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In The Paddock

A look at agriculture and farming in Australia and around the world. Covering a range of topics including soil health, ag tech, farm innovation, weed management, herbicide usage, livestock management, profitability and sustainability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:29

Wednesday Tec Talk: Focus on Production

In The Paddock ·

2022/10/11

Quality is nice but yield is king, whether your growing grain, running livestock or farming fish quality is nice but we’re paid in kg and tons. So we need to focus on production and growing as product as we can with the resources we have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:05

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nozzles and Nozzle Selection

In The Paddock ·

2022/10/04

On todays podcast we’re talking nozzles and nozzle selection, looking at why you should change nozzles depending on the job you’re doing and the outcome you’re looking for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:52

Wednesday Tec Talk: Fusarium Head Blight

In The Paddock ·

2022/09/28

In todays Tec Talk we speak about Fusarium Head Blight, what it is, what does, how it affects your crop and how you can protect your crop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:30

Wednesday Tec Talk: Organic Carbon

In The Paddock ·

2022/09/20

On todays Wednesday tec talk we examine organic and what it means for your farming system. We discuss how you can make organic carbon work for to reduce your inputs and why you should increase it along with ways to increase organic carbon in your soils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:52

Wednesday Tec Talk: Measuring Pasture Growth

In The Paddock ·

2022/09/14

In todays tec talk we discuss measuring pasture biomass in a paddock. Measuring pasture biomass is essential for determining how much feed on offer is in a paddock and how much feed is available when you’re planning stocking rates and grazing rotations. We talk about pasture rulers and rising plate meters and how you can calibrate them to your pasture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:47

Wednesday Tec Talk: Avoiding Nitrogen Losses

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/30

There’s a lot of wet crops out there, Nitrogen is expensive and hard to come by so it’s incredibly important that you don’t waste it. Listen to todays podcast and find out how you can mitigate wasting nitrogen and farming in a more sustainable manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:36

Wednesday Tec Talk: The Four Key Yield Drivers

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/24

On todays tec talk we talk the four key drivers of yield in a sustainable cropping system and how they need to be managed for their to achieve maximum yield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:21

Wednesday Tec Talk: Ag in Finland

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/16

After getting some high rankings in the Finnish podcasting charts I thought I’d look a bit into Agriculture in Finland and see what they farm in such a harsh climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:05

Fly The Farm with Meg Kummerow & Drones in Ag

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/12

On todays podcast we talk to Meg Kummerow from Fly the Farm on the use of drones in Sustainable Agriculture. For more on Meg and Fly the Farm go to flythefarm.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5:49

Wednesday Tec Talk: Sulphur

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/10

This week we’re talking about the fourth major macro nutrient which is Sulphur, what it is used for, what deficiencies look like and how Sulphur levels can be increased. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:49

Wednesday Tec Talk: Potassium

In The Paddock ·

2022/08/03

Today we’re talking all this potassium, how it’s role in the plant and how deficiencies can be corrected Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:15

Wednesday Tec Talk: Farm Biosecurity

In The Paddock ·

2022/07/26

It’s a bit of a hot topic at the moment with Foot and Mouth, Lumpy Skin Disease and Varroa mite getting around the Asia Pacific so I thought I’d dive into it. Farm Biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility whether you’re trying to stop pests and diseases entering the country or stop the movement of weeds as disease around your farm. We can only influence what we control so it’s important to make sure your farm biosecurity plan is up to date. If you don’t have a farm biosecurity plan go to

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9:53

Wednesday Tec Talk: Free Living Nitrogen Fixation

In The Paddock ·

2022/07/05

Free Living Nitrogen Fixation (FLNF) is where organisms in the soil fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and make it plant available in the soil. Unlike rhizobia found in legumes these organisms aren't fixed to a plant and live freely in the soil with some producing more nitrogen than their legume equivalents. But unlike the rhizobia in legumes FLNF is mostly unknown but potentially has a large role to play in the farming system going forward as agriculture looks to reduce its carbon emissions and find

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10:08

Wednesday Tec Talk: Phosphorus

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/28

In this tec talk we discuss the role that phosphorus plays in our farming systems. We look at what it does, when it’s needed, where to test for it and how to apply it in order for us to keep farming in a sustainable manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:44

Wednesday Tec Talk: Nitrogen

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/22

Today we’re going back to basics and discussing the role of nitrogen in the farming system. Why nitrogen is important for a sustainable farm, how to check if it’s needed and where to get it is needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:30

Wednesday Tec Talk: Aerial Sowing and Sowing Rates

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/16

This week we touch briefly on aerial sowing with a couple of things to look out for. Along with sowing rates and making sure you’re actually sowing the right amount of seeds per metre in your paddock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:23

Subtropical Pastures with Bob Freebairn

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/10

We interview Bob Freebairn live in the paddock to discuss subtropical pastures and how they work in modern, sustainable and highly productive grazing system. We talk about the value of species selection and how to get your legumes working for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3:07

Wednesday Tec Talk: Water Rates

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/07

This week we look at water rates and the effect they play on the quality of a spray job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:32

Wednesday Tec Talk: EPR’s

In The Paddock ·

2022/06/01

Today we’re talking EPR’s or End Point Royalties, what they are and why they need to paid. As growers we benefit a lot from new varieties and plant breeding and that’s what EPRs fund so it’s important that they’re paid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:45

Trofim Lysenko, The Worlds Worst Agro - A Cocky's...

In The Paddock ·

2022/05/30

Trofim Lysenko was a soviet scientist who mixed politics with his pseudo-scientific ideas leading to deaths to the deaths of 10's of millions through starvation from famine. He also managed to single handily set back the soviet scientific community in the field of biology by over half a centaury through the suppression of people and their competing ideas. He is the primary cause for many of great famines in the Soviet Union as well as the Great Chinese Famine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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