Stacey Doolan

Agronomist by day, farmer in the evenings and on weekends, mother of 2 boys. Views are my own.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Nature helping again with the fight against Armyworm in rice. Low input year, now to get the draining timing right to maximise Gross Margin. #Rice2026

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Effect from fertiliser burn 2024 and subsequent cleaner fallow 2025. A simple change between front and back tubes made a massive difference Good learnings from last season in preparation for canola plant this year.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@AgBiTechAU No expert in all of these but seeing predatory shield bugs, praying mantis in crops and assume some Netelia wasps and predatory flies, Possibly Nomuraea rileyi fungicide for the fungal covered grubs.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Armyworms beware- Predators, parasite and fungi are coming for you. Numbers of dead grubs have been increasing in various paddocks across the region.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@AdamDellwo Natural population, nothing released.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

The coloured fungi ones look better

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Good crowd turned up today to learn how industrial hemp could fit into their rotation. Low input, Low water use and increasing demand ✅ ✅ ✅. Averaging 3-4cm a day growth. Will be interesting to see what yields we can obtain, And how the overall GM stack’s up.
@AuNutrien

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Love finding crops where nature is helping out. Heads not out on this crop so hopefully enough time for predators/parasites to build. #Rice #Armyworms

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Good day of discussions touring Hemp paddocks grown in our patch. Plenty of interest in this low water use summer crop alternative, and plenty of learnings for success into the future.

[H Lunn @lmkmills1]

#nutrien hemp field day looking at all the positives of fibre production. Establishment the key. Low water use and high productivity. +++

[RGA @ricegrowers]

USA Rice Paddy Tour 🇺🇸 🌾🚌 // The tour group has landed in El Campo Texas! Today they visited the Rice Belt Warehouse, Eagle Lake Research Centre & Colorado County Rice Mill.
This trip was made possible through the @AgriFuturesAu Rice Program.
#usaricepaddytour #ausriceontour

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@CKMonty So I think it’s Nomuraea rileyi or similar fubgi, yes killing the armyworm

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Collecting barnyard samples for NSW seed survey and finding masses of praying mantis eggs and heaps of Armyworms covered in mould. #Rice

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@CKMonty Still trying to work out what’s going there as there is a degree of mildew on the base of plants

[Pacific Seeds @PacificSeeds]

A big second day today at @PacificSeeds Foundation Farm Field Days. Thank you to everyone who has travelled for the field days so far this week including those from Central Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. 🚜🌱😀 #pacificseeds #foundationfarm #growingpossibilities

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@Farmer_Dave999 The company taking this crop is South Fibre.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

Interesting to watch hemp being cut at the hemp field day put on by the team from Nutrien Deniliquin. Could have a place this spring.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@Farmer_Dave999 I have no experience with this yet, but for the industrial hemp market we’re told apply for the license, get your contract with the buyer and then it’s just good book keeping skills for the paperwork (visitors must sign a register etc) and regular checks from the dpi.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@VictorHolistic This is industrial hemp- many different uses, building material being one.

[Stacey Doolan @DoolanStacey]

@VictorHolistic For the processing they want 50-60cm lengths.