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iLime app aids farm input efficiency

A NEW app to assist grain growers to identify the most profitable liming strategy was officially launched at the Dowerin Field Days in Western Australia last week.

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 Pictured (L-R) GRDC acting senior regional manager – west Peter Bird, DPIRD senior research officer Chris Gazey, Dr James Fisher of Desiree Futures, Premier’s Midcareer Fellow Dr Fiona Evans and GRDC agronomy, soils and farming systems west manager Dr Rowan Maddern.  Picture courtesy DPIRD.

Pictured (L-R) GRDC acting senior regional manager – west Peter Bird, DPIRD senior research officer Chris Gazey, Dr James Fisher of Desiree Futures, Premier’s Midcareer Fellow Dr Fiona Evans and GRDC agronomy, soils and farming systems west manager Dr Rowan Maddern. Picture courtesy DPIRD.

The iLime app was developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), with co-investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). The free, digital...

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