Western Australia
November 26, 2008
GRDC, in conjunction with the
Australian Oilseeds
Federation, has released a publication 'Raising the bar with
better canola agronomy', as part of the GRDC/AOF supported
'Better Canola' project.
The aim is to help increase the reliability of canola by sharing
the knowledge and experience of growers throughout Australia.
The publication examines demonstration trials and provides case
studies that have evaluated ways to improve performance, reduce
cost of production and minimise risk.
One case study particularly relevant to WA growers is that of
Williams grower, Brett Fowler.
Mr Fowler assesses factors such as nutrition, residue
management, weed control and herbicide resistance among others.
He's enthusiastic about the crop's potential.
"Canola's gross margin is equivalent to other cereals in the
rotation. In one of the poorest seasons in the history of the
area it still yielded 1.2t/ha," Mr Fowler he said.
'Raising the bar with better canola agronomy' can be downloaded
from www.grdc.com.au |
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