Talking CTF

Episode 13 Optimising tyre management in controlled traffic farming systems Matt Petersen

Southern Regional Manager from Australian Tyre Traders Geelong, Vic has more than 20 years of experience working in the tyre industry around Australia in retail, wholesale and original equipment. In this episode, we chat with Matt about optimizing tyre management in controlled traffic farming systems, including choosing the right tyres, optimizing pressure, minimising wheel rutting, and planning tyre management. Australian Tyre Traders is a national wholesale tyre business specialising in tuck, bus and agricultural tyre ranges for Australian conditions. This podcast was funded by ACTFA’s National Landcare Program Smart Farms Project 4-EALL5X “Resilient mixed farming systems in Victoria and New South Wales through controlled traffic farming. A workshop Series

Episode 12 Dr Jeff Tullberg. Brisbane and Chris Bluett, Ballarat – Opportunities for controlled traffic farming in the low rainfall zone of south eastern Australia.

In this episode, we talk to Dr Jeff Tullberg and Dr Chris Bluett about the results of a five-year project titled “Application of CTF in the Low Rainfall Zone (LRZ)” funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and co-funded by participating partners. Jeff is an Australian agricultural engineer with broad experience in research, teaching, extension and consulting on technical and economic aspects of farm machinery and its impact on soil, cropping systems and the environment. Chris is an agriculturist with broad experience in grain crop agronomy and farming systems, primarily in the High Rainfall Zone of Southern Victoria. His work includes new crop development ie canola, raised bed farming and controlled traffic farming. This podcast was funded by ACTFA’s National Landcare Program Smart Farms Project 4-EALL5X: “Resilient mixed farming systems in Victoria and New South Wales through controlled traffic farming. A workshop Series.”

Episode 11 Dr Jeff Tullberg. Brisbane and Chris Bluett, Ballarat – The reduction in nitrous oxide emissions from controlled traffic farming

Research has shown that nitrous oxide emissions were, on average, 2.2 times greater on wheeled soil compared to unwheeled zones in controlled traffic farming around Australia. In this episode, we chat with ACTFA board members Dr Jeff Tullberg and Dr Chris Bluett about the results of a project funded by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources investigating the potential for controlled traffic farming to reduce nitrous oxide emissions. The project was part of its Carbon Farming Futures Action on the Ground Program (AOTGR2-62:Nitrous oxide emission reductions from controlled traffic farming Jeff is an Australian agricultural engineer with broad experience in research, teaching, extension and consulting on technical and economic aspects of farm machinery and its impact on soil, cropping systems and the environment. Chris is an agriculturist with broad experience in grain crop agronomy and farming systems, primarily in the High Rainfall Zone of Southern Victoria. His work includes new crop development ie canola, raised bed farming and controlled traffic farming.This podcast was funded by ACTFA’s National LandcareProgram Smart Farms Project 4-EALL5X “Resilient mixed farming systems in Victoria and New South Wales through controlled traffic farming. A workshop Series”

Episode 10-Jay Caroll, Civil Agricultural Design, Toowoomba Qld – surface water management in CTF

In this episode we chat to Jay Caroll at Civil Agricultural Design in Toowoomba expert in drainage and surface water management. Jay explains why surface water management is important in CTF, some of the key components to consider designing layouts, useful data layers and surface water management options. This podcast was funded by ACTFA’s National Landcare Program Smart Farms Project 4-EALL5X “Resilient mixed farming systems in Victoria and New South Wales through controlled traffic farming. A workshop Series”

Episode 9-Josh Pearse, Vantage WA – machinery set up and guidance systems for CTF

Josh Pearse works at Vantage WA and is an expert in precision agriculture and controlled traffic farming. Josh established the WACTFA Facebook group and is an ACTFA board member. In this episode, we talk to Josh Pearse about finer details of matching machinery for CTF such as common operating and track widths and ratios and options for machinery guidance. His top tip is “Measure, Measure, Measure”. This podcast was funded by ACTFA’s National Landcare Program Smart Farms Project 4-EALL5X “Resilient mixed farming systems in Victoria and New South Wales through controlled traffic farming. A workshop Series”