NF and EM Fisher Primary Producers in Browns Plains, Victoria, Australia | Agriculture

NF and EM Fisher Primary Producers

Locality: Browns Plains, Victoria, Australia

Address: 577 Old Howlong Road, 3685 Browns Plains, VIC, Australia

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23.01.2022 Thanks for an interesting day.

20.01.2022 Victorians can travel to NSW from November 23 without the need to quarantine, as South Australia and Western Australia reveal dates when Victorians can visit.

20.01.2022 Thanks for an informative day.

19.01.2022 Applications now open. https://riverineplains.org.au//john-hanrahan-scholarship-/

19.01.2022 Another day another paddock. Filling up with fertiliser at sunrise

17.01.2022 And.... Canola harvest is finished! (although w still have some to deliver). Now for the wheat.

17.01.2022 Silage wrap round rolls.

15.01.2022 Temperate grasses have been inoculated with Epichloë fungal endophytes to improve yield and persistence through providing ‘natural’ protection against pest, dis...eases and drought. This work is being done with Grasslanz Technology, the Foundation for Arable Research and the New Zealand Government.

13.01.2022 We are excited to announce Catherine Marriott as our inaugural CEO. Catherine will join Riverine Plains on 30 November, bringing with her a wealth of experience... and a dynamic fresh perspective to our organisation. For the full statement, please visit https://riverineplains.org.au/catherine-marriott-appointed/ See more

11.01.2022 Drought and Frost wreaking havoc on grain belt of SE Australia. Cutting our wheat for hay/silage is just the start of salvaging what we can. A challenging year.

11.01.2022 CCDM researchers have been digging into the ancestry of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a pathogenic fungus that causes the disease ‘Sclerotinia Stem Rot’ (SSR), to r...eveal some interesting roots in the family tree. Using a mix of bioinformatics and molecular genetics our canola and pulse disease researchers worked in collaboration with French researcher Dr Sylvain Raffaele (INRA, France) and Dr Canadian Lone Buchwaldt (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada), to assess samples of the fungus from four continents Australia, Africa, Europe and North America. S. sclerotiorum infects and causes damage to over 600 plant species around the world, including agricultural crops such as canola. To date, few studies have thoroughly examined the molecular genetics of the pathogen in Australia, which is something our researchers are keen to address. Of interest to the research team is how the genetic make-up of Australian strains of the pathogen differs from strains from other countries where SSR is also a problem. Among their goals was finding out whether parts of the pathogen’s genome have spread through global populations as a result of recent evolution. The full results of the study were recently published in the journal PLOS ONE https://buff.ly/2TNP2NY. CCDM’s Dr Mark Derbyshire, first author on the research paper, said evidence of two major population clusters emerged from the 25 isolates tested. We found one cluster of 11 genetically-similar isolates from Canada, the US and France and a second cluster made up of nine isolates from Australia and one from Morocco, Mark said. The second cluster was a bit of a surprise, and we believe the similarity between the Australian and Moroccan isolates may be explained by the warm climates shared by the two countries, which allowed this particular strain to survive in Australia, however we can’t make any conclusions at this stage. Pinpointing genetic differences in the pathogen may help the team determine which genes are important to a plant’s infection and survival against Australian strains. As part of the study, the research team also did a population analysis to try to determine how long ago the two populations of the pathogen split from each other. They think this was likely to have occurred before Australia was even on the map, perhaps several thousand years ago fascinating stuff! The best news is there’s more to come; Mark said the study had raised some interesting questions for the research team, which would now expand its analyses to a larger population of isolates.

09.01.2022 While we fortunately fall within the Border Zone, many farmers don't. We are currently trying our best for our children to cross the border to attend school though.

07.01.2022 Frost damage and managing frost risk will be a focus of the Riverine Research Centre Open day at Burramine this Thursday 27 September. Michael Straight, Nick Po...ole and Dr James Hunt will be part of a frost Q&A discussion, and these useful #GRDCfrost publications will also be available. For more Open Day info visit https://riverineplains.org.au/ See more

06.01.2022 Yup - it’s a dry year...

05.01.2022 First silo bag of the season. The old Champion is still useful.

03.01.2022 How much nitrogen will a pulse crop supply to the following crop? This GRDC Updates paper, presented at Allora, has details on nutrient removal, calculating fertiliser rates and considerations to maximise N application.