Poor establishment is causing Australian farmers two major problems: hundreds of dollars per hectare of wasted money in seed/preparation costs, and a resulting lower productivity per hectare due to failed plants, compounding the total farm impact.

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Pip Grant

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The key challenges that poor establishment is presenting to Australian farmers at the moment is one wasted money. So hundreds of dollars a hectare could be wasted in poor establishment rates which then impacts in yield. So the whole productivity per hectare is going to be a lot lower.

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The science that is sparking a farming revolution | Landline | ABC AustraliaABC Australia
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:31:08 AM

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