In The Paddock

This week we talk to Fraser from iinputs.com a new service that delivers value to growers through a simple farm tendering process, just simply create a account, put up a order and the have prices come to you. We talk about price transparency and the ways that growers can save on their supplies.

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We have podcasting royalty on the show today with Matt and Andrew from Episode 3 and Ag Watchers. We talk about the future of carbon and biodiversity markets along with the role of sustainability and traceability programs in Ag Commodities.

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I'm not much of a punter, I don't go to races, bet on apps or head to the Casino but I did make make a large bet on this winter crop so lets see how it went. We'll go over what decisions I made correctly and what decisions I could have done better including sowing, variety selection, fertiliser use, weed control and harvest.

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On this weeks Wednesday Tec Talk we talk about the importance of managing forage crops as crops, protecting soil moisture, maintain ground cover, nutrient cycling and setting up for next years success. In order to run a sustainable farming business you need to think about the cropping system as a whole cycle and not just the time when the crop is in the ground, this extends to forage crops as well.

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We talk with Paul Ryan from RyanNT about his family legacy in no-till farming innovation. His father Austin was a pioneer in no till farming and Paul has taken on the family business, building and developing it into what it is today. We had a a great conversation about how RyanNT developed, how Paul has built their unique technology and how it is now serving a range of clients across the world including regen farmers.

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In this weeks Wednesday Tec Talk I share some notes with on my conversation with Roy Lance Spraying about the differences in spraying between here in Australia and where he is in Othello, Washington State of the USA. There were some great differences between us in water rates, application and farming systems.

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In this Wednesday Tec Talk, we talk about our Top Tips for A great fallow to make sure you can turn every drop of moisture into yield which makes money. We cover off on managing tillage and cultivation, the importance of groundcover, timing sprays and planting out the use of residual herbicides.

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Nitrogen is essential to crop growth and crop health, it is needed for a sustainable cropping program. But how do you manage nitrogen application in a tight year, what will limit nitrogen uptake and what will help to get the most out of your N.

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Just a short one to update on my life and agronomy, I've just left my previous role and started Encompass Ag solutions providing agronomic advice, contracting spraying and contract research.

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On todays podcast we talk with Will Onus and Bobby Miller from Ruminati on carbon baselines and how their new service allows you to easily measure your own on farm carbon baseline. We discuss why knowing emissions will only become more important into the future and how a better understanding of your emissions may help to prevent further regulation from government.

https://ruminati.com.au/

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