Tony Swan
@tony_swan64
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CSIRO Senior experimental scientist. Privileged to be working with top growers, consultants & fellow researchers to better understand & improve farming systems.
Experiments: South West Slopes and Riverina, NSW
Joined May 2016
RT @WeedSmartAU: #PWM technology and a WEED-IT boom are just some of tools to help manage herbicide-resistant weeds in summer fallow for th….
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RT @summitagconsult: Join the Spray Guru Craig Day in BURCHER on Thursday, the 10th July!!.@GRDCNorth @CottonResearch @CWFS_Condo
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RT @GrowmoreAg: Great discussions this morning at the Farming Systems Advisor Update at Wallendbeen. Awesome work by @CSIRO team as always….
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RT @Farm_Link: A big week, with four Southern NSW Farming Systems adviser meetings throughout SNSW and around 100 attendees looking at seve….
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RT @grassrootsag: Top session today in Marrar with local agros. @theGRDC Southern Farming Systems Research review, 7 years of powerful data….
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RT @CWFS_Condo: Great turn-out at the GRDC funded Southern NSW Farming Systems project adviser meeting in Condo this morning. The research….
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Thick heavy stubble+ hidden insects & herbicide wash off stubble also ⬇️ our linseed numbers to 21plants/Lm =42 plants/m2 (aim50L/m) with no impact on ChP (10 plants/Lm=20 plants/m2), alternate rows. TerbyneXtreme @500g/ha, Simizine900WG @600g/ha, AvadexXtra@1.6L/ha all IBS
@tony_swan64 @CSIRO @theGRDC @AgroJAK @Laura_Goward @MathewDunn19 @SusieSprague17 @Zakeelcassim @PulsePathSWSK Chickpea/Flax update. Shows how when seeding through high residue you have to pay attention. But when low rainfall and high winds are the norm you have to do what you can.
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RT @trialsofJManson: New (open-access) paper! I tried to figure out how to talk about pod-set in faba bean properly. Key takeaway: Interac….
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RT @Master4Colin: @theGRDC Canola establishment field walk tomorrow at Canowindra. Time: 10am .Location: Woodlands (refer to flyer). Rai….
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RT @grassrootsag: @agrobaz @theGRDC @tony_swan64 @AgroJAK @Farm_Link @MathewDunn19 The project funding cycle only allowed a 3 year rotation….
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RT @Master4Colin: Be great to see you @theGRDC canola establishment field walk at Canowindra on Friday 13 June. Strong focus on the criti….
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RT @FaceyGroup: 🚨LAST CALL! .Just 2 days ‘til we’re Digging Deeper in Cuballing!💧🌱.Still time to RSVP – don’t miss this one. 📅 Wed 4 June |….
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RT @theGRDC: 🌾🌾 GROWER STORY. A tough end to 2024 showed just how valuable crop diversity can be. #Barley and #FabaBeans added resilience t….
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RT @grassrootsag: Fortunate to have 7 yrs of @theGRDC Farming Systems data showing canola following pulses had higher gross margins than ca….
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RT @EricaMcKay: .@congreve_mark is running a series of @theGRDC herbicide behaviour workshops in July/August. If you or anyone you know is….
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RT @Farm_Link: Greg Condon discusses how the regional conditions to date have created differing establishment across the 7 Diverse Farms si….
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RT @Farm_Link: Greg Condon reflects on some of the key practices that have been able to assist with an otherwise dry start. Learn more abo….
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RT @robbert115: Chicory (summer active) and Plantain (summer dormant) perennial herbs vs some post-emergence herbicide options - all 6WAT (….
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For those interested in Reptiles!. This is my father’s last “Complete Guide to Reptiles in Australia”. There’s an additional 212 new species since the 1st edn. It’s the only fully comprehensive guide to reptiles in Australia. Great job dad! .Hopefully Steve will write the 8th.
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