Comments about Burdekin
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| April 25, 2010 | Enviroscans and Lysimeters with Chris Hesp | Jeremy Cordingley |
| Thanks Chris, great video. Where do you get your Lysimeters from? Thanks, Jeremy (Kenya) | ||
| October 19, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Chris |
| Can anyone tell me anything about growing soya bean hydroponically? | ||
| August 5, 2009 | Trash Raking with Shane McNee | James Leigh |
We are about to start the development of a 7,300 hectares of Sugar Cane plantation farm (Corporacion Miraflores C.A.) using ferti-irrigation (underground dripping hose), in Piura, Peru, South America., to produce 400,000 liters daily of ethanol directly from the stock, without going through sugar and molasses. The mechanical harvesting will be 100% green and we do not have any rain fall to help in the use of the organic matter; the harvesting will yield 1,600 Tons of green trash daily, year around. The green cane harvesting is new for us, and not so easy to handle specially in this kind of conditions with high yields. We would be very grateful if you contact us with somebody in the industry that would share their experience with us on how to handle the Green cane trash blanket (GCTB). If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Thank you, Sincerely yours, James Leigh, Managing Director Servicios Agricolas S.A.C. somate2000@gmail.com |
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| July 30, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Joe Linton |
| Hi, The program (overlap croping) I have undertaken at the moment is as follows. I cut cane from this block first round in early June then zonal tilled the ground on GPS and reformed the beds at 1.83m rows. To provide some nutrient, I applied 2.8cu/ha of Bio-Dunder fan sprayed on each bed and sprayed the paddock with 2 lts/ha of Stomp Extra. I then planted Mung beans on the 15th June dry then watered up the paddock. I have since irrigated again and waiting for the right moisture level to Plant dual row cane between the triple rows of Mung. Probably next week. The Mung beans are about 200mm high at present with good nodulation. So far there is small areas of nutgrass and cane regrowth. (I will spray the regrowth cane with Verdict) I will be applying about 150kg/ha of planting mix when planting cane. After this is done I plan to grow the Mung to maturity and harvest the grain while the cane strikes. Does any one have any suggestions how I can maximise the outcome? - Joe | ||
| June 24, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Cameron Steer (Stoller Australia) |
| I can email you some information on requirements etc and work on a program for you. It would be interesting to follow this through with you. Have a look at www.stoller.com.au and send an email to our office asking for my details. I can then follow it up and send you some extra information. | ||
| May 30, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Joe Linton |
| Thanks Cameron. I am about to plant Mung beans straight after ploughing out my first round of cane. I plan to plant cane by Dual row double disc opener planter into the growing beans, mid way through the growing phase. I also plan to harvest the bean. I know this sounds strange but I have trialed this process before with reasonable results in a summer crop. In this case i think I am pushing the nutrient requirements for both crops. Do you or anyone else have any tips please? | ||
| May 24, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Cameron Steer (Stoller Australia) |
| Cobalt can be effective in the higher pH soils but only if there is a deficiency. As far as trace elements go though, if your pH is above 7.8 Zinc should be applied either as a foliar (any crops) or as a chelated form in the soil. In the Incitec Soils handbook they state that in soils above 7.8 pH zinc should be applied as a foliar, yet they have been promoting the use of zinc starters on the Darling Downs and Maranoa for years. | ||
| April 1, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Joe Linton |
| Thanks Cameron. What about high PH soils. Is there any tricks? Another Question for anybody. This year it was difficult to gain plant germination at certain times. There have been comments about heat, soil moisture, seed veriety, seed germination, depth of placement, crusting over seed to name a few as being the causes. This shows that Soy beans are not a simple crop to grow and a lot of people have reservations about doing it again. How do we regain trust in the crop and are there any ideas how more area can be planted in the future? | ||
| March 23, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Cameron Steer (Stoller Australia) |
| Moly and preferably Cobalt need to be applied as a foliar as soon as you have a big enough target or with the first insecticide. In acid soils (pH less than 7), it is more important to get the Moly on early. later applications will tend to help with quality rather than quantity. If the crop looks like it needs some extra nutrition, especially if it was planted without a basal fertiliser, a foliar product such as Stoller's Foliar Plus will help the crop to push through. Stoller also have a range of flowering and pod set products that are currently being used to increase the yield potential. Yields of 4+ tonne/ha (raingrown) are expected in the Maryborough area this year. | ||
| March 21, 2009 | Tips for Growing Soybeans from Dr Alan Garside | Joe Linton |
| Alan or anyone else. Taken that all recommendations are carried out how can we do it better? Crops in the Burdekin as fallow break usually don't get any added nutrients. How do we produce more grain? What nutrients should be applied and when? Are there any other tricks of the trade? eg zinc at 3 weeks or Moly before flowering? What maximum potential tonnages can be produced? | ||
| March 15, 2009 | Recognition of Prior Learning with Pauline Catt | Joe Linton |
| Thank You Palmina for your research and to provide a reason for trying to RPL the process. I have tried in the past with a poor result because I was trying at the start of this type of accreditation which I understand was not formulated properly. As identified record keeping is not a strenght of the industry and I fall directly into that area. How do I provide evidence for this process to happen? Also a previous down fall was finding a education group that was accreditated to perform this RPL system. How do I find a group that can do the job? | ||
| March 3, 2009 | Recognition of Prior Learning with Pauline Catt | Palmina Bonaventura |
Hi Joe, I have done a RPL diploma in rural business management at the Burdekin Ag college with Trever Berryman in 2006/07, and it was excellent. After seeing your query, I contacted a colleague at CANEGROWERS Mackay who has answered your valid questions below:
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| February 23, 2009 | Centre Fed Lateral Irrigator with Chris Hesp | Joe Linton |
| Thank you Chris for going to the trouble to try this Lateral move system. How is it going so far? Any repairs? Have the cost comparassions been done Yet?. What other benefits have you found? Even though you have a good paddock layout, how do you think this system will go in the delta with smaller paddocks? I hear a lot of people say over head is too expensive to run compared to flood. What do others think? | ||
| February 22, 2009 | Recognition of Prior Learning with Pauline Catt | Joe Linton |
| As a older farmer how can a diploma help me? How much information is required to satisfy the trainer that we have prior learning experence? Can this Diploma make us more money? Can it provide a way of calming down the continual harassment from Green groups? Lastly, how much time will it take to find out? | ||
