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Cereals and field crops

Includes information on cereal cropping, grass seed production and canola and grain legume production.

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Cereals

Provides information on cereals including varieties, diseases, market advice and fact sheets.

Field and forage crops

Information on import regulations, varieties, research and development.
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Australian centre for precision agriculture

The Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture was founded in 1995 to introduce, develop and promote Precision Agriculture in Australia as a method of environmentally and economically sustainable management and thereby maintain Australia's internationally competitive rural industries and sustain their resource base.

Crops cost options calculator

The spreadsheet calculates the cost of baling crops for hay or silage and of taking crops through to harvest helping producers make decisions on salvaging crops during drought.

Grains Research and Development corporation (GRDC) fact sheets

Fact sheets providing information on crop management, disease and rust control.

Import requirements on Canola seed and grain

Import requirements for Canola seed and grain into Tasmania.

National Variety Trials

Provides access to independent results on the performance of recently released grain and field crop varieties from trials conducted around Australia.

Pest and diseases information notes (DPI Vic)

Provides information including detection, biology and control of various crop and pasture pests.

Plant diseases and pests (CSIRO)

CSIRO has extensive capabilities in researching, understanding and tackling various insect pests of plants, plant diseases and weeds.

Plant diseases (DPIW)

Provides information on plant pests, their biology and management and diagnostic services provided by DPIW.

Precision agriculture manual (GRDC)

GRDC provides growers with access to a precision agriculture manual to guide them through the design process. The manual lists standards for electromagnetic induction mapping in the grains industry. It provides a range of resources for growers including an economics calculator, economics of zone management spreadsheet, Accucore fact sheet, plus examples of EM fundamental data sets and survey objectives.

Rural Solutions (SA)

South Australian Government business with a team of over 200 full-time specialist consultants who deliver tailored services and products for customers in the primary industries and manufacturing sectors.

Seed laboratory and certification (DPIW)

Provides seed testing and certification services; and purity and germination tests with a range of grasses, grains and small seeds.

Southern Farming Systems

A farmer-driven non-profit organisation undertaking research and extension programs in the 'high rainfall and cool climate' region of Southern Australia.

TOPCROP (DPIW)

The TOPCROP program is a farmer-focussed information network based on monitoring and setting targets for crops, pastures and finances to increase profitability and sustainability.

White snail biosecurity information (DPIW)

Latest developments and information on the White Snail outbreak that has been reported on Tasmanian properties.