GRDC Grains Research Update – North Star

Discuss the latest farm-ready information to improve profit, with researchers, agronomists and leading growers at the North Star GRDC Grains Research Update.

Topics:

• Through the looking glass: Relative performance of farming systems over the short and long-term. Lindsay Bell (CSIRO)
• Legume contribution to the farming system - is it as much as we thought? Jon Baird (NSW DPI)
• Optimising the nitrogen investment. Understanding and minimising N losses while feeding the crop what it needs. Mike Bell (UQ)
• Rust management in 2023 and beyond. Robert Park (Sydney Uni)
• How much did crown rot reduce yield in different varieties in 2021 and 22, and can observed differences in canopy temperature during grain fill help us to identify more crown rot resistant varieties? Phil Davies (AGT Breeding)
• Strategies to reduce losses from fusarium crown rot. Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
• Crown rot discussion. Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI), Phil Davies (AGT Breeding), Katie Slade (Syngenta)
  • How much of a problem did we plant this year?
  • New Syngenta product - expectations and stewardship
  • Management & varieties
• Farming system sustainability - grower and market expectations, risks and opportunities. Richard Heath (Australian Farm Institute)
• Finding profit in the face of increasing costs, interest and land value. Kim Bowman (Agripath)
• SwarmFarm Robotics and sensors for spraying - a grower’s experience. Simon Doolin

Cost (in AUD$): $30pp