The latest farm-ready information to improve profit will be discussed with researchers, agronomists and leading growers at the Corowa GRDC Grains Research Update.
It will be held on Thursday, February 13, at the Corowa RSL, 30 Betterment Parade, Corowa.
Topics will include:
- 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: Four years of trials — plant density, disease, sowing date, N fixation and 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 with Tony Swan (CSIRO), John Stevenson, Roy Hamilton (Bogandillan Pastoral Co), Heidi Gooden (Delta Ag) and Rohan Brill (Brill Ag).
Registration is at 8.30am for a 9am start. It will finish at 2.40pm.
This is a free event, although registration is appreciated for catering. Lunch, morning tea and proceedings provided.
For more information or to register, 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
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