Objective: Preparation to ensure harvested grain will be clean, reliable, pure in variety, safe, free of contaminants as required and able to meet market requirements.

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Meeting the Requirments

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• Before and after planting, clean equipment paying particular attention to silos, bins, augers and other equipment used for pickled grain.
  This will help to prevent harvested grain from being contaminated.

• If planting a genetically modified (GM) crop, meet the specific requirements defined for that technology, such as in the licence or agreement.

 

Other Practices to Consider in Your Grain Farming Enterprise

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• Ensuring the integrity of seed used for planting by using seed that is:

  • Labelled and traceable.

  • Tested to assure variety is what you expect.

  • Treated prior to sowing to prevent disease where needed.

  • Commercially sourced when required (particularly for canola).

• Matching crop choice to paddocks based on weeds, pests, diseases, nutritional constraints, rotational history and resistance management.

• Recording the seed variety sown, source of seed, seed treatments and sowing contractors (if used) for each paddock.

• Keeping records of all cleaning operations if seed treatment has been used.