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NSW DPIRD works hand-in-hand with farmers being the largest rural research provider in Australia. The aim of these podcasts is to deliver timely and relevant information to help growers and industry better manage and understand challenges to their farming systems.Bringing you the latest research and developments in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity in NSW
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Recent Episodes
Canola - getting establishment right.
NSW DPIRD's Col McMaster talks us through tips and tactics to optimise establishment and maximise your planting opportunity. Topics include:Seed size and seed source.Planting time and depth.Seed bed…
Cereal diseases – what could be an issue in 2026??
Listen to what our favourite NSW DPIRD cereal pathologists Brad Baxter, Wagga and Steve Simpfendorfer, Tamworth have to say re the 2026 season:• What diseases were an issue in 2025 & the…
Rutherglen bug: the sporadic pest causing grief this summer.
Rutherglen bugs: from the trenches to your crops...... Hear what NSW DPIRD's Zorica Duric & CSIRO's Hazel Parry have to say about: --Why they are a problem this year. -How to monitor. -Control…
Seasonal disease update with Brad, Baxter, Steve Simpfendorfer & Kurt Lindbeck.
Seasonal disease update with the NSW DPIRD plant pathology lads.-what to do from now till the end of the year with disease.-Stripe rust happenings.-Sclerotinia in canola & pulses.-Bacterial…
S2025 Cereal disease update with Simphy.
🎧 PODCAST: Cereal disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer 🎧Join us for the latest chat with Simphy on what is happening with cereal diseases in the central and northern regions of NSW.-Stripe rust:…
Cereal disease update, 22.7.25.
They’re back. The NSW DPIRD ‘dynamic duo’ of Brad Baxter and Steve Simpfendorfer join us for the first in-crop disease podcast.•The impact of climate on crops: of the samples received in the north…
Improving sorghum yields & quality in northern NSW.
Listen to NSW DPIRD's sorghum expert Loretta Serafin discuss the on-farm research conducted in NW NSW over the last ~ 5 years by her team on agronomic tweaks for sorghum yield improvement.Setting…
Aphids & viruses in broadleaf crops.
We talk to NSW DPIRD's aphid & virus experts, Joop van Leur, Zorica Duric & Solomon Maina on:-Viruses: the basics & why they mutate & how they are transmitted.-Aphids: which ones are…
Managing blackleg in canola 2025.
Listen to NSW DPIRD's Kurt Lindback & Marcrofts Grains Pathology, Steve Marcroft talk all things blackleg in canola:-disease life cycle -seedling versus upper canopy infection-how to know the…
What cereal diseases could be an issue in 2025? What's the washup from 2024?
Listen to NSW DPIRD's 'dynamic duo', Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter discuss:What we learnt in 2024 and disease legacy effects for 2025.What's showing up in the stubble testing from this…
Meet NSW DPIRD's up and coming scientists and their cool research!
Introducing some of NSW DPIRD's young researchers and the projects they are looking into:Nicole Dron:Heat tolerance in pulses.Grain protein in pulses, why does it matter?Intergrated disease…
Cereal disease update, 19.8.24.
🎧 PODCAST: Cereal disease update 🎧NSW DPIRD's Brad Baxter, Steve Simpfendorfer and Sam Blanch chat with us re:-Cereal disease update & what might be a problem for the rest of the season.-Frequent…
How do I protect my canola yield from now till harvest?
How to manage diseases in your canola from now till harvest.NSW DPIRD's Kurt Lindbeck gives us some tips on: -Knowing your crop's disease risk from now till maturity. -Some key aspects of sclerotinia…
Tips for getting sorghum right in 2024.
Growing sorghum in 2024? Tips for getting it right with NSW DPI's Loretta Serafin.NSW DPI's Research Agronomist Loretta Serafin chats with us about grain sorghum.Recent research into: -Row…
Disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer and Joop van Leur.
NSW DPI's plant pathologists, Steve Simpfendorfer & Joop van Leur, talks us through diseases and viruses showing up in paddocks:Is it really disease?Septoria: 'the most mis-diagnosed disease of…
Faba bean diseases & management strategies with Kurt Lindbeck.
NSW DPI's plant pathologist, Kurt Lindbeck, talks us through the diseases of faba bean:-What diseases are dominant in the north versus the south.-Threats in 2024.-Conditions favouring…
Cereal disease & aphid update. June 2024
Join NSW DPI's plant pathologists Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter and entomologist Zorica Duric with an update on:-What diseases have been identified so far in 2024.-Is it a disease or is it…
Cereal diseases: the 2024 pre-season edition with Brad and Simphy.
NSW DPI's Brad Baxter & Steve Simpfendorfer talk us through:-How the season is shaping up.-What diseases could be an issue in 2024.-What diseases are out there already.-How to mitigate for…
Harvesting tips for managing crown rot & seasonal disease wrap up.
Listen to NSW DPI's Toni Petronaitis talk us through how your harvest management can affect crown rot growth -Impacts of stubble height on disease growth. -Climatic conditions that favour…
Cereal diseases: the latest from Steve Simpfendorfer & Brad Baxter, 12.9.23.
What's happening out there at the moment with cereal diseases? -How can you limit disease impacts for 2024? -Simphy and Brad, plant pathologists from NSW DPI, give us a rundown.
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NSW DPIRD Agronomy has published 37 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Science.
NSW DPIRD Agronomy is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 36m.
