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Technical Bulletin No. 2 – 24.04.25
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- Some modest rainfall tallies received across western Victoria last weekend with hopes for more rain on ANZAC day
- Generally, growers have continued with their original sowing plans and made small modifications if required
- Conscious of high reliance on IMI tolerant crops in rotations, some Mallee farmers have made varietal changes eg CoAXium® barley to make use of Group 1 herbicides for grass control, where residues from the prior crop allow.
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Technical Bulletin No 6. 10.6.2022
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Technical Bulletin – 30 August 2017
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Technical Bulletin No. 16 – 06.11.25
What's happening:
- Insect activity is increasing under favourable conditions, though few cases have reached economic thresholds for control.
- Low levels of stripe rust are being detected across Western Victoria, however growers with robust programs that included fungicide at sowing are reporting little to no evidence of foliar disease.
- Low GSR deciles, frosts in early September and favourable prices have growers considering cutting crops for hay instead of harvesting for grain.
- Preparations for harvest are underway.
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Technical Bulletin No 4 – 17.5.24
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BCG Special Technical Bulletin – Yield assessments of hay versus grain
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Technical Bulletin No. 10 25.8.2023
- Cereals range from Z31/32 through to head emergence depending on location and sowing date. Canola
growth stages are also variable. - Stripe rust has been reported and is being proactively managed.
- Mice are present in patchy numbers; some baiting is occurring where damage is significant.
- Lentil prices have meant cleaning and selling some lentils has been worthwhile.
- Resistance testing of weed escapes, particularly ryegrass will help with planning
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Technical Bulletin No 2. 13.05.21
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Technical Bulletin No. 10 – 15.08.25
What's happening:
- Cereals are progressing from late tillering through to GS32 (second node), with stronger canopy development following recent moisture.
- Canola ranges from cabbaging to bud elongation, with some early-sown paddocks now reaching early flowering.
- Pest activity remains on the radar; Lucerne flea is being reported widely across the Wimmera–Mallee, Red-legged Earth Mite pressure is present in parts of the North Central and Wimmera and evidence of mouse damage has been observed in several Wimmera paddocks, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring.
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