The most promising amendment combinations from five years at Wathingarra are moving to new ground. A replicated trial on deep sand at Walyoo Farm, is testing spading, compost and clay under lupins in Regans Ford in 2026.

WMG's first Sandy Soils demonstration site is in the ground at Gillingarra, where composted chicken manure went onto half a perennial pasture paddock at 38t/ha. We look at what the amendment is delivering and what's being measured this season.

The 2025 chickpeas at Jim Hamilton's Moora property fixed up to 83 kg N/ha. How much of that reaches this year's wheat? A new strip trial is testing nitrogen rates from 32 to 120 kg N/ha to find out.

A three-year Soil CRC project led by WMG with grower groups in three states has wrapped up, producing an Extension Toolkit and a Benefit-Cost Analysis tool now available to grower groups and extension providers across the industry.

Three water repellence sites, three soil types, and two lessons from 2025: strong early biomass didn't always convert to grain, and amelioration reshaped the weed burden. The Plozza Plow topped Dandaragan yields for a second consecutive season.

Clay on sand is expensive, effectively permanent, and highly dependent on getting the rate right. This article works through what recent Soil CRC analysis says about productive clay concentrations, the point at which more starts costing yield, and why a target concentration is not a spread rate.

By mid-July the nitrogen top-up call is looming, and most of the season is still to come. We run DPIRD's free Rainfall to Date tool for Badgingarra, Moora and Dandaragan to put some shape around the decision.

Most operations service the seeder in late summer, just before it is needed. But with seeding windows tightening, a question worth asking is whether completing that work immediately after the season is a better fit.

Around 21% of West Midlands farmland lacks adequate groundcover during peak erosion risk periods. A new five-year project is working to change that. Here is what it aims to do and what growers across the region told us.

Deep ripping paid for wheat at Dandaragan. K30 MOP banded below seed was optimal at Badgingarra. And at Ballidu, the yellow sand and clay loam told completely different stories. Here is what three seasons of K trial work found.

Walyoo Farm manager Mark Drake explains how a corporate farming business approaches machinery investment, what metrics drive replacement decisions, and why the tug-along sprayer is still earning its place alongside the self-propelled machine.

Urea is up 55-60% and diesel remains elevated despite the federal excise cut. Here is what is driving the price, what it means for your seeding program, and a few practical steps that can reduce fuel use without major outlay.

A busy start to 2026 for WMG, with three events bringing more than 100 growers, advisers and researchers together across the region. Here is a brief summary of what was covered at each.

Mouse numbers across WA's northern agricultural region are at elevated levels heading into seeding. Here is how to check your paddocks, where to order chew cards, and what to do if numbers are high.

A failed April sowing, reseeding in June and a waterlogged winter didn't stop Jim Hamilton's Moora chickpea paddock from returning strong commercial yields and winning the GGA Crop-etition. This article brings together the final trial results and Jim's experience of the season.