Riverine Plains Inc will be hosting a pre-harvest meeting of the GRDC Southern Pulse Check group at Dookie from 8:30am – 11am on Monday 21 October, 2019.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 with a visit to Alexander’s faba bean crop, followed by a visit to Binnie’s Albus lupin crop at 9:00, before moving to Binnie’s farm sheds.
Special guest will be Horsham grain storage specialist Chris Warrick, from Primary Business who will talk about storing pulses, managing pests in storage and options for expanding grain storage.
Other topics to be covered at the meeting include;
- Nitrogen fixation and copper trials: John Alexander, Bungeet
- Albus lupin fungicide trial: Jock Binnie, Bungeet
- Crop topping & insect management: Scott Bartlett, Agpro consulting
- Marketing Pulses: Market Check
For further information, including meeting times and locations, please download the Dookie Pulse Check 2019 pre-harvest meeting flyer or contact Kate Coffey, Riverine Plains Inc Pulse Check Facilitator on 03 5744 1713 or kate@riverineplains.org.au
