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Landline March 2024

In this issue: Page 1: Farmers you need to manage not just hope! Page 3: The bears have come out of hibernation in the grain market. Page 4: Help me if you can, I’m feeling down. Page 6: Nuffield Scholarship Luncheon Page 7: Navigating the Path to Resilient Horticulture: Embracing Sustainability for a Secure Future Page 8: Barley There: The Brew-tiful Dilemma of Chasing Malt Document Search …

Landline February 2024

In this issue: Page 1: Time to regroup. Page 3: Insights that sow success: How operating efficiency targets differ between agricultural industries. Page 5: What are our plans for high school education? Page 6: Someday – This will all be yours. Page 8: Happiest of New 2024 – a fresh start! Page 10: 2024 budgets and the Below the line expenses. Page 11: Bookkeeping made …

Landline December 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Taking stock, planning ahead, and making the most of your annual review. Page 3: Machinery solutions – with a twist! Page 4: This is always an opportune time to assess Page 6: Navigating Grain Markets from AWB Basis Pool to Global Strategies Page 7: Temporary Full Expensing, Instant Asset Write-Offs and the COVID Hangover Page 9: Timing is everything… a carbon farming story Page 12: Soil Sampling & Testing Guide …

Landline November 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Farm succession – keys to success and an alternative to the norm. Page 4: Land Chess with Bigwigs, Legal-eagles, and Beancounters. Page 6: Comparing apples with apples in national vegetable benchmarks. Page 7: Making sense of new CBH harvest grades. Page 10: Chemical carry over – friend or …

Landline October 2023

In this issue: Page 1: When it doesn’t rain, and income is low inflation means potential losses are large! Page 2: Reflections Page 4: How many $ are you losing from seeding late? Page 6: Fertiliser prices returning to normal – sort of! Page 7: Should you be ticking the ISCC …

September Landline 2023

Planfarm Benchmarks – Season 2022 The Planfarm Benchmarks is the industry recognised leading annual report on the financial and production performance of broadacre farm businesses throughout Western Australia. 2022 was a record breaking year for WA broadacre agriculture. High water use efficiency resulted in record yields, which when combined with strong grain prices saw the average business generate an incredible level of farm income and …

Landline August 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Wind turbines on farms and optimizing the opportunity. Page 2: Thumbs Up Page 4: Camera’s on your next boomspray? Page 6: Growing lupins is a lot like flossing your teeth Page 9: Is the wolf already at the …

Landline July 2023

In this issue: Page 1: It’s a mixed bag so far this season so take your own circumstances into account when estimating likely crop yields. Page 2: Cyber Risks for our Clients Page 5: Managing RedLegged Earth Mite Insecticide Resistance Page 6: Sheep Prices – The Perfect Storm Page 8: A 2023 milestone – 100,000 ha of potential carbon farming project land assessed Page 11: We are all in the Agricultural game. What can be …

Landline June 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Championship Hot Air Balloon Flying – Any Agricultural related similarities? Page 3: Comparison is the thief of joy Page 5: WA Flock Sheep eID Requirements – Are you thinking ahead Page 7: The Basis for …

Landline May 2023

In this issue: Page 1: The season and outlook Page 3: Early start! Let’s not get too excited! Frost Planning 2023 Page 5: Farmers Terms of Trade Page 7: Glyphosate is now our biggest resistance issue Page 8: 10 Years of Bunge in …

Landline April 2023

In this issue: Page 1: So, who’s powering agriculture? Page 2: Professional Development – it isn’t just about learning Page 3: Mixed emotions across the board for Victorian croppers! Page 5: Planfarm helping foster Youth in Agriculture Page 7: Containerised grain exporters feeling the …

Landline March 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Annual review season summary Page 3: Wheat Powdery Mildew- what did we learn last year? Page 5: Noticed Your Grocery Bill Lately? Page 6: Is equipment finance still the obvious and best way to fund the purchase of farm equipment? Page 7: 12 months of …

