GOA Podcasts

GOA's Maurie Street gives us the good oil on clethodim use in canola, based on 20+ trials GOA has conducted.-How to avoid damage.-Timing (it's not as easy as you think).-What damage looks like.-The impact of damage on yield.

Maurie Street from GOA has a chat about the importance of water quality and spraying:-Do you know the quality of your water source for spraying?-What impact is it having on your spray job?-What you can do to if you have sub optimal water?AND you don't always need adjuvants!

Listen to Maurie Street talk us through the work GOA has done on P placement in canola.....the results might surprise you!-Results based on over 16 trials on alternative P placement.-P fertilizer with the seed can decrease germination by up to 80%.-Placing P on the soil surface - is it available to the canola plant? Sure is!

Listen to our chat with GOA's Ben O'Brien as he talks us through:-The impacts of plant population on crown rot.-What part N plays.-Varietal interactionsIn low-moderate yield conditions

Maurie Street from GOA chats to us about direct heading canola, based on GOA's trial work:-Why and when would you do it-The pros and cons-The risks of shatter-The impacts on yield & oil%

GOA's Maurie Street talks us through the correct time to windrow your canola:-To maximise yield-Maximise oil %-Where to look on the plant for seed colour change-How big an issue is shattering....and lots more tips to get it right....

Listen to our chat with Rohan Brill regarding whether we should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides.Much of the information Rohan presents comes from joint GRDC trial work between Brill Ag & GOA.We cover:-problem diseases-correct timing of fungicides-is control economic?-the best bang for your buck!

GOA's Maurie Street walks us through how to be more effective at delivering the dose to the ryegrass plant.The impact of:-Water quality-Plant growth stage-Nozzle selection-Resistancein controlling hard to kill ryegrass.

In this conversation with GOA's Maurie Street we discuss:How to manage nutrition in a uncertain yearAlternative methods of P applicationDo you REALLY need to put on heaps of S.