Online agronomic manual for peanut growers launched

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has launched Australia’s first online agronomic manual for peanut growers: Peanut GrowNotes. The manual equips growers with the latest research and extension information.

It includes expert advice on all aspects of peanut production from pre-sowing planning to paddock preparation, sowing practices, crop nutrition, fertiliser, weed control, disease and pest management, harvest and storage practices, environmental issues and marketing.

“The Peanut GrowNotes module is a great technical resource for both agronomists and growers, particularly the younger people in our industry who are seeking detailed and up-to-date agronomic management information to broaden their knowledge and experience,” said BGA AgriServices Senior Agronomist Ian Crosthwaite, who has spent the past 30 years working with peanut growers in the South Burnett region.

“There haven’t been any comprehensive resources in the public domain covering the agronomic management of peanuts published since the mid-1990s, so the Peanut GrowNotes will certainly be welcomed by the industry. One of the most exciting parts about this initiative is that it is so easy to access and will be kept updated as new information comes to hand.”

Presented as online flipbooks, the GrowNotes library collates the bank of research and extension work facilitated by industry and funded by GRDC and its research partners over the past 20 years, and offers growers an unprecedented opportunity to raise the bar on crop production and profitability.

The Peanut GrowNotes follows the successful release of modules for barley, sorghum, sunflower, fava beans, wheat, barley, durum, chickpea and maize.

Peanut Grownotes is available at www.grdc.com.au/GrowNotes.