Landline February 2023

In this issue: Page 1: Farmers are commonly now seriously wealthy – so what does this mean? Page 2: Lupin V Canola in 2023 Page 4: Planfarm history correction Page 5: Can we use Gypsum as a Supply of Sulphur? Page 6: CBH Pools in Reveiw Page 8: Emissions, Carbon, ACCU’s and …

Landline December 2022

In this issue: Page 1: The Planfarm undergraduate program, a new meeting booking system and upcoming annual reviews. Page 3: Blinded by the light. Page 4: Falling Numbers Page 6: Monetizing Machinery Decisions Page 9: Exciting Times for Planfarm …

Landline November 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Planfarm is 60 – well when you trace our history back to the beginning we are! Page 2: Playing CBH Grain Roulette Page 4: Will total harvest bans be more common this harvest? Page 5: Foliar Nutrition and Application Page 6: 2022/23 Annual Review …

Landline October 2022

In this issue: Planfarm Benchmarks 2021 …

Landline September 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Our first person based outside of WA – Dan Toohey in Ballarat Page 2: The mid-west of WA through the eyes of a boy from Ballarat Page 4: Canola Page 6: Are you carbon ready? Page 8: The highs… Page 9: How much are you prepared to pay for …

Landline August 2022

In this issue: Page 1: What should you be doing when you have no idea what will happen next? I know – be careful! Page 2: Plan your new machinery with rigour! Page 4: Powdery Mildew in wheat – the only disease that thrives in dry conditions. Page 5: Does your livestock system need a wolf? Page 6: AGIC 2022 – Growing with …

Landline July 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Farming successfully in a family partnership Page 2: Getting the best bang for your buck from the bank – Part 2 Page 5: Putting the fun in fungicides Page 8: Crop insurance premiums are on the rise! Page 10: Capacity Is King (And Probably Will Be …

Landline June 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Phew! The season is away, and the outlook is very good. Page 2: Comparing Apples with Apples Page 4: Sand Dunes Page 6: Getting the best bang for your buck from the bank – Part …

Landline May 2022

In this issue: Page 1: It’s all happening at Planfarm too! Page 3: How to arrive at the party with your shoes on Page 5: Where are you going? P age 7: I’m not worried about data Basis Page 9: Save the …

Landline April 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Booming land values highlight very real inequities in many farm succession plans. Page 3: No more Mr Mice guy Page 5: Investing in People Page 7: Is past performance a reliable indicator of future performance? Page 9: Interest Rates – Did you miss the boat, to fix …

Landline March 2022

In this issue: Page 1: In times of uncertainty Page 3: An Exciting New Service from Planfarm Page 4: Focus on what you can control not what you can’t! Page 6: Volatility… Risk or Opportunity? Page 8: Soil, Nutrition, and crop bulk. What’s going on? Page 10: Diesel and Deep Ripping Page 11: As COVID19 …

Landline February 2022

In this issue: Page 1: Welcome back to Landline for 2022. Page 2: Vale: William (Bill) O’Neill 1966-2021. Page 2: The case for see and spray. Page 4: How does it feel to be in the middle of a massive experiment? Page 7: Is it still worth spraying summer weeds with $14 glyphosate? Page 8: The definition of …

Landline December 2021

In this issue: Page 1: Fertiliser prices, 2021/22 swap losses, 2022/23 hedging strategies and crop rotations – have I got it all covered for you!! Page 4: Planfarms strategy for dealing with high fertiliser and grain prices Page 9: New WHS laws mean farm businesses must get serious about managing workplace health and safety! Page 12: Jump in the pool? Page 14: Brix levels & the effect on the disease and insect …

Landline November 2021

In this issue: Page 1: Farm labour – you know you are all competing, don’t you? Page 4: Setting up for success Page 7: Strip and disc update Page 11: The Science of Making Bad Decisions Page 13: Effective tax planning starts at harvest Page 15: Plant and Equipment Investment …

