GOA Podcasts Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:33:55 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2174263 en-au © 2026 GOA Podcasts yes afe4b0b3-67fb-59e6-8f65-1fe551e2d4b4 Grain Orana Alliance episodic false 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.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Grain Orana Alliance https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5ghhm6qus2ke8gz692uu8fsnmfge?.jpg GOA Podcasts Clethodim in canola: how to get the timing right. Clethodim in canola: how to get the timing right. The 2026 canola crop, where there is one, is at a variety of growth stages, including some VERY advanced stuff.

GOA's Maurie Street goes through the correct timing for clethodim, it's not as easy as you think! Based on 20+ trials GOA has conducted.

    -How to avoid damage.
    -What damage looks like.
    -The impact of damage on yield.

]]> The 2026 canola crop, where there is one, is at a variety of growth stages, including some VERY advanced stuff.

GOA's Maurie Street goes through the correct timing for clethodim, it's not as easy as you think! Based on 20+ trials GOA has conducted.

    -How to avoid damage.
    -What damage looks like.
    -The impact of damage on yield.

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-19296904 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +1000 1610 canola, clethodim, herbicides, timing full false Is it really worth growing F2 canola seed? Is it really worth growing F2 canola seed? GOA’s Maurie Street & Penny Heuston chat about F2 canola seed.

??? Does it save you money OR cost you yield???

Its impact on:

  • Establishment.
  • Plant vigour.
  • Yield.

…based on trial work GOA has done across the Central West into farmer-retained hybrid canola seed.

]]> GOA’s Maurie Street & Penny Heuston chat about F2 canola seed.

??? Does it save you money OR cost you yield???

Its impact on:

  • Establishment.
  • Plant vigour.
  • Yield.

…based on trial work GOA has done across the Central West into farmer-retained hybrid canola seed.

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-19086946 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +1000 1994 canola, F2 seed, establishment, hybrid full false Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs. Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs. 🎧PODCAST: Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs🎧

2026 looks a tough one, not much moisture about & getting high $$$$ fert a challenge. 

Listen to our chat with Maurie Street re:

   -Where do you get the best ROI from your fert $$.
   -Should you put your limited fert tonnes on wheat OR canola?
   -Is NOT fertilising your crop false economy? 

]]> 🎧PODCAST: Nutrition in a year with low starting water & high fertiliser costs🎧

2026 looks a tough one, not much moisture about & getting high $$$$ fert a challenge. 

Listen to our chat with Maurie Street re:

   -Where do you get the best ROI from your fert $$.
   -Should you put your limited fert tonnes on wheat OR canola?
   -Is NOT fertilising your crop false economy? 

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-18991846 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +1000 3448 cereals, wheat, canola, nutrition, nitrogen, ROI, high fertilizer price full false Should we be spraying canola in low to medium rainfall zones with fungicides in 2025? 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?

]]> 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?

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-17549766 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +1000 3350 canola, disease, fungicides, sclerotinia full false Clethodim damage in canola. 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-17349011 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +1000 1552 canola, clethodim, herbicides, herbicide timing full false Water quality: getting the best results for weed control. 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!

]]> 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!

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-16934808 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +1000 2217 weeds, spraying, herbicides, droplet size, adjuvants full false Optimising starter fertilizer placement in canola. 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 
]]> 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 
]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-16831596 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +1100 2690 canola, fertilser, phosphorus, establishment full false Increasing wheat sowing rates for weed control: does it lead to lower yield or quality? 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.  
]]> 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.  
]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-16818592 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +1100 2358 wheat, weeds, crop competition, screenings, yield, sowing rates, plant populations full false Should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides? Should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides? GOA's Maurie Street chats to us about canola diseases & fungicide applications, based on trials GOA has conducted.
     -What diseases may be an issue in 2024 & their lifecycle.
     -Fungicides: to spray or not to spray.
     -Is spraying economic or not?

]]> GOA's Maurie Street chats to us about canola diseases & fungicide applications, based on trials GOA has conducted.
     -What diseases may be an issue in 2024 & their lifecycle.
     -Fungicides: to spray or not to spray.
     -Is spraying economic or not?

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-15517585 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +1000 2559 canola, fungicides, sclerotinia, black leg full false Clethodim damage in canola. 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-15119533 Thu, 23 May 2024 06:00:00 +1000 1636 canola, clethodim, crop damage, spray timing, herbicides full false The importance of good water quality for good spray results. 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!

]]> 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!

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-14887552 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +1000 2239 spraying, water quality, weed control full false Phosphorus placement in canola. 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!


]]> 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!


]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-14823842 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +1100 1824 canola, phosphorus, placement full false Crown rot: interesting interactions with plant populations, N and variety. Crown rot: interesting interactions with plant populations, N and variety. Listen to our chat with GOA's Ben O'Brien as he talks us through:
-The impacts of plant population on crown rot.
-What part N plays.
-Varietal interactions
In low-moderate yield conditions

]]> Listen to our chat with GOA's Ben O'Brien as he talks us through:
-The impacts of plant population on crown rot.
-What part N plays.
-Varietal interactions
In low-moderate yield conditions

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-14740270 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +1100 1628 crown rot, fusarium, plant population, wheat, nitrogen full false Direct heading canola: how to get it right. 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%

]]> 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%

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-13805273 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +1100 2070 canola, direct heading canola, canola harvest, GOA full false Windrow timing: getting it right to maximise profits. 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....

]]> 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....

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-13805132 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +1100 2132 canola, windrow timing, seed colour change full false Should we be spraying canola in lower yielding areas with fungicides? 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!


]]> 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!


]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-13340395 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +1000 1937 sclerotinia, canola, black leg full false Problems with controlling annual ryegrass: is it all resistance? Problems with controlling annual ryegrass: is it all resistance? GOA's Maurie Street walks us through how to be more effective at delivering the dose to the ryegrass plant.

The impact of:
-Water quality
-Plant growth stage
-Nozzle selection
-Resistance
in controlling hard to kill ryegrass.

]]> GOA's Maurie Street walks us through how to be more effective at delivering the dose to the ryegrass plant.

The impact of:
-Water quality
-Plant growth stage
-Nozzle selection
-Resistance
in controlling hard to kill ryegrass.

]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-12687261 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +1000 2292 ryegrass, glyphosate, herbicide resistance, annual ryegrass full false Canola nutrition - challenging the norm. 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.
]]> 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.
]]> Grain Orana Alliance Buzzsprout-12686084 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +1000 2318 canola, nutrition, phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen full false