In the SW WA Hub’s Dry Season Shorts video series, industry professionals reflect on practices they put in place to deal with dry conditions.
In these discussions, farmers share valuable insights into the proactive measures they implement to increase their farming system’s resilience to a drying climate. Agronomists offer expert advice to assist farmers in preparing for the challenges posed by future dry seasons.
2024 videos
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Confinement feeding of sheep | Sandra Fowler, pastoralist
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Dry Season Resources podcast: Benefits of confinement feeding and deferred grazing – SW WA Hub
Early crop establishment and sowing | Clint Della Bosca, grain grower
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Improving early crop establishment – SW WA Hub podcast
Delivering improved crop performance in new varieties | Greg Rebetzke, Chief Research Geneticist at CSIRO
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Long coleoptile wheats – GRDC
Drip irrigation in passionfruit growing | Jennifer Riseley, passionfruit grower
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The importance of dams and water infrastructure | Mark Bending, beef and avocado farmer
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WaterSmart Dams project – Grower Group Alliance
2023 videos
Ground cover and erosion management after a dry season | Justin Laycock, Research scientist, DPIRD
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Managing wind erosion in southern Western Australia – DPIRD
Pasture and ground cover during drought – Drought Info
Herbicide carryover risk after a dry year | Bevan Addison, WA Market Development Manager, Adama
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Residual herbicides – carryover and behaviour in dry conditions – DPIRD
Reducing costs and forward planning during a dry year | Rod Birch, grain grower
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Things to consider after a dry season preparing for 2024 | Grant Thompson, Agronomy Consultant, Crop Circle Agronomy
Tactics in a dry year, including the use of fallow | John Flannagan, grain grower
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