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Farm Practices Survey Report 2021

August 16, 2022
Farm Practices Survey Report 2021

The fifth GRDC Farm Practice Survey report provides quantitative data to monitor and evaluate key on-farm management practices, including grain growers’ adoption levels of various farming systems across Australia.

The report provides information on the adoption of a range of weed management practices on Australian grain farms.

Visit the GRDC site for this report.

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