Ben Jones

Mallee Agricultural Scientist, former Farmer, now in the city and building Interested in most things!

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@jsa_austin @agrobaz would be interesting to test. Suspect pre sowing rain reliability may be less, n loss penalties greater.

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@jsa_austin @agrobaz spreading soon after sowing should be pretty good? Delay matches demand. But only if someone else doing spreading!

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@jsa_austin @agrobaz should also consider post-sow spreading in the mix. Would be interesting to understand trade-offs, predictability etc.

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@1203Nkgw244 Happy Birthday! From a long way away :-)

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@MelbourneCity In support #MCY active area: Pretty quiet without em. Lucky they couldn't resist @ goal 3. Sound better spread out! #MCYvPER

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@agronomist1979 then not much response to N. Zn + flutrifol seems a good thing for the tyne. How was the disc for weeds? @chriswalsh008

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@agronomist1979 if those treatments in "comments" apply to both disc and tyne, seems the tyne crops are responding? @chriswalsh008

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@agronomeiste also maybe some interesting linked traits? Or are the parents very similar to Spring vars? @becsta1984 @BCG_Birchip

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@agronomeiste interesting to contemplate how much top-end might be left for winter wheat adaptation in drier envs? @becsta1984 @BCG_Birchip

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@QuentenKnight suspect similar, compaction from sheep feet (surface) quite diff. from plough/tractor traffic @pbl1972 @jimandlara @glasfj01

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@glasfj01 have to graze pretty hard to cause trouble but sure it's possible. Cleaning up feed in stubbles seems ok @QuentenKnight @pbl1972

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@pbl1972 Ken has equivalent expts in WA, this was Vic result. Not much. @jimandlara @QuentenKnight @glasfj01 https://t.co/mXu27YxoBu

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

The sudden resurgence of 'journey': 60% up in the last 20 yrs. 'experience' stable in comparison #ngram https://t.co/wJplg6flG5

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

If Emporer Nasi Goreng was rabbit-proofing China: it takes truckloads of chicken wire. Not visible from space tho. https://t.co/Hxpfu250Pz

[fencefarm @fencefarm]

How many rolls of chicken wire will it take to fence the Great Wall of China?
Find out:
https://t.co/T9EM3T6oPn

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@agriprof @NoTillBill @skellerfarms thought that system was tested (by farmers) and given up in SW NSW a few years ago. Always someone new.

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@1TonyHarding probably a better thing to have than be a cause of in others @leighjbryan

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@leighjbryan maybe less dry matter per plant then (if not then splitter sown crop has reduced winter evap Inc trans). @agrobaz @jimandlara

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@leighjbryan same plant numbers? Remember you writing something about them. Anyway interesting observation. @agrobaz @jimandlara

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@leighjbryan don't know why they'd be different but also check tillers per plant (nutrition?) @agrobaz @jimandlara

[Ben Jones @malleefocus]

@leighjbryan interesting to check secondary root development. They would normally buttress plant at this time @agrobaz @jimandlara