David Burch

research agronomist in all things broadacre and horticulture. all opinions are my own

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Anybody looking for a farm job in sunny Condobolin?
Please pass onto anybody interested
https://t.co/GpzC7YdzGf

[GRDC North @GRDCNorth]

Phenology is FUNdamental! @FelicityHarris6 @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY is presenting now at the #GRDCUpdates in #Wagga on how understanding time of sowing, flowering times and varieties can combine to optimise yield in your farming system. Read the paper here: https://t.co/HLA3rFvPDe

[David Burch @davidburch80]

I love it when our rainfall is literally off the chart!

[David Burch @davidburch80]

@BrianDunn1287 @cprou1 @JaquieMitch_UQ @AgriFuturesAU @NSWDPI_AgWater What kind of probe do you use? Can you get all that on your phone or do you have to down load it?

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Final day of field work for the year! Big thanks to my techos Nick and Braden for doing all the hard work while I take the credit!

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Does anybody know of any kingaroy plot harvesters that are for sale? Asking for a friend....

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Getting a faceful of chaff... Every. Single. Plot. #phenologyisfun

[David Burch @davidburch80]

@CraigDavis_Agro @kentonp_ag Nationally is fine. I'm trying to get a dataset together to identify common rainfall or temperature patterns which makes this more likely. If you remember years when it was bad, I can get the weather data for that region

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Need info! I'm looking for information on late season weather conditions that caused fungal grain damage. All I need is the year and location it occurred. I'd also love to hear about times you expected damage and found none! Please reply & retweet, more responses the better!

[David Burch @davidburch80]

@CraigDavis_Agro @kentonp_ag Nationally is fine. I'm trying to identify triggers for fungal damage from rainfall, temp and humidity. For example, in 2015 we had 44 mm in one event and we had huge problems. This year we had 52 mm in a week, and there's been moderate staining.

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Very big hail in Condo, very poor timing!

[NSW Agronomy @NSW_AGRONOMY]

It's here! The Southern NSW research results 2020 edition is now available online https://t.co/xVu5vIc71F Featuring the latest research on wheat, canola, pulses, nutrition, soils and more!

[David Burch @davidburch80]

21 April sown vixen should have kept its head down! 2 heavy frosts on Tuesday and Wednesday, right at booting/heading phase

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Kay, ureas on, now it needs to rain!

[David Burch @davidburch80]

With travel options limited a walk around the field trial was all we could manage

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Main season sowing at Condobolin, NSW. Comparison of wheat and barley varieties with varying phenology types at different sow dates and an excellent moisture profile!

[Felicity Harris @PhenologyisFun]

New @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY @GRDCNorth GAPP project, trials looking at phenology x tactical agronomy (TOS x plant density) of wheat and barley plus evaluation of barley genotypes compared to winter wheat for early sowing...off to a great start! 😍 #phenologyisfun

[David Burch @davidburch80]

April 21 early sowing coming up very nicely with 33mm post sowing to help it along in Condobolin! @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY #phenologyisfun

[David Burch @davidburch80]

Getting some love in Africa!

[Dieter Hochuli @dieterhochuli]

Today marks 86 years since the cessation of hostilities between emus and the Australian army in the Great Emu War of 1932. I will be among the many raising a glass tonight to the enduring peace we share with our ratite friends. https://t.co/1m8IKvpQJl