by Lauren Celenza | May 24, 2017 | Articles
When the Thatcher Government cut funding to agricultural research in the UK in 1984, English-born soil researcher Dr Paul Blackwell chose Australian soils as his next venture. Unearthing our soils for almost 30 years now, the ex-Department of Agriculture and Food...
by Lauren Celenza | Jul 20, 2016 | Articles
Lauren Celenza and David Minkey, WANTFA There’s no doubt that no-till has brought WA growers fantastic benefits over the past three decades, including efficiency, moisture retention and soil structure. Before no-till took off in the 1990s farmers had to wait until...
by Lauren Celenza | Apr 29, 2016 | Articles, News
Key Points Seasons played bigger part in yield then rotation Stubble management critical for seeding after high residue cereals In wet years, diverse rotations yielded better, dry years showed no significant difference No significant yield differences in first 5 years...
by admin | Mar 1, 2015 | Articles
Nikki Dumbrell West Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association (WANTFA) Climate change in Western Australia Since 1910 and even more so since 1950 Australia has experienced an increase in average land surface temperature of 0.9°C, average maximum daily temperatures...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Articles
Nikki Dumbrell & Matthew McNee WANTFA is working to provide farmers with knowledge about profitable agricultural practices that help mitigate climate change and adapt to an increasingly variable climate. Carbon farming practices are those that enable the capture...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Articles
Author: Nikki Dumbrell, West Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association Climate change predictions look to be delivering more challenges than opportunities for crop production across Western Australia’s wheatbelt. The extent of change in yields is uncertain but...
