Preparing for 2020 following drought or a dry year Crop Disease Podcast

How is your 2020 season plan shaping up to be? In this episode CCDM farming systems economist Amir Abadi once again joins Megan Jones as they prepare growers for disease management in 2020, particularly for those who are coming from a drought or drier year. First up they talk to producer Ben Webb from Kojonup, WA, who has a mixed sheep and cropping enterprise, growing canola, wheat, oats, lupins, faba beans and vetches. Ben talks about his plans for the upcoming season, following on from a drier season in 2019, and the importance of rotation in driving down crop disease issues. Next they talk to Steven Simpfendorfer, who is a cereals pathologist from NSW DPI based in Tamworth. Steven talks about the dry conditions in the Northern and Central NSW regions, and how growers can maximise their chances of being profitable this season by considering their disease management. Finally Amir talks about the importance of fungicide timing and linking this to the weather, as well as strategies around spraying preventatively versus curatively. This podcast can be listened to on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spodify, Tune in, Pocketcasts and more, just search “Crop Disease Podcast”.