Colin McMaster

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Colin McMaster

@Master4Colin

R&D Agronomist with NSW DPI, conducting dry land cropping research within central NSW.

Katılım Aralık 2015

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GOA@GrainOrana·28 Nis

🎧PODCAST🎧: Is it really worth growing F2 canola seed? GOA’s @MaurieStreet & @pennyheuston chat about growing F2 canola seed. ❓Does it save you money OR cost you yield❓ …based on trial work GOA done across the Central West into farmer-retained hybrid seed. LINK➡️soundcloud.com/northern-farmi… @theGRDC @GRDCWest @GRDCNorth @GRDCSouth @Master4Colin

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·23 Nis

@agrobaz @nicolebtweets @NSW_AGRONOMY @GRDCNorth Baking paper - that’s a great idea Baz✅. I’ll give it a go

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Barry Haskins@agrobaz·23 Nis

@Master4Colin @nicolebtweets @NSW_AGRONOMY @GRDCNorth Thanks for this col 👍. We’ve also been putting a sheet of baking paper on top of the wet paper before rolling it up which keeps all the seeds intact on the paper towel when it’s unrolled. Works great 👍🍻

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·22 Nis

Been getting some enquires about the paper roll seed vigor test. Here’s a quick video on the procedure.@NSW_AGRONOMY @GRDCNorth Hope it helps

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·23 Nis

@QuentenKnight Hi Quenten - we have only been using it on canola…but can’t see why it wouldn’t work on the other crop types.

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Quenten Knight@QuentenKnight·23 Nis

@Master4Colin Thanks Colin, great video and demonstration, have you used this method for other crop types, wheat, barley, oats etc.

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·21 Nis

Well done baz 👏 - its a cracking little test

Barry Haskins@agrobaz

Hats off to @Master4Colin for this little germ test plan. Wet paper towel, put seed in a row along centre, roll up towel like a cigar, wrap in foil leaving top open for air and stand it upright. Look at both shoot and root for normality.

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NSW Agronomy@NSW_AGRONOMY·17 Nis

🎧PODCAST: getting canola established right🎧 🟡NSW DPIRD’s Col McMaster talks us through the tips & tactics for optimising YOUR canola establishment. LINK ➡️m.soundcloud.com/user-889937785… @theGRDC @GRDCNorth @GRDCWest @GRDCSouth @Master4Colin @GrainOrana @CSIRO @brill_ag @agrobaz

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·3 Eki

**Parkes canola field walk - 9 October** Hope to see you next week to inspect the Canola NVT trial site with @HertelKathi and to discuss the latest @theGRDC canola establishment research results. @NSW_AGRONOMY @CSIRO

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·30 Tem

Great day at Tottenham yesterday, and thanks @GRDCNorth for the opportunity to present. For anybody interested, there’s also a new @theGRDC funded App developed by @CSIRO called ‘Summer weed tool’…worth checking out this summer.

GRDC North@GRDCNorth

Weeds are a red card for fallow management - @Master4Colin looks at the cost of uncontrolled weeds to system profit – a nitrogen & water story. #GRDCUpdates #Tottenham Paper: bit.ly/4fedVOf

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GOA@GrainOrana·9 Tem

The team from GOA invite you along to the 2025 Central West @grdc NGN forums. 🤔Have your say on the issues that keep you awake at night that might help guide GRDC investments in YOUR area with YOUR levy $$$$. 🧐Hear the latest research from YOUR backyard with farmer-ready solutions to your production constraints. @GRDCNorth @MaurieStreet @bennyob #NGNforums

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·17 Haz

@kentonp_ag Thanks Kenton

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Kenton Porker@kentonp_ag·12 Haz

Col has gone above and beyond 👌

Colin McMaster@Master4Colin

@theGRDC Canola establishment field walk tomorrow at Canowindra. Time: 10am Location: Woodlands (refer to flyer) Rainout shelters have provided some great insights into dry sowing and the critical moist% required for establishment. Hope to see you there. @CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·17 Haz

@DaveFinlayTrang @theGRDC @AgroJAK Pleasure Dave - thanks for sharing with the group what you’re up to. Love your ‘out of the box’ thinking and will be following your work with great interest.

