Technical Bulletin – 13 June 2018
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- Sowing is continuing with growers 60 per cent (Wimmera)—100 per cent (Mallee) through their program.
- Crops are needing moisture. Earlier sown crops into moisture growing well later sown crops are still trying to establish.
- Supplementary feeding sheep is ongoing while we wait for crops to be ready to graze.
- Slug management in some areas is ongoing, good results from high rates (20kg/ha) but justifying the economics in these more variable risk areas is difficult.
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