Tony’s Tractors

This book draws together what is currently known about the mineral nutrition of yams. It is intended as a useful reference for agronomists and extension personnel, and also researchers.

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An impact assessment on the effects of introduction of the barramundi fishery management plan on fishing practices and fishing communities.

Australia's wheat classification system will continue under the current arrangements until 31 December 2010. GRDC Executive Manager Varieties Mr John Harvey said the GRDC Board received a report from Wheat Classification Council at their June meeting which included a series of recommendations to provide a secure long term structure for the delivery of wheat classification arrangements to service the grains industry into the future. Wheat classification is the categorisation of a wheat variety into grades based on processing and end product quality.

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority announced today following a discussion of Authority members that, consistent with election caretaker period conventions, it will defer the release date of the Guide to the Proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The Authority understands the significant community interest in what the Proposed Basin Plan will put forward and is keen to provide stakeholders, irrigators and Basin communities with the opportunity of finding out what the Authority is proposing. A meeting of the Authority made the judgement that the release date would be considered at the end of August.

Drinking 19 cups of coffee may not be everyone's cup of tea, or coffee, but that's exactly what researchers have done to uncover how Australian coffee growers can produce the ultimate cuppa. The report also shows how growers could potentially achieve a different coffee taste by harvesting their coffee cherries at different stages of their growing cycle. The release of the coffee tasting report coincides with another coffee publication made available by RIRDC today.