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Dave Finlay@DaveFinlayTrang·15 Haz

@Master4Colin @theGRDC @AgroJAK Thanks @Master4Colin, very informative day 👍

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·14 Haz

Big thanks to the growers and advisors for supporting yesterdays @theGRDC canola establishment field walk at Canowindra. Great discussion and thanks to @AgroJAK and @DaveFinlayTrang for your contribution👍. Hope it helped

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·17 Haz

@davelangfield75 @AgroJAK No probs at all Dave 👍. Will keep you posted on the results.

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David Langfield 🌾🐑🚜☘️@davelangfield75·15 Haz

@Master4Colin @AgroJAK Sorry Col couldn’t make it this time

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·3 Haz

Be great to see you @theGRDC canola establishment field walk at Canowindra on Friday 13 June. Strong focus on the critical soil moisture requirements for est % & the various implications of stubble, seed depth, soil strength & seedbed moist dry-down. @CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·4 Nis

@grassrootsag @AgroJAK @MckinleyMatt @theGRDC @NSW_AGRONOMY @MathewDunn19 @tony_swan64 @Farm_Link @JessicaZieltjes Just finished setting up irrigation yesterday at Condo. Will start applying various water treatments on Monday. Will keep you posted 👍

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Grassroots Agronomy@grassrootsag·3 Nis

@AgroJAK @MckinleyMatt @theGRDC @NSW_AGRONOMY @MathewDunn19 @tony_swan64 @Farm_Link @JessicaZieltjes Hot topic at present, growers with zero-till gear & stored soil moisture, pushing deeper with big hybrid seed. Keen to follow @Master4Colin & his canola work in a drier start to the season.

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Grassroots Agronomy@grassrootsag·3 Nis

Yr 2 of the Diverse Farms project has kicked off at Rannock. Comparing FbCW against FbCWB rotations. @MckinleyMatt sowing canola into faba stubbles despite only 57mm YTD rainfall. Surface dry but getting canola onto stored moisture from harvest. #diversefarms @theGRDC

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·18 Mar

Great morning by the Grassroots Agronomy team and a massive thanks for the opportunity to present @theGRDC canola establishment results 👍. @CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY

Grassroots Agronomy@grassrootsag

Top session in Marrar for our 2025 grassrootsag preseason. Lee Hudek @newedgemicrobes with a preso + live demo on inoc. pulses. @Master4Colin best bet canola estab. & Claudia Mitchell (thecapacityco) on effective farm teams. Big thanks to @JessicaZieltjes for organising.

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·14 Mar

@lawbal44 @theGRDC @CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY @AndrewF00370433 @AgroJAK @agrobaz @MaurieStreet @brill_ag @GRDCNorth Hi Lawrence - trial sites are at Canowindra and Condo. The Canowindra site is up mulligans rd at Woodlands (thanks @RobGindurra). Will keep you posted

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Lawrence Balcomb@lawbal44·14 Mar

@Master4Colin @theGRDC @CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY @AndrewF00370433 @AgroJAK @agrobaz @MaurieStreet @brill_ag @GRDCNorth Where are the trials Col?

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Colin McMaster@Master4Colin·14 Mar

Using shelters & irrigation to adjust seedbed moisture & to ensure dry conditions post sowing. Questions are: what’s the critical moist % to establish canola, & can seed be placed deeper if surface too dry? Really looking foward to these @theGRDC results👍@CSIRO @NSW_AGRONOMY

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Phil Cranney@PhilCranney·19 Şub

Cracking’ morning for a BBQ brekkie at Greenethorpe, see you there @Master4Colin @AgroJAK @grassrootsag @wrightim1 @GRDCNorth @NSW_AGRONOMY

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@MaurieStreet @pennyheuston @theGRDC @GRDCWest @GRDCNorth @GRDCSouth @agrobaz @nicolebtweets