Landline October 2021

In this issue: Page 1: The smart farmer will approach 2022 cautiously! Page 3: Karoshi – Japanese word meaning ‘worked to death’! Page 4: Show Me the Money, Lowering Harvest Losses Page 5: More on harvest losses – Canola, reap what you sow Page 6: Farm Labour Salaries – Where does your business stand? Page 8: Late season weed …

Landline September 2021

Planfarm Benchmarks – 2020 …

Landline August 2021

In this issue: Page 1: WA Fertility Trends – some very interesting insights from CSBP Page 3: Fertiliser and your future decisions Page 6: Mice – Numbers Increasing fast! Page 7: Machinery Investment – Benchmarks measures Page 8: Planfarm welcomes Jacquie Warr to the Grain Marketing team Page 9: Shipping …

Landline July 2021

In this issue: Page 1: Access to sought after capital items and crop inputs – plan and carry! Page 4: Interest rates. Should I be fixing? Page 6: OJD – A silent but costly disease Page 9: It’s a volatile world we live in but with volatitlity comes opportunity! Page 11: A Pound for a Pound? Page 12: Professional development for professional farmers – Planfarm …

Landline June 2021

In This Issue: Page 1 It’s in your interest to be a great employer! Page 3 Accounting software and farm business management. Is the grass always greener on the other side? Page 7 Planfarm, Australian Farm Investment Management (AFIM) and Institutional Investors in Western Australia – An Update Page 9 Protecting your right to good swaps advice Page 10 Planfarm Farm Profit Groups Make more money with help from your friends Page 12 “It’s not you. It is me.” How my relationship with MCPA LVE has changed. Page 13 A Pastures from Space (PfS) …

Landline May 2021

In This Issue: Page 1: Who said life was boring? Page 3: How blessed I am Page 5: Confirmation Bias Page 6: Planfarm welcomes back Bill O’Neill Page 7: Succession planning – mum and dad you need to lead! Page 9: Carbon farming and Terrawise, what is the …

Landline April 2021

In This Issue: Page 1: Succession planning – it’s never too early to start planning and communicating! Page 3: Port capacity stands between eager buyers and eager sellers Page 6: Mining, infrastructure projects and farm land – you have more power to negotiate than you probably realise. Page 10: Deep Ripping – The devil is in the detail Page 14: Annual Reviews – Help us to help you! Page 16: Circle of Concern Vs Circle of …

Landline March 2021

In This Issue: Page 1: A reflection on 2020 and looking forward to 2021 Page 4: A Bug’s Life Page 6: Rhizoctonia x Zn: a soil/plant interaction? Page 11: The Blue lupin blues! Page 13: Farming and the broader economy Page 16: The barley party will be …

Landline December 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Taking stock of 2020 & planning for 2021 & beyond Page 3: Harvest Strategy Page 6: What happened to our basis and where to from here? Page 10: Confinement Feeding – Part 2 Page 12: No resistance to herbicide mixes Page 16: A Christmas message from Graeme …

Landline November 2020

Landline October 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Looking to buy farm land in a booming land market? Make sure you can genuinely afford it! Page 3: A faster horse or a Model T? Page 7: Your Grain Marketing Harvest Toolbox. Page 9: What is my Carbon footprint? Page 12: A dive into the 10-year performance of WA broadacre …

Landline September 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: So how has the wheatbelt fared? Page 3: Planfarm Sheep Benchmarks 2019-2020. Page 5: Holding Wool. Page 8: Reversing trifluralin resistance. Page 12: Confinement feeding – supporting the engine room in our livestock systems Page 17: High residue farming – what do we know that we don’t …

Landline August 2020

Planfarm Benchmarks …

Landline July 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: The crop looks good BUT a good August to October is needed Page 2: Your seeding machine may be murdering your lupins. Page 5: Splitting the farm business. You’ve decided this is the best way forward so how do you go about it? Page 9: Business Income Insurance – Is it worth it?? Page 11: Use an understanding of price deciles to improve grain marketing decisions! Page 13: Employment and farm businesses – getting the most out of your …

