The fewer times a potato is handled, the better its chances of remaining free from bruising, says Will Gribbon (pictured). And one of the best ways to achieve this at harvest time is to windrow them, ...

Less chance of the delicate canola pods shattering and losing the grain on the ground, they reasoned, but times change. Today more canola farmers are switching to direct heading with a combine ...

Labour shortage during harvesting time remains a major challenge in agriculture. Depending on the farmers' financial condition, manual workers or machines are hired to complete the work. Says Mr.

ONE OF the canola industry's longest running debates is taking centre stage again this harvest as farmers are confronted with wet paddocks.

FOLLOWING the wet and cool finish to the growing season and significant instances of crop lodging, farmers are looking for an option to bring barley crops into maturation evenly.

Trials in NSW have shown the losses result from windrowing crops too early, which can also affect oil content. “There is more than one data­set now that suggests that windrow timing can impact on your ...