s sowing wheat early and deep in the Mallee worth it? Trials with the Baird family reveal key insights about crop emergence, yields, and the role of coleoptile length in deep sowing success.
How do you balance gut instinct with hard data when making big farming decisions? In this blog, we unpack lessons from the GRDC RiskWi$e project and a conversation with CSIRO’s Rick Llewellyn on what helps growers stay confident when the pressure’s on.
Following a dry 2024, growers are being urged to fine-tune their fertiliser strategies. In this blog, Sean Mason outlines five smart ways to make every nutrient count in 2025—from identifying responsive soils to managing root safety in pulses.
In a season where the rain didn’t turn up, variable rate technology still delivered. Sean Mason and Peter Treloar break down how VRT helped growers cut costs, target inputs, and uncover hidden soil constraints—proving that even in drought, there’s plenty to learn.
What happens when you put different ripping setups to the test in tough Mallee conditions? We followed the GRDC NGN trial from paddock to harvest—and the results are in. Find out which setup delivered the biggest yield gains and the best return on investment even in a drought year, plus how you can fine-tune your own soil amelioration strategy.
The MSF Farm Talk Podcast returns for Season 6, continuing to deliver practical, new ideas and farming solutions for Mallee growers. With 137 episodes and over 29,000 listens, this season kicks off with MSF Independent Chair, Steve Burt, discussing the future of Mallee farming and the importance of farmer-led leadership.
This year for the first time two recipients, Bill Davoren and Tanja Morgan, were recognised as having both played pivotal roles in shaping the landscape of Mallee farming through their unwavering commitment to agricultural research, communication, and farmer support.
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