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It’s a green oasis in parts of the Northern SA Mallee where crops were sown early April into subsoil moisture 🌱🌧️ Rare to think that this part of the state could have some of the most advanced crops to date.. Confident dry sowing and chasing moisture some of the keys 🔑

Legumes in the Northern Mallee having a crack after the completion of all early season operations. 30mm for June has given them a welcome boost 🚀

Despite the challenging start to the season, targeted soil amelioration proving to support significant improvements in NWS and crop germination and establishment. Looking like a solid ROI 🤞🏼✅🌱

GIA Thunder Lentils looking like a promising variety for the Northern Mallee. Appears to have more vigour and better tolerance to foliage frost than Highland sown within a few days. 67 mm GSR. Great example of plant breeders evolving varieties to increase productivity.

The difference strategic lime applications can make to lentil production in moderately acidic soils. Acid tolerant rhizobium helping but no match for a long term fix.

Deep ripping having a fair impact on compacted sand at the hobby block. Amazing really for 54mm GSR. Crops rubbish where couldn’t rip in the shallow stone. Neo CL seems to be hanging in ok, it can rain any time though 🌧️

Still so much potential despite sub decile 1 GSR in the mallee. Unbelievable really how far farming systems have come. Sown early and deep into stored water ✅ Ripped sand with no constraint ✅ Solid legume history ✅ Setup for whatever the season will bring 🙏💦🌧️

Nice rows Chris, can you pull the header out the shed too please? 🌧️🌧️

🥶The pain of frosts… interesting observations in trials though Standing Stubble = less vegetative frost in lentils. Michael Moodie Matthew Sparke.

Lots of difficult decisions being made at present. Trying to capture opportunities where possible to make the most out of a terrible situation. Doesn’t make it any easier. Feel for everyone that’s been hit by Jack ❄️

#Frost - #Lentils 24 Hours and theres new growth and flowers in the Wimmera - They can have another go!!. Most new varieties and breeding lines better for vegetative frost tolerance. Have a look at the standing stubble effect (30cm row space, 20cm tall)... Michael Moodie

Amazing recovery of lentils in the southern mallee after widespread frosts only days ago. 🤞🏻 rain next week ☔️ SouthernPulse Matt Witney Sean Matthewson

No Till vs Strategic Tillage + Drought + Frost 🤯

Happy place with family and friends 🍻🍷🔥

🌾HARVEST 2024🌾 Grateful we got what we did, but hopeful that 2025 will deliver more than 85mm GSR and less frost. Nothing is guaranteed in farming except the everlasting hope and positivity that ‘the big wet’ will arrive next year and having the farm setup to capitalise.

Australia Day in the paddock. For one of the greatest countries on Earth. (Music: Advance Australia Fair - Kamikaze Legacy) youtube.com/watch?v=nK2BRi…

Summer weed control trials never end. Always more to learn this time with investigating new adjuvants, new formulations of 24D, and how certain spikes can assist or antagonise with certain weeds 🌱 Harry Simpson Brett Barker Andrew James Chris Davey Sean Matthewson

Agree strongly here Matt Rohde .We are the stewards of our own industry. If we don’t respect the labels that are in place for good reason then we can expect more products to be taken away from our armoury against pests and diseases.

Huge thanks to Greg and the Grassroots Agronomy team and clients for hosting the Dodgshun Medlin team today. Always learn so much by getting out of our patch hearing from others experiences on challenges and opportunities for continuous improvement of their farms and farming systems.

Thanks for hosting us Grassroots Agronomy. Outstanding day challenging our thinking and learning about how you and the team are guiding clients to evolve their farming systems and challenge the status quo. Also thanks to Rohan Brill and Felicity Harris for your insights.