GOA Podcasts - podcast cover

GOA Podcasts

Grain Orana Alliance•www.buzzsprout.com
Arts

Grain Orana Alliance (GOA) as a not-for-profit organisation, that aims to provide effective, farm-ready solutions to current and emerging issues challenging local grain producers.

We undertake localised research to develop solutions that fit within our regions farming systems. With our primary funding from the GRDC, independent research is a crucial part of who we are and what we do.

Last refreshed: ⓘ
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Follow on
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
RSS
YouTube
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Episodes.fm
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Should we be spraying canola in low to medium rainfall zones with fungicides in 2025?

Listen to our podcast from last year with GOA's Maurie Street re canola diseases & fungicide applications, based on trials GOA has conducted. We have a quick introductory chat about the risk of sclerotinia in 2025 & if you should be rushing out on the spray rig. Podcast has some good facts & figures on: -What diseases may be an issue in 2025 & their lifecycle. -Fungicides: to spray or not to spray. -Is spraying economic or not?

Jul 23, 2025•56 min

Clethodim damage in canola.

GOA's Maurie Street gives us the good oil on clethodim use in canola, based on 20+ trials GOA has conducted. -How to avoid damage. -Timing (it's not as easy as you think). -What damage looks like. -The impact of damage on yield.

Jun 17, 2025•26 min

Water quality: getting the best results for weed control.

The importance of good water quality for good spray results. Maurie Street from GOA has a chat about the importance of water quality and spraying: -Do you know the quality of your water source for spraying? -What impact is it having on your spray job? -What can you do to if you have sub optimal water? AND you don't always need adjuvants!

Apr 07, 2025•37 min

Optimising starter fertilizer placement in canola.

Maurie Street chats to us about canola phosphorus placement. Based on 22 trials since 2015 have shown that modifying starter P placements can: Avoiding establishment losses whilst maintaining yields Achieve more reliable and predictable establishments By ‘SPLITTING’ starter fertilisers growers can Spread fertiliser in less busy periods Reduce fertiliser handling at sowing Streamline sowing operations Risk management strategy- dry sowing etc...

Mar 20, 2025•45 min

Increasing wheat sowing rates for weed control: does it lead to lower yield or quality?

In this podcast Maurie chats to us about: Non-chemical options for weed control using crop competition - it's cheap & relatively easy to do! Does increasing sowing rates lead to increased screenings? What happens to yield in dry years in the more marginal areas of the CW when you increase plant populations? What yield are you leaving in the paddock? Lower sowing rates often result in lower yields than higher ones.

Mar 18, 2025•39 min

Clethodim damage in canola.

GOA's Maurie Street gives us the good oil on clethodim use in canola, based on 20+ trials GOA has conducted. -How to avoid damage. -Timing (it's not as easy as you think). -What damage looks like. -The impact of damage on yield.

May 22, 2024•27 min

The importance of good water quality for good spray results.

Maurie Street from GOA has a chat about the importance of water quality and spraying: -Do you know the quality of your water source for spraying? -What impact is it having on your spray job? -What you can do to if you have sub optimal water? AND you don't always need adjuvants!

Apr 14, 2024•37 min

Phosphorus placement in canola.

Listen to Maurie Street talk us through the work GOA has done on P placement in canola.....the results might surprise you! -Results based on over 16 trials on alternative P placement. -P fertilizer with the seed can decrease germination by up to 80%. -Placing P on the soil surface - is it available to the canola plant? Sure is!

Apr 03, 2024•30 min

Direct heading canola: how to get it right.

Maurie Street from GOA chats to us about direct heading canola, based on GOA's trial work: -Why and when would you do it -The pros and cons -The risks of shatter -The impacts on yield & oil%

Oct 18, 2023•35 min

Windrow timing: getting it right to maximise profits.

GOA's Maurie Street talks us through the correct time to windrow your canola: -To maximise yield -Maximise oil % -Where to look on the plant for seed colour change -How big an issue is shattering ....and lots more tips to get it right....

Oct 18, 2023•36 min

Should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides?

Listen to our chat with Rohan Brill regarding whether we should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides. Much of the information Rohan presents comes from joint GRDC trial work between Brill Ag & GOA. We cover: -problem diseases -correct timing of fungicides -is control economic? -the best bang for your buck!

Aug 02, 2023•32 min

Canola nutrition - challenging the norm.

In this conversation with GOA's Maurie Street we discuss: How to manage nutrition in a uncertain year Alternative methods of P application Do you REALLY need to put on heaps of S.

Apr 19, 2023•39 min
Hosted on Buzzsprout
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android