Southern node leader of the national durum breeding program – Durum Breeding Australia – Jason Able says one of the program’s main objectives is to tackle an increasingly occurring problem for croppers – frost.
Dr Able was a key speaker at the Durum Growers Association of South Australia annual forum at Blyth.
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South Australian durum growers will benefit from a new multi-peril crop protection package, which combines popular area-based contracts with the removal of sharp protein cliff faces between durum grades.
The grower-driven Australian Grain Growers Co-operative has developed a zero-cost insurance option to suit durum growers’ needs for a more flexible and risk-friendly approach to grain marketing, according to chief executive officer Steve Mellington.
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