GRDC Grains Research Update - Cumnock

Event Name
GRDC Grains Research Update - Cumnock
Start Date
End Date
Duration
6 hours and 40 minutes
Description

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

Topics:

  • Farming systems performance – productivity, profit, risk, WUE and interactions between management strategies. John Kirkegaard (CSIRO)
    • Pulses, oilseeds and crop sequence
    • Dual-purpose crops
    • N management
  • Practicalities of integrating dual purpose crops into the whole of farming operation. John Francis (Agrista)
  • Dual purpose crops - a growers perspective Joe Mason (“Spicers Run”)
  • Cranking up crop yields and livestock production using summer sown pasture legumes. Revisiting fundamental soil and agronomy with new technologies to increase production and rotation flexibility. Belinda Hackney (NSW DPI)
  • How large is the greenhouse gas footprint of northern farming systems and what options do we have to reduce this? Lindsay Bell (CSIRO)
  • Cereal disease issues for 2022. What did we learn in 2021 and how can we use this to improve management? Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
  • Cereal breeding frontiers - awnless wheats, heat and drought risk with grazing/hay wheats, 100 day wheats for late sowing - can we breed another H45? Advances with long coleoptile wheats for deep sowing. Greg Rebetzke (CSIRO)
  • Better canola establishment from better quality grower retained seed - key traits for seed quality and how do you grow a crop with these traits? Colin McMaster (NSW DPI)
  • Killing glyphosate resistant weeds - making the most of sprays applied by optimising application; water quality; adjuvants and tank mix do's and don’ts. Maurie Street (GOA)

Registration*: 8:30am for a 9am start. Finish 3:10pm. Cost: $30 pp. (Cheques payable to ICAN Pty. Ltd.). Lunch, morning tea and proceedings provided.

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

(Agenda subject to change)

*As we will be operating under Covid-safe guidelines, registration is essential, and we may not be able to accept walk-ins on the day.

Region
North
Location
Cumnock Bowling Club, 44 Obley St
Cumnock
NSW 2867
Contact name
Erica McKay
Contact email
erica@icanrural.com.au
Contact phone
02 4982 4930
Contact website
https://www.icanrural.com.au/
Cost

Cost (in AUD$): $30.00

Registration

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