Edaphologist, Agriculturalist, optimist and a real whizz in the kitchen. Minor functionary @csiro. Views my own!
Joined December 2014
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brett cocks retweeted
11 Jun 2024
BIRDS WILL NOT WIN - Sunflowers are a particular favourite of our local cockatoos. This summer they were grown in our higher diversity cropping systems treatments and the team have gone to great lengths to protect the integrity of our data collection. @theGRDC
ALT Bird netting installed to protect long-term farming systems experiments
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brett cocks retweeted
12 Jun 2024
What are the Risk and Rewards for different N strategies in your environment? #Riskwise project is using experiments and simulation modelling to examine a range of strategic and tactical approaches so that we can be 'more right, more often' with N decision making. @theGRDC
ALT Long-term predictions of average gross margins and downside risk (i.e. GM in worst years) for different N targets at Gurley in northern NSW.
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brett cocks retweeted
28 Apr 2024
A visualization of human population growth over the last 2000 years.
📽: American Museum of Natural History
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brett cocks retweeted
21 Feb 2024
Autumn is near! Looking for a winter feed option? Considered forage brassicas? A quality feed with multiple grazings. See recently published guidelines on Managing forage brassicas in Australian mixed farming regions. mla.com.au/contentassets/9ad… @lindsaywbell @meatlivestock
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brett cocks retweeted
25 Jan 2024
Soil map of Australia :)
SA farmer tills giant map into paddock just in time for Australia Day abc.net.au/news/2024-01-25/f… via @ABCaustralia
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GRDC has released a new publication: 'Water Smart Farming': a one-stop-shop for growers and advisors looking to learn more about crop water use and managing it. Read more here: bit.ly/3HtvoCi
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brett cocks retweeted
5 Jan 2024
FTR on Darling Downs farm from a 2.0 Lts per ha of a new Glyphosate 600 product and there was scattered populations of similar size over hundreds of acres in Feb 2020. Dead as a dodo bird. No paraquat required.
5 Jan 2024
Glyphosate has never killed it. It’s got to mixed with clethodim and haloxyfop herbicides and a rotation of chickpeas and sorghum which cover both winter and summer germinations. The best way to deal with it is bury it completely
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brett cocks retweeted
5 Jan 2024
Prepare for #grow24 by checking out the @CanolaWatch fundamentals articles with detailed information on our key #canola best management practices for yield, profitability and sustainability.
The newest write-up is "Six basics of blackleg management": canolacouncil.org/canola-wat…
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brett cocks retweeted
18 Dec 2023
Started already is spray drift onto sensitive crops.
Need to really adopt every drift reduction or elemination tactic you can eg boom height , sprayer speed , droplet spray quality , application timing AND use alternative much safer chemistry if you must spray.
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Soil CRC researchers from @CeRDI_FedUni, @nswdpi, @mwlr_nz & @CharlesSturtUni joined forces with @MurdochUni’s Dr Richard Bell to deliver a new sandy soils map for researchers, advisors and farmers 👉 soilcrc.com.au/collaboration…
#soilresearch #sandysoils #collaboration
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brett cocks retweeted
3 Dec 2023
Every 1% increase in soil organic matter helps our soils hold 150,000 litres more water per hectare!
This #worldsoilday help us to celebrate the vital role of soil in sustaining life.
December 5 is World Soil Day.
Learn more: soilscienceaustralia.org.au/…
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brett cocks retweeted
28 Nov 2023
New PhD scholarship opportunity on High-throughput root phenotyping!
Crop improvement and drought tolerance: the roots of the solution. study.uq.edu.au/study-option…
To apply, email a cover letter and CV:
dongxue.zhao@uq.edu.au
@QAAFI @Queensland_FSR
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brett cocks retweeted
23 Nov 2023
This is the final @CSIRO #Wheatcast national wheat yield forecast for 2023. Median expected yield is 1.74 t/ha which is 4% below the 15-yr average yield. The map shows median expected water-limited yields. For more detail, including state forecasts see: research.csiro.au/digiscape/…
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brett cocks retweeted
It’s Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Today. Who was your Dr Who when growing up?
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We've launched a state-of-the-art clean hydrogen refuelling station, purpose-built for hydrogen research.
The refuelling station uses green hydrogen made with electricity from renewable sources, allowing hydrogen cars to travel over 600 km emissions-free. csiro.au/en/news/All/News/20…
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brett cocks retweeted
16 Nov 2023
CSIRO farming systems agronomists @tony_swan64 & @lindsaywbell join the @WeedSmartAU podcast.
Both gurus provide the latest insights on fallow, rotations, soil water, weeds & much more. Years of experience put into a paddock perspective.
16 Nov 2023
CSIRO ag-systems scientists join us on the podcast to explain why crop rotations are a powerful weed control tactic.
🦢 Tony Swan - southern region & opportunities for a double break.
🔔 Lindsay Bell - northern region & chasing moisture
🎧 buff.ly/3MK59KK
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