Grower Group Alliance

Video library

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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Irrigation design for agriculture – DPIRD

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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Building a resilient business – GRDC

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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NGN Fallow Management and the economic costs – GRDC