Landline June 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Creating financial freedom when farming in partnership Page 3: Black Swan events – how would your business cope? Page 5: One Month in – Where is the Barley Market Post AntiDumping Page 7: Oats – the risk of over supply this year is high so factor this into your forward pricing plan! Page 8: A quick note from Chad Jefferis Page 9: Quorum Sensing- The importance in soil and gut …

Landline May 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Dust Storm to Deluge! Page 2: Fall Armyworm China’s Barley Tariff Page 8: No knockdown, no worries – more research from SA Page 10: Are newer machines cheaper to …

Landline April 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Farm businesses could teach other businesses a thing or two Page 2: Future Funding for your Children’s Education Page 6: Making sure farm investments with longer pay back periods are worthwhile Page 9: Oil Futures Fall Below zero Page 11: There’s An App For That™ – Livestock …

Landline March 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: From the MD Page 3: Agronomic update including implications of COVID-19 Page 7: Overseas workers joining the farm… what are the implications of COVID-19 Page 10: Thank (God I am) a Farmer Page 11: Consulting Services in a world which is ‘locked down’! …

Landline February 2020

In This Issue: Page 1: Tight cashflow and interrogations of cost Page 6: Alternative sources of funding Page 10: Pigging out, or out of pigs? Page 15: Livestock Integration Page 18: What is YOUR cost of Harvest Weed Seed …

Landline December 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: WHEAT- Sell or Hold? Page 3: Stock Water In Dry Times Page 6: How much profit are you throwing out the back of your harvester? Page 10: Some selective reflections on the season and for the festive one …

Landline November 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Cover Crop Cocktails & Crop Diversity Page 5: Your review process – how to make the most of it! Page 8: Clearfield considerations Page 11: BARLEY- lowest value grain. Do you sell or hold at decile 7? Page 12: Profit ain’t …

Landline October 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: What to keep back for sheep feed this year Page 4: Paperless Farm Office- It is possible with a few key steps! Page 10: As land values go up what is the impact on lease rates? Page 13: Investment …

Landline September 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Good Products Page 4: Spring 2019 has been dry, hot and frosty and this is of course not good! Page 6: Your cost of HWSC Page 10: Grubs, grubs, grubs Page 13: Learnings from intensive horticulture business benchmarking – one year further …

Landline August 2019

Planfarm Benchmarks …

Landline July 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: True cost of owning a truck… and harvest options Page 3: Reserve Bank Rate Reductions Page 7: Reflections from crossing the Nullarbor Page 11: What barley varieties should you consider in 2020? Page 12: Land Values – too hot to …

Landline June 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Myths vs Facts; What does the APVMA do? Page 5: National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. Page 6: No-Till and Beyond Page 10: African Swine Fever – What is it, and how will markets respond? Page 11: Bringing on the next generation of farm managers Page 15: Work ON your business while you’re working IN …

Landline May 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: GM Canola Prices – Collateral Damage Page 3: From 2018 to 2019. Could this be a year of contrasts? Page 5: Feeding and Managing Sheep in Dry Times Page 14: AgriClime – you have probably already paid for it Page 18: Grow competitive crops. More crop, fewer …

Landline April 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Tariff-eying times for Australian barley Page 6: New Chemistry for Broadacre Cropping Page 7: Future aged care financial requirements Page 9: Is the wheat belt turning into the barley belt? Page 12: The latest in Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Page 14: Agrifac Condor Endurance SP Sprayer- Dripping with Technology Page 16: Sheep Gross Profitability – What a …

Landline March 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Grain Marketing Swaps Page 4: The banking Royal Commission: The recommendations that affect agriculture Page 7: Planfarm Introduces Stephen Cocking now working in the Esperance region Page 8: Observations across the Tasman Sea Page 11: Planfarm welcomes Tyson Fry to the Perth team Page 12: 2018 – boom times in the Northern Agricultural Region (NAR)! Page 14: Finance Costs and Breakevens …

