GRDC Grains Research Update – Corowa

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

Topics:

• Precision decisions in a tight economic climate – manage inputs, maximise productivity/environmental efficiencies and build economic resilience in high input-cost seasons. Tim Neale (Data Farming)
• Rethinking flowering dates in winter cereals – comparing flowering date risk in wheat and barley. Felicity Harris (CSU)
• Regional fungicide resistance and disease management update. Brad Baxter (NSW DPIRD)
• Lime incorporation cost and benefit from different approaches. Jason Condon (CSU)
• Fabas – 4 years of trials; plant density, disease, sowing date, N fixation & variety choice. Rohan Brill (Brill Ag)
• Scaling up 10 years of farming systems research: The profit and practicality of increasing pulse crops at the whole farm level. Tony Swan (CSIRO)
• Farming systems discussion.
  Tony Swan (CSIRO), John Stevenson, Roy Hamilton (Bogandillan Pastoral Co), Heidi Gooden (Delta Ag) & Rohan Brill (Brill Ag)

Registration: 8:30am for a 9:00am start. Finish 2:40pm.
Cost: Free (registration appreciated for catering)
Lunch, morning tea and proceedings provided.

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To RSVP / register, or for further information or agenda, please contact Andrea Mathers or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930, e-mail erica@icanrural.com.au or register online at http://www.icanrural.com.au

(Agenda subject to change)

Cost (in AUD$): Free