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With the 2001 cropping season just months ahead, decisions are already being made about how to maximise a difficult year in 2000. Some groups have a traditional focus on monitoring crops, while others pursue marketing issues and trial new crops. I believe the knowledge gained from the course will help us to grow more economic wheat crops. Yuna farmer Raelene Burns, who participated in the program for about a year, said she had learned a lot about agronomy in that time. Mrs Burns said farming today, more than ever, was a partnership and there is definitely a place for women to take a more active role in agriculture in areas.