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@farmersgrowit Your assessment mark? Worthwhile?

Harvesting bentils on an off soil type. Trying to get wet acidic buckshot gravels to perform.

@agromick82 @andrewpolk7 Well done mick. Looking forward to seeing the results in detail. Keep up the good work.

Capeweed research update: weed pressure was massive..the yellow in the aerial image is all capeweed. Control has been excellent.. mixes and timing need tweaking but we are nearly ready..residue samples have been sent off to gain permits.. we are one step closer

@andrewpolk7 Good Luck Andrew. Have a great trip.

On my way!! Canada, USA, UK, Netherlands, Belgium. The Caroline Welsh Churchill Fellowship studying how farmers use fluid fertilisers in their farming systems.

T-Ports Wallaroo making history with the first ever load of Lentils being delivered by Paul Jarrett yesterday direct to our Port silo’s for AGT Foods! YP/MN/EP Growers, please contact Riley McDonald AGT Foods on mob: 0429 459 301 to participate (contract only).

@johngladigau Congratulations John, A huge effort and great contributor. Years ahead of your time. Good luck with your new and future endeavours. I’m sure there’s a lot more to come.

And what an amazing journey it has been. Beyond thankful. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-1…

@cropmad @agvocate_au @theGRDC @JeanetteLong1 No, You’re thinking of Ian Oswald Jacobs.

@agvocate_au @theGRDC I think that’s the same Ian that still does aerial farm photos. @billlong4 or @JeanetteLong1 can you confirm?

1/2 Stunning original aerial of harvest. I whooped out of the opshop, carefully lifted it from a cheap modern frame & said a wish, hoping this would have where & who written on the back. 99% on photos have nothing. But today my cup of tea in the crane cup turned my luck.

What a perfect way to spend a Friday arvo! @bones_dolling

@australian @AlexDay96 Why didn’t they arrest her? Anyone else would have been

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night after she lay down in front of the Australian Federal Police float, causing a momentary disruption to the parade. Follow: bit.ly/3EzQFJy Video: @AlexDay96

@CorbinSchuster @cropmad @MatthewPantelis @JeanetteLong1 I’ve been sentenced to life imprisonment at thistle island

@CorbinSchuster @cropmad @MatthewPantelis @JeanetteLong1 There’s a few crooks there already Corbin! RU interested in a share in a house there ? Much easier than buying a block and building

How’s this blokes form?

One more of these to go 🤞🏻

@johngladigau Great stuff john and robin, A long time coming and need to divide this years results by the bad years but reckon you’re on the right path. May not be double six’s this year ( maybe a 6 for yield and a 4 for price ) but combine with some-on farm storage and the numbers stack up

Yeah - we’d take a lentil crop like this every year in the Northern Mallee.

@pennyheuston @s_simpfendorfer @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY @theGRDC @GRDCNorth @BradBaxter1985 Any yield loss likely?

Melanism of false black chaff on Sunmax wheat....not just on the heads but also discolouration & necrosis below the node (never seen that before🧐). Thanks for the heads up @s_simpfendorfer 👍 -Not a disease -Linked to a stem rust gene -Likes ⬆️humidity @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY @theGRDC

Spent a couple of hours at our #WarakirriCropping Hopetoun aggregation. Proud of the job our farm and agronomy teams have done this year. It’s one out of the box for the Mallee 😍

My river system explainer for city folks. All the spring rain fell to the north side of the Great Dividing Range which is why all the dams are at >100% capacity. Water must be released from them or the dam walls will end up collapsing and decimating everything and everyone. 1/3

@kentonp_ag @theGRDC @far_australia @JasonBrand Plant density my vote. I’ve never quite cracked the code with bean seeding rates but I’d keep them down if we could guarantee a long growing season.

Love when things are visual. Same Faba bean variety, same sow date, 3 different canopies with similar number of flowering sites & plenty of time & growth left in season Yield, lodging & necking? Ps. It’s not seeding date, or PGRs @theGRDC @far_australia @JasonBrand Legumes SW Vic

@CropDoctor54 @grassrootsag @peterdnewman Two expert presenters..

Hold the fort! We have a new contender here!….

Langer & Hayden. Makybe & Bossy. Lillee & Marsh. Credit & Bonus. Introducing another famous Australian combination - David Keetch & Andre Sabeeney, presenting on spray technology at WSW 2022, Mildura. Great presentation fellas! @ASabeeney @DavKee43

Soil acidity taking it’s toll on grain legume prod’n. Areas in specific soil types down into the 5’s. Area traditionally grew wheat / canola and it’s not until legumes enter the mix that pH becomes evident. Lentils with no lime history vs lentils with lime applied 2020 + 2022.