GRDC Harvester Set Up Forum – Brookstead

Event Name
GRDC Harvester Set Up Forum – Brookstead
Start Date
End Date
Duration
6 hours and 30 minutes
Description

Grain growers are invited to participate in one of a series of 2024 GRDC Harvester Forums to be held in the lead-up to harvest 2024.

Hear from industry experts and local growers on the integration of harvest weed seed control (HWSC) options, harvester fire prevention, accurate measurement/management of harvest losses and harvest storage.

The forum hosted in QLD by FarmLink Research will bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers to discuss preventable harvester grain losses and how to measure these, improvements in efficiency and output, methods of harvest weed seed control (HWSC), the prevention of harvester fires and calibrating harvester technology.

Program

  • Understanding the impact of harvest loss, how to measure it, how to change your harvester to reduce losses, grain storage.
  • HWSC latest information, sharing how to set-up for effective HWSC using mills systems (iHSD, Seed Terminator, SCU) chaff decks & chaff lining.
  • Reducing the risk of harvester fires.
  • Improving harvester capacity and efficiency.
  • Managing Harvest operations, productivity, and economics.

Presenters include:

  • Murray Skayman – Harvest Specialist (International)
  • Brett Asphar – Harvest Specialist (Australia)
  • Kassie van der Westerhuizen – Harvest Specialist (Australia)
  • Ben White – Kondinin Group
  • Peter Broley – Primary Sales Australia
  • Alex Conway – Stored Grain
  • Paul McIntosh – WeedSmart (Facilitator)
Region
North
Location
5170 Gore Highway
Brookstead
QLD 4364
Contact name
Chris Sims
Contact email
chris.sims@farmlink.com.au
Contact phone
0493 119 157
Cost

Cost (in AUD$): Free

Registration

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