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NSW DPIRD Agronomy

Hosted by NSW DPI · science · EN-GB

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About this Podcast:

NSW DPIRD works hand-in-hand with farmers being the largest rural research provider in Australia. The aim of these podcasts is to deliver timely and relevant information to help growers and industry better manage and understand challenges to their farming systems.Bringing you the latest research and developments in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity in NSW

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Selective

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What is NSW DPIRD Agronomy about?

NSW DPIRD works hand-in-hand with farmers being the largest rural research provider in Australia. The aim of these podcasts is to deliver timely and relevant information to help growers and industry better manage and understand challenges to their farming systems. Bringing you the latest research and developments in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity in NSW

Who hosts NSW DPIRD Agronomy?

NSW DPIRD Agronomy is hosted by NSW DPI. The show has published 41 episodes to date.

What has NSW DPIRD Agronomy covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Northern & Central disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer." (6 August 2026, 60 minutes), "Canola disease update with Kurt Lindbeck & Steve Marcroft." (2 July 2026, 44 minutes), and "Cereal disease update with Brad, Steve and Sam, June 2026." (25 June 2026, 54 minutes).

How often does NSW DPIRD Agronomy publish?

NSW DPIRD Agronomy publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 41 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on NSW DPIRD Agronomy?

Booking probability for NSW DPIRD Agronomy is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. NSW DPIRD Agronomy requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. NSW DPIRD Agronomy's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch NSW DPIRD Agronomy?

The strongest fits for NSW DPIRD Agronomy are Other Crop Farming. NSW DPIRD Agronomy has a science audience.

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NSW DPI hosts NSW DPIRD Agronomy, a science podcast with 41 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Northern & Central disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer.

    Aug 6, 20261 hour

    Here’s our latest chat with NSW DPIRD’s plant pathologist Steve Simpfendorfer talking about what’s going on in paddocks in the CENTRAL and NORTHERN PARTS of NSW. There is heaps of MISDIAGNOSIS happening now: *what...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Canola disease update with Kurt Lindbeck & Steve Marcroft.

    Jul 2, 202644 min

    Listen to NSW DPIRD's pathologist Kurt Lindbeck, Wagga and Steve Marcroft, Marcroft Grains Pathology talk about canola diseases in 2026. Disease update: there is a lot going on! What the warm and wet conditions mean for...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Canola - getting establishment right.

    Apr 16, 202643 min

    NSW DPIRD's Col McMaster talks us through tips and tactics to optimise establishment and maximise your planting opportunity. Topics include: Seed size and seed source. Planting time and depth. Seed bed moisture. The...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Cereal diseases – what could be an issue in 2026??

    Mar 12, 202638 min

    Listen to what our favourite NSW DPIRD cereal pathologists Brad Baxter, Wagga and Steve Simpfendorfer, Tamworth have to say re the 2026 season: • What diseases were an issue in 2025 & the consequences of those for 2026...

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    Rutherglen bug: the sporadic pest causing grief this summer.

    Dec 7, 202533 min

    Rutherglen bugs: from the trenches to your crops...... Hear what NSW DPIRD's Zorica Duric & CSIRO's Hazel Parry have to say about: - -Why they are a problem this year. -How to monitor. -Control options

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    Seasonal disease update with Brad, Baxter, Steve Simpfendorfer & Kurt Lindbeck.

    Sep 30, 202536 min

    Seasonal disease update with the NSW DPIRD plant pathology lads. -what to do from now till the end of the year with disease. -Stripe rust happenings. -Sclerotinia in canola & pulses. -Bacterial blight and crown rust &...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Cereal disease update with Simphy.

    Sep 1, 202539 minS2025

    🎧 PODCAST: Cereal disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer 🎧 Join us for the latest chat with Simphy on what is happening with cereal diseases in the central and northern regions of NSW. - Stripe rust : yes its about...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Cereal disease update, 22.7.25.

    Jul 22, 202534 min

    They’re back. The NSW DPIRD ‘dynamic duo’ of Brad Baxter and Steve Simpfendorfer join us for the first in-crop disease podcast. •The impact of climate on crops: of the samples received in the north this season, 68% were...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Improving sorghum yields & quality in northern NSW.

    Jun 30, 202559 min

    Listen to NSW DPIRD's sorghum expert Loretta Serafin discuss the on-farm research conducted in NW NSW over the last ~ 5 years by her team on agronomic tweaks for sorghum yield improvement. Setting your paddock up for...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Aphids & viruses in broadleaf crops.

    Jun 23, 20251h 8m

    We talk to NSW DPIRD's aphid & virus experts, Joop van Leur, Zorica Duric & Solomon Maina on: -Viruses: the basics & why they mutate & how they are transmitted. -Aphids: which ones are an issue to us in winter cropping...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Managing blackleg in canola 2025.

    Jun 16, 202547 min

    Listen to NSW DPIRD's Kurt Lindback & Marcrofts Grains Pathology, Steve Marcroft talk all things blackleg in canola: -disease life cycle -seedling versus upper canopy infection -how to know the risk in your paddock...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    What cereal diseases could be an issue in 2025? What's the washup from 2024?

    Mar 17, 202545 min

    Listen to NSW DPIRD's 'dynamic duo', Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter discuss: What we learnt in 2024 and disease legacy effects for 2025. What's showing up in the stubble testing from this summer. What diseases...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Meet NSW DPIRD's up and coming scientists and their cool research!

    Feb 24, 202549 min

    Introducing some of NSW DPIRD's young researchers and the projects they are looking into: Nicole Dron: Heat tolerance in pulses. Grain protein in pulses, why does it matter? Intergrated disease management (IDM) in in...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Cereal disease update, 19.8.24.

    Aug 19, 202449 min

    🎧 PODCAST: Cereal disease update 🎧 NSW DPIRD's Brad Baxter, Steve Simpfendorfer and Sam Blanch chat with us re: -Cereal disease update & what might be a problem for the rest of the season. -Frequent questions they are...

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    How do I protect my canola yield from now till harvest?

    Aug 13, 202444 min

    How to manage diseases in your canola from now till harvest. NSW DPIRD's Kurt Lindbeck gives us some tips on: -Knowing your crop's disease risk from now till maturity. -Some key aspects of sclerotinia & blackleg's life...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Tips for getting sorghum right in 2024.

    Jul 29, 202459 min

    Growing sorghum in 2024? Tips for getting it right with NSW DPI's Loretta Serafin. NSW DPI's Research Agronomist Loretta Serafin chats with us about grain sorghum. Recent research into: -Row spacing -Planting times...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Disease update with Steve Simpfendorfer and Joop van Leur.

    Jul 11, 202445 min

    NSW DPI's plant pathologists, Steve Simpfendorfer & Joop van Leur, talks us through diseases and viruses showing up in paddocks: Is it really disease? Septoria: 'the most mis-diagnosed disease of 2024". What it looks...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Faba bean diseases & management strategies with Kurt Lindbeck.

    Jun 25, 202431 min

    NSW DPI's plant pathologist, Kurt Lindbeck, talks us through the diseases of faba bean: -What diseases are dominant in the north versus the south. -Threats in 2024. -Conditions favouring diseases. -Management...

  • NSW DPIRD Agronomy

    Cereal disease & aphid update. June 2024

    Jun 3, 202437 min

    Join NSW DPI's plant pathologists Steve Simpfendorfer and Brad Baxter and entomologist Zorica Duric with an update on: -What diseases have been identified so far in 2024. -Is it a disease or is it weather or herbicide...

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Steve Simpfendorfer

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Brad Baxter

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Kurt Lindbeck

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Amanda Thomas

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