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Stubble Handling Machinery, Greg Haydon
Stubble Handling Machinery, Greg Haydon
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Farming in Western Australia, and in Australia, has undergone a revolution over the past 15 to 20 years. Two significant changes have been the cessation of ploughing to kill weeds, that is, the change from discs to tines, and the reduction in tillage through the use of agricultural chemicals. These have been important changes that have had conservation benefits. However, to handle stubble to best effect, further changes in machinery, newer machinery and combinations of machines will be needed. In this article, the author discusses current and possible future practces.
Cost Effective Stubble Retention Practices, Andrew Green, Ed Blanchard
Cost Effective Stubble Retention Practices, Andrew Green, Ed Blanchard
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
To increase the rate of adoption of stubble retention farming systems the Grains Research and Development Corporation is funding a three-year project with the Farm Machinery Unit to develop low cost, stubble handling systems from harvest to seeding
Stubble Handling Begins At Harvest, Ed Blanchard
Stubble Handling Begins At Harvest, Ed Blanchard
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Long stubble left in the paddock after harvest causes major difficulties at seeding time. To demonstrate the benefits of having short stubble at seeding, the Trayning Land Conservation District Committee created four stubble treatments at harvest in 1988 and sowed into these stubble treatments in 1989.