Dr Rob Norton speaking at Dahlen Long term rotation field day
Fertilizers and soil health
Grain growers can be confident that their efforts to improve crop productivity and maximise yields are not jeopardising their chances to improve soil health, according to the results of a recent review. Dr Rob Norton, Regional Director of the International Plant Nutrition Institute, reviewed the ef
2012 IPNI ANZ Student Scholarship Winner
IPNI Scholars Award, 2013
Ms. Humaira Sultana received the 2012 IPNI Scholars award, joining Mr Jian Jin as the two awardees. Ms Sultana is working toward her Ph. D. degree in Agronomy at . The University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. Her dissertation title is “Nitrogen fertilizer management–an integrated approach
Lime and gypsum piles ready for spreading.
Grain Production in the Australian High Rainfall Zone
The Australian high rainfall zone has seen a large expansion in cropping over the past 10 years due to the inclusion of innovations such as raised bed systems, improved herbicides, better adapted varieties and a decline in economic returns from livestock industries such as wool production and sheep
What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship?
The use of fertilizers is vital for sustainable food and fiber production - nutrients are taken up by plants, transferred into food products and removed from the farm. It is estimated that around half of current food production relies on extra soil fertility added by fertilizers, so that they are e
Nitrogen deficiency in canola
Nitrogen and sulfur for wheat and canola – the High Rainfall Zone Challenge
With plant nutrition, like many things in farming and life, there are some fundamental principles. Firstly, you get nothing for nothing – inputs need to be addressed relative to realistic outputs, if removals are greater than inputs, the soil nutrient stocks deplete. Secondly, address the big pict
Chickpea crop
Longerenong Cropping Challenge 2012
Thanks to the groups who participated again - despite a very dry season, chickpea crops yielded quite well with many above 2 t/ha and the IPL team achieving the highest yield of 2. 48 t/ha which was similar to the yields of the crops managed by the Greenmachine (2. 27 t/ha), the Raging Reds (2. 24 t
Calcium deficiency in tomato
Focus on Calcium
The roles of Calcium. Calcium (Ca) is an essential plant nutrient required by animals and plants in relatively large amounts for healthy growth. In addition to its role as one of the macronutrients in plant nutrition, sufficient Ca has a role in maintaining soil physical properties, and in reclaimi
Wheat Crop Wimmera
Fertilizer Expenditure in the Australian Grains Industry
Fertilizer Expenditure of Grain Farms in Australia. The Australian grains industry produces around 40 Mt of wheat, barley, oats, canola, pulses and other grains each year. The production systems vary from high rainfall zone intensive production with high yield potentials, to low rainfall opportuni
Fertilizer Use on Australian Dairy Farms
Fertilizer Use in Australian Dairy Farms The Australian Dairy industry is the third largest rural industry and a through on-farm production and dairy processing is a major rural employer. Dairying occurs across the high rainfall temperate zones as well as the sub-tropical areas of Australia. The b
Regional Nutrient Budgets for Australia.
Soil nutrient budgets of Australian natural resource management regions The 2001 Australian Natural Resource Audit took account to the nutrient balances for different regions in Australia, based on data from 1994 to 1996. The methods used in that audit have been repeated for the years 2007-08 and 2
Sorghum crop in southeastern Queensland
Managing K in northern cropping systems
K management for northern cropping systems Previous Research Results: Prior to 2012, field research in the southeast and central Queensland northern cropping zones suggested that multiple nutrient deficiencies were occuring and significantly reducing yield potentials for both summer and winter crops
GRDC Micronutrient Deficiency Scoping Study
More Profit from Crop Nutrition II - Micronutrient survey A national survey of the extent of micronutrient (zinc, copper, managanese, boron) deficiencies across all regions and agroecological zones with analysis against environmental and management metadata by 2013. The project will: assess the exte
Regional Profile
Research is world class and funding models most commonly include public and private partnerships, with industry support through compulsory levies on production providing growers with leverage over the strategic and tactical issues addressed.
Regional Director
Robert Norton
Regional Director Australia and New Zealand
