occasions and I knocked over a couple of road trains on a Saturday morning to help him out. I think John was also about developing good relationships, and he had a good one with me, the flour mill he sold to and another feedlot localish to him. I haven't spoken to him now for more than 2 years but do wonder what he has been up to, as he is a mover and a shaker. I hope life post the GRDC is good for him. He is also known as the defacto mayor of Goondiwindi.
Always a good thing to see. Here in my area, clay is common and we've always added clay to sandy soils. To boost the soil even more, I would look to incorporate livestock so manure is added to the mix. Clay mixed with urea and manure..... you just don't get better than that. The biggest issue I've seen to date, is modern farming getting away from the more natural cycles of herbivores moving through an area to stomp down plants, disperse seeds, and fertilize the ground. Trying to grow a crop is fine, but I think we're missing a key component in how ecosystems function by not using livestock in the fields, or at least bringing in fresh manure to spread every season.
Hello! This is a great video. I learned a lot from it. By the way, could you please tell me? How many kg of hairy vetch seeds can be obtained from one acre?
Hi brett about moving the concave to the right side the distance of the adjuster what should be more or less I am sure I am in the right direction when it is level and centered my distance is 52mm
Hi greg great interview we have all come to cross roads in our life keeps it interesting hope budding young agros take some key pionts on board rob yarrie lake
Has anybody thought of blowing hay or straw into the inclusion area to increase the organic mater in the soil? or possibly manure? The organic mater will ad to the friability of the soil and water holding capacity. Other things to include are activated sludge from municipal sewage treatment plants.
i'm just a suburban gardener in melbourne. many times after lots of rain in winter, and then quickly going to irrigation as weather warms up, i've had lots of different deficiency symptoms. Applying deficiency symptom nutrients did little, and garden and veggie patch were in quick decline, after great growth before. Despite applying 20:20:20 +TE to veggie patch, things got worse. Then i applied foliar potassium and everything came back to normal. In the future i need to apply more potassium earlier on to soil, which must be getting leached with all the watering.
Check out this article - contact details at the bottom, groundcover.grdc.com.au/innovation/precision-agriculture-and-machinery/how-profitable-is-your-harvester-set-up
If anybody knows what Nutrients deficiency/Surplus in Soil particularly in Agricultural lands, accelerates growth of barnyard grass, kindly inform me. Stress factors in Agricultural lands are generally water deficiency to main Crop and Nutrients. Dr P. Jayapala
The big problem is that you have to have an apple computer device to be able to download and read them. Apple devices are expensive. Are there any plans to make the books available via other means? Even PDF forms of the main text would be great I am very frustrated at not being able to see how far we have come since i retired.
Thanks for your feedback, Bill. The SoilsWest team is looking at alternative publishing options for the ebooks and hope to have additional options soon.
