It’s September and its starting to warm up. In many regions across Australia, the winter has been a warm and wettish one, and in such conditions in the past, we’ve seen some significant sclerotinia outbreaks take off. So just in case an outbreak happens t

Its now late August, and what started off to be a very dry start, has either stayed dry, or become a little wetter in some regions. But how does one region, compare to another? Thats where we come in. Along with CCDMs Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as

The 2024 season has begun and the crops are just starting to come out of the ground in what seems to be a bit of a slow start. But how does one region compare to another? Thats where we come in. Along with CCDMs Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she spe

In this episode, we've been able to dig a bit deeper into the situation of fungicide resistance in both spot form and net form net blotch in Southern WA, and work out why we are seeing such high levels of resistance to some of the Group 3 (DMI) fungicides

The 2023 season is headed to an end. So what could we have done differently in hindsight? Along with CCDMs Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three advisors to find out the how the season ended up and what will they be recommending for 2024

What if we told you that you can now get a canola variety with some resistance to sclerotinia stem rot? Well, maybe not right now, but it's certainly possible in the near future. At CCDM we've discovered partially resistant germplasm in canola, and in t

Welcome to the future of agriculture, where everything is data-driven. Traditionally, farmers use a gut-feel to make decisions, but in the future, not any more. By using multiple data sets and computational techniques to extract insights, decision making

The 2023 season is headed towards harvest, and theres definitely a mixed bag of some good and some not-so-good going on across the country. But whats going on where? Thats where we come in. Along with CCDMs Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks

The 2023 season is underway and theres been a mixed bag of challenges already. But whats going on where? Thats where we come in. Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to four agronomists to find out the current issues of

Variety resistance is often the first tool used by a grower to keep disease under control. But the science in this space needs to move with the changing pathogens, which are constantly mutating and getting around the crops defence system and, before long