Landline February 2019

In This Issue: Page 1: Looking forward Page 2: 2,4-D: The backbone of many good knockdown brews Page 8: Greg Kirk in the final days with Planfarm. Page 9: There’s gold (lime) in them thar hills (valleys)! Page 11: Now is an opportune time to review the 2018 season Page 13: Regenerative Agriculture – Using the principles of nature to your advantage Page 16: Planfarm, Australian Farm Investment (AFIM) and Investors in WA. Management …

Landline December 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: There has never been a better time to be … in agriculture! Page 3: 2018 – The year in review – my three key take home messages for the year Page 7: My Research Agro Page 8: What is Ovine campylobacteriosis (formerly ovine vibriosis) and is it an issue in WA? Page 10: Planfarm Academy Page 11: Planfarm Grains Cash Plus Program PAge 14: What to do with a windfall surplus? Page 15: Introducing the Planfarm Chemical & Benchmarking Tool …

Landline November 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Single Touch Payroll – you MUST be ready! Page 4: Argentina – more than just big steaks. Page 5: Introducing the Planfarm Chemical & Fertiliser Benchmarking Tool Page 6: Machinery Investment – Do you have a plan? Page 9: MyResearchAgro APP Page 10: Is there a real difference between intensive and broadacre businesses? Page 14: Planfarm …

Landline October 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: What’s moving the fertiliser market? Page 4: Grain Marketing Harvest Update Page 8: APVMA reviews 2,4-D: what you need to know Page 10: Preparing for Harvest Handy Hints to get you through the busy period Page 13: Woh-hoh-oh, the nips are gettin’ …

Landline September 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: An exciting time in the sheep industry Page 5: Alternative to Bank SWAPs Page 8: Firebreaks – A case study Page 11: The opportunity of a lifetime to smash the ryegrass …

Landline August 2018

Planfarm benchmarks …

Landline July 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Family Trust Vesting Dates – a ticking time bomb? Page 4: Chaff Lining: Inital Observations Page 6: What a time to be hedging your grain Page 9: What is the Booroola gene in …

Landline June 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Don’t let the black dog bite Page 5: Planning Ahead – Feeding Budget This Harvest for 2019 and Beyond Page 10: Planfarm Academy Page 13: Blockchain – What is …

Landline May 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Fungicide Resistance – How to avoid it and what to do when you have it Page 3: Succession planning is alive and well at Planfarm Page 12: My Research Agro Page 13: Farm Budgets V Governmant Budgets Page 15: Planfarm welcomes Carter Johnson to the …

Landline April 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Future aged care requirements Page 4: Sulphate of ammonia and lime interactions Page 7: Making the most of the coming season Page 8: Trump, Twitter, Tariffs… Terror? Page 11: Trust is a simple …

Landline March 2018

In This Issue: Page 1: Should we really be striving to split the family farm? Page 8: If there is no malt segregation in your area then are you really growing a malt variety? Page 10: Deep ripping: We know its worthwhile on sandy soils but what about the heavier soils. Page 13: How to use a Soil Penetrometer Page 14: What’s all the fuss about …

Landline February 2018

In This Issue: page 1: Chafflining – Fad or future? Page 8: Are we set for a wheat price spike and are you ready to capitalise? Page 10: Choosing & applying pre-emergent herbcides Page 14: Are drones the answer for detecting green weeds in green …

Landline December 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: The year that was Page 3: Red Leaf Sub Clover Syndrome Page 8: Making the most of your annual review Page 10: Value of working dogs to the agricultural …

Landline November 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Should I grow a noodle wheat in 2018 Page 6: Where are we heading with Ag data Page 8: New Subterranean clover varieties Page 10: Employing staff, what are your obligations? Page 13: The virtually impossible, may soon be possible Page 16: Quality and quantity receival reports to be provided by CBH …

Landline October 2017

Planfarm benchmarks …

Landline September 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Chaff lining: An alternative to traditional harvest weed seed control Page 6: Getting our ewes back in condition Page 9: When does a seed become a seed? Page 13: How will you fund your …

