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SA GRDC study tour – Increasing the longevity of soil amelioration benefits with CTF and no-till in South Australia by sharing experience grower to grower
IMAGE: The Northern Sustainable Soils Group discussing soil amelioration, controlled traffic and farming systems with Trevor Symes, Clint Della Bosca and Luke Clarke. In the last week of August 2023, ACTFA led a GRDC-funded grower and advisor study tour around South...
On-Farm Operation Optimisation
IMAGE: Bindi, ACTFA Chair, and Godard, Verge Ag Operations Manager, discussing opportunities for on farm operation optimisation that will be explored in a new GRDC funded project. A new generation of farm operation optimisation tools is emerging to empower growers to...
Low-Pressure Tyres for CTF?
We see increasing publicity about the crop yield and performance benefits of IF and VF tyres – where IF and VF denote ‘Increased Flexion’ and ‘Very High Flexion’, respectively. These tyres have more flexible sidewalls, which allow lower pressures and greater contact...
Soil Health – is driving over earthworms good for them?
IMAGE: Earthworms in CTF, WA. (Credit: Bindi Isbister) It is generally accepted that CTF should be beneficial for that important but ill-defined property – soil health – for which earthworms are often used as an indicator. The scientific literature on this topic has...
Optimising agricultural tyre management in controlled traffic farming
IMAGE: A Goldacres SP sprayer in the western districts of Victoria fitted with CTIS that allows pressure to be reduced when spraying in the field and increased for road transport, all within a few minutes and at the touch of a button in the cab. One crucial aspect of...
Wheel track management
IMAGE Courtesy Matt Pedersen, Australian Tyre Traders: Discussing the adjustments required on the track renovator to leave a better finish at Nhill Wheel Track Management Field Day. The recent wet season across much of the eastern grain belt has generated a deal of...
“Strip and Disc”: a CTF22 Conference Presentation
IMAGE Courtesy Luke Clark, ACTFA Board Member This topic was presented by Greg Condon of Grassroots Agronomy, based in Junee, NSW. Greg is a long-term CTF advocate, widely followed on Twitter, and he also has a significant role in the Australian Herbicide Resistance...
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