Riverine Research Centre Spring Field Day to showcase local research

The Riverine Plains Inc and FAR Australia Spring Field Day will be held at the Riverine Research Centre (RRC), Yarrawonga, on Tuesday 24 September, 2019, from 9am to 12pm.

The RRC is host to a range of trials and the field day will provide an opportunity to view the research being conducted at the site, including the GRDC management of early sown wheat trials, time of sowing, grazing, sowing rate and nitrogen timing trials, nutrition and disease management as well as aphid observations.

Speakers on the day include Kenton Porker (SARDI) and Michael Straight (FAR Australia), who will outline the major findings from the past three years of work on the GRDC manging early sown wheat trials,  while Kenton will also speak on dual-purpose and longer season barleys. Michael Straight and Ian Trevethan will also speak on the Riverine Plains Inc evaluation of winter wheat varieties for the region.

Kat Fuhrmann (FAR Australia) will provide a resistance update on the SDHI group of fungicides and there will also be an panel session dedicated to addressing issues growers might have about the current season.

The Riverine Research Centre Field Day will run from 9am – 12pm on Tuesday 24 September, 2019, at the Riverine Research Centre, 277 Reilly’s Rd, Yarrawonga, Victoria.  Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

The Riverine Research Centre is a partnership between Riverine Plains Inc and FAR Australia.

For more information please contact Fiona Hart at info@riverineplains.com.au, on (03) 5744 1713 or download the 2019 RRC Spring Field Day Flyer.