Landline August 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Lamb Survival = Profit Page 5: Controlled Traffic Farming WA Sheep Industry Profitability climbs while sheep numbers stagnate. Where to next? Page 10: Plant growth stages, MRL’s and withholding periods: Why they matter to your …

Landline July 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Where to next? Page 4: Speculative or Fundamentals, does it matter? Page 7: Farming is more and more a game for the well capitalized. Unfortunate but true! Page 9: Expect more from your agronomist regarding fungal disease …

Landline June 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: The WA Broad-acre Agriculture scene in 2030 Page 4: Roses in amongst the thorns Page 7: Quantify your position Page 10: Eliza Forlong – Mother of the Golden Fleece Page 12: The Balancing Act – Price Risk Vs Production Risk Vs Business …

Landline May 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Disruptive technology – what next Page 3: Whats happening to your nitrogen Page 9: The Reefinator – turning rock into soil Page 14: Dirt to $ cropping …

Landline April 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: But when we got there the cupboard was bare! Page 5: Is our grain industry as good as it gets Page 7: Young people in Agriculture Page 9: Planfarm Invoices Page 11: What’s hot & whats not in …

Landline March 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Choose your ryegrass weapon in wheat wisely Page 6: A step up in sandplain crop production Page 9: Introducing Sophie Wooldridge Page 10: Oilseeds benefitting from more meaty appetites Page 13: How will you approach …

Landline February 2017

In This Issue: Page 1: Innovative new app takes the stress out of selling grain Page 3: Why believing that there is nothing that you can do about the weather will cost your business Page 6: Farm Management Deposits – short term gain or long term pain Page 7: Introducing Alex House Page 8: Keep the honeymoon alive Page 10: Much to be thankful …

Landline December 2016

In This Issue: Page 1: Poor seed quality can put 2017 yields at risk Page 6: Interest Rates – what does 2017 hold? Page 10: Life after Rametin (naphthalophos): a good time to test drench efficacy Page 12: Time to take stock of 2016 & make plans for the year …

Landline November 2016

In This Issue: Page 1: So there’s no money in farming Page 4: Variety Options for 2017 Page 13: The Analysis Of 6 Month Vs 8 Month Vs 12 Month Shearing Page 17: Planfarm 2015 Farm Labour Survey …

Landline October 2016

In This issue: Page 1: Frost – What can be done to make sure the next one is less damaging on your farm Page 4: Dealing with harvest issues – Frost affected wheat and barley crops Page 6: Storing weeds and pests Page 10: Longer term …

Landline September 2016

In This issue: Page 1: Row Spacing – Aim For As Narrow As Is Practical Page 4: Canola Desiccation Page 7: The Cost of Getting Back Into Sheep Page 10: Travel – It’s Great To Get Away And See How The Other Half …

Landline August 2016

Planfarm Benchmarks …

Landline July 2016

In This issue: Page 1: What do negative interest rates mean? Page 3: Developing your personal vision & goals will increase your chances of success! Page 6: Wheat Outlook. Page 8: Wheeling damage in Wheat worth …

Landline June 2016

In This issue: Page 1: Broad-acre Agriculture 20 years from now? Page 4: Dark Cutting – Management and New Research Page 6: New CBH Grain Pricing Options Page 9: Lamb Survival Initiative Page 12: E-connected- leading to better Decision …

Landline May 2016

In This issue: Page 1: Season in perspective. Page 4: What happened when I typed Glyphosate into Google. Page 8: Analysing biomass data to determine season performance and success. Page 11: The early start and post emergent nitrogen Page 15: Kookaburras VS Great …

Landline April 2016

In This issue: Page 1: The Budget we deserve? Page 3: Angled seeding for better establishment Page 6: Electronic identification in sheep Page 9: Adding a little cream to your business Page 11: According to the book of …

Landline March 2016

In This issue: Page 1: CBH Rejects AGC Proposal Page 3: Early Sowing Decisions? Page 5: The Principles of Carrying Grain Page 9: The iHSD is here! Page 12: Ready for …

