Video clips for growers by growers

Learn how Australian cane growers implementing the New Farming System (NFS) are growing sugercane sustainably, taking less time while saving money on fuel and fertiliser. Watch our latest clip...

Shielded Spray with Alan McLean

In this clip, Alan McLean presents his shielded spray unit. It applies Roundup and 24D in bands. The Roundup is sprayed in the inter-space, and the 24D into the cane stool. The shield protects the cane leaves from the Roundup. Each chemical is in a separate 300 litre tank and is applied using low rates. The Roundup is applied 1 l/ha with 45 l/ha of water, covering 6ha per tank, and the additional 3ha from the 24D, gives a total of 9ha per refil. Allan says at 8kph he covers 66 acres a day with three refills.

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The Summer of Soybeans

Most cane growers are new to soybeans, and there simply aren't enough experienced agronomists to meet demand. From the perspective of NFS adoption, it's important for first time growers to have a positive experience with a successful legume break crop. Over the summer we will be featuring clips on soybean agronomy here.

Soybean Grades with Andrew McDonald

In this clip Andrew McDonald, BGA's speciality grains procurement manager shows us the differences between culinary, flour and full-fat soybean grades. He also points out the impact of insect damage, water stress and soil staining on bean quality.

For your reference there are also still images from the clip of the different grades.

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Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside

In this clip Dr Alan Garside gives his tips for growing soybeans: Plant good quality seed, inoculate the seed, plant into moisture and manage pod sucking insects after flowering. Aside from that, Allan explains "once you get them up, they are a relatively easy crop to grow".

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Legume Break with Tony Chapman

In this clip Tony Chapman talks about his legume fallow. He has tried different rotations, including peanuts, soybeans and field peas. Tony says "The soil is looking good, its not powdery, its crumbly, we seem to have worms, and all sorts of things like that happening now". He finishes by pointing out that after following with a zonal tillage operation that "you wouldn't know if that's been ripped, rotaried or what".

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