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Broadacre field crops

Broadacre field crops sustain the economic, social and cultural fabric of many Queenslanders. The broadacre field crop industry is estimated to be worth about $675 million (excluding sugarcane). The industry employs thousands of people on the land, in food processing, and in other areas along the value chain.

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wheat

Crop information

Barley | Chickpeas | Cotton |  Lucerne | Maize | Mungbeans | Oats | Pastures | Peanuts | Sorghum | Soybeans | Sunflower | Wheat | Other crops


Crop management principles

Before you plant
Soil types | Selecting a crop | Salinity | Cultivation technology | Precision farming | Climate/SOI | Fallow weed management

In the paddock
Nutrition management | Planting management | Machinery | Managing water resources | Using agricultural chemicals

Pest management
Insect management | Disease management | Vertebrate pest management | Weed management | Preventing herbicide resistance

Ready to harvest
Harvesting | Grain storage and drying

Managing your business
Marketing | Grain pricing decisions | Computer applications and IT | Industry contacts

Crop innovation
Biotechnology | Organic farming | Genetically modified crops


See also:

Field crop research and development
Find out about our world-class research and development teams and their current projects.

Australian Tropical Crops and Forages Collection
Located in Biloela, Central Queensland, the ATCFC is one of six institutes within Australia that maintains important plant genetic diversity through seed conservation in long-term cold storage.

Page maintained by Dianne Turner
Last reviewed 19 May 2008

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