Landline February 2016

In This issue: Page 1: AGC Proposal to CBH. Page 3: To Weedseeker or to not Weedseeker? Page 5: Simple Feed Budgeting for the Break of Season. Page 8: Grain marketing options in the current market. Page 10: New faces at …

Landline December 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Eyes Wide Shut Page 2: Rain at harvest can affect your Lupin Germination. Test your seed now Page 3: Is having a grain cleaner another one percenter? Page 5: Tick the correct boxes for better returns Page 5: Heads Up Page 6: What is the best grain cartage option for you? Page 11: Another Wonderful …

Landline November 2015

In This issue: Page 1: What we can all do Page 2: Should Farms Expand? Page 9: Soil Testing. How Deep should I go? Page 11: Wool. The Comeback …

Landline October 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Observations from the top Page 4: Canola and Lupin Rotations leading to Potassium deficiencies in lighter soils Pge 7: AAAC Pilbara Tour Page 10: Are we seeing a new paradigm in the WA …

Landline September 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Focus is the Key Page 4: CBH Marketing and Trading Rebate Page 5: Harvester Set up to Catch Weed Seeds Page 7: Crop Topping for Weed Seed Control Page 10: Dark Cutting Meat Risks and …

Landline August 2015

Planfarm Benchmarks …

Landline July 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper Page 4: Choosing Business Strategies Page 8: Access the Planfarm HG App Page 11: Observations from the Field Page 12: How Farmers can Reduce Credit …

Landline June 2015

In This issue: Page 1: The Big Picture Page 3: Is Your Farm a Good Investment? Page 4: What Goes Up Page 7: Farm Advisory Boards Page 10: Barley Contract …

Landline May 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Current Issues Page 3: Getting the best out of your Legume Pastures Page 6: Premier’s ANZAC Student Tour 2015 Page 9: Developments in Planfarm …

Landline April 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Six for getting more from your day Page 4: Soil Testing & Nitrogen Page 6: Building Wealth Page 8: Unwritten Rules Page 10: Oats – Decile 9 or …

Landline March 2015

In This issue: Page 1: Managing for Profit Page 4: Ryegrass Seedbank Obsession Page 6: Grain Buyers as ‘Financiers’ Page 8: Electronic Herbicide …

Landline February 2015

This issue: Page 1: Crop Updates Papers Page 5: The Oat Market in WA Page 6: Investing or …

Landline December 2014

This issue: Page 1: Rain into Grain Page 5: Spot spraying v. blanket spraying Page 7: Prevent further expense Page 10: Don’t leave money on the table Page 12: New kid on the block Page 14: Have your cake and eat it …

Landline November 2014

This issue: Page 1: Much to be thankful for. Page 3: Lifetime Ewe Management Page 6: Susceptibility testing Page 9: Floating Spreads – what do they mean when filling …

Landline October 2014

This issue: Page 1: Will China do for grain and livestock what it did for iron ore? Page 6: The Sheep Enterprise – the exciting future Page 10: DEU Market Update Page 6: Planfarm Offices Christmas …

Landline September 2014

This issue: Page 1: It’s taken a year to grow, don’t under-sell it. Page 4: Remember, remember Page 5: Residues and withholding periods Page 6: Agronomy Apps for the field! Page 9: Meet the newest members of the Planfarm …

Landline August 2014

Planfarm benchmarks …

Landline July 2014

This issue: Page 1: On Farm Storage Analysis Page 5: When can I change to 2, 4D? Page 7: Planning for Variability Page 9: Sow West Young Man Page 11: Nitrogen Top …

Landline June 2014

This issue: Page 1: A Wonderful Start – make the most of it. Page 3: When, What and How? Page 4: Volatilization of Urea Page 5: Sclerotinia in Canola …

Landline May 2014

This issue: Page 1: Water, Water and more Water! Page 4: The Art of Deferred Grazing Page 6: Some Food for Thought on Housing Page 10: The Rules of the Game p4 p6 …

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