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GRDC Northern Pulse Check Meeting – Rand, 21 October

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Riverine Plains Inc will be hosting a meeting of the GRDC Northern Pulse check group at Rand on Monday 21 October, 2019, from 3 to 6pm.

Grain storage specialist Chris Warrick, from Primary Business, will speak on the GRDC grain storage project as well as  storing pulses, managing pests in storage and options for expanding grain storage.

There will also be discussions on:

  • Pulse harvesting
  • Crop topping & dessication
  • Pulse markets: Ben McClusky, Market Check

The event is free and all are welcome

For further information, including directions, please download the RPI GRDC pre-harvest Pulse Check meeting flyer – Rand or contact Riverine Plains Pulse Check facilitator Kate Coffey on 03 5744 1713 or  kate@riverineplains.org.au

GRDC southern Pulse Check Meeting – Dookie, 21 October

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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

Celebration of Agriculture Dinner

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Riverine Plains Inc will celebrate food, farming and fellowship at a dinner celebrating Agriculture and Agribusiness at the Corowa RSL Club on Friday 22 March.

The dinner will be the springboard for our 20th Year Anniversary celebrations and will also involve the presentation of the Inaugural John Hanrahan Scholarship recipient.

This social event will also feature a Fundraising Auction, which aims to support the Scholarship into the future.

For further information, please download the Riverine Plains Inc Celebration of Agriculture Dinner invitation. RSVP’s essential by Tuesday 12 March.

In-Season Update, 9 August Mulwala

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Riverine Plains Inc In-Season Update: For the farmer by the farmer

Riverine Plains Inc will host its annual In-Season Update at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort on Thursday 9 August, 2018.

The Update provides an opportunity for grain growers and advisors to consider the issues likely to impact broadacre crops this spring.

DEDJTR Victoria Seasonal Variability Agronomist Dale Grey will speak on the seasonal outlook for spring, while a separate panel discussion will address dry season management.

Riverine Plains Inc has been involved in a GRDC project evaluating the effectiveness of harvest weed seed control techniques and Riverine Plains Inc Project Officer Kate Coffey will discuss the results from this work, while Chairman Ian Trevethan will speak on his practical experiences with a range of harvest weed seed techniques.

Lockhart farmer Mark Day will also discuss his experiences with chaff decking and stubble management.

Riverine Plains Inc’s Research Officer, Dr Cassandra Schefe and Michael Straight from FAR Australia will provide an overview on the key outcomes from the Stubble Project, including results from the frost component of this work. Results from a project investigating the management of early-sown wheat for the region will also be discussed, along with an overview of other current projects.

The Update will be held at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort in Golf Club Road Mulwala on Thursday 9 August from 9am to 1pm, with registrations open from 8.30am.

For catering purposes, pre-registrations for the In-Season Update must be received by 7 August 2018. Cost is $25 for Riverine Plains Inc members and $35 for non-members (payable on the day) and includes morning tea and lunch. To register, contact Fiona Hart at info@riverineplains.org.au or phone 03 5744 1713.

For further information, please download the 2018 In Season Update flyer

The ‘Evan Moll’ Gerogery Field Day

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17 October 2017

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The Gerogery National Variety Trial (NVT) and Agronomy Field Day has been a fixture on the southern NSW cropping events calendar for many years. Riverine Plains Inc is pleased to continue the tradition by hosting this year’s ‘Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day’, on Thursday 2nd November, 2017.

“The day is an important event for growers in the region, with one of the key features being the inspection of the cereal and canola varieties included in the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) National Variety Trials (NVT)” said Riverine Plains Inc Extension Officer, Dr Cassandra Schefe.

“The NVT trials provide an excellent opportunity to assess new varieties prior to their commercial release. Don McCaffery (NSW DPI) will discuss the characteristics of the different canola varieties in the NVT trials, while Kurt Lindbeck (NSW DPI) will discuss canola disease control” she said.

“The cereal discussions will be led by Peter Matthews and Felicity Harris (NSW DPI), with Peter leading growers through the NVT trials, while Felicity will be speaking on flowering dates in different varieties” she said.

Other speakers include David Leah (Seed Force) who will speak on pasture varieties and John Piltz (NSW DPI), who will address pasture digestibility issues. Adrian Clancy (AC Ag Commodities) will also deliver a lunchtime presentation on grain marketing.

The field day also provides an opportunity to discuss the issues that are developing in the lead-up to harvest.

The field day will commence at 11am on Thursday, 2nd November at “Elderslie”, Fielder-Moll Road Gerogery. A free BBQ lunch will be provided by Seed Force.

This field day is supported by Murray Local Land Services (LLS) through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme.

For more information please contact Cassie at cassandra@riverineplains.org.au , (03) 5744 1713 / 0419 238 798 or download Gerogery Field Day Flyer 2017.

Riverine Plains Inc is an independent farming systems group specialising in farmer driven research and extension across north-east Victoria and southern New South Wales. For more information, or to become a member, please visit www.riverineplains.org.au

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More Information or Interview:

Cassandra Schefe, Extension Officer, Riverine Plains (03 5744 1713)

Spring Field Day to highlight local Research, Cereal Agronomy

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15 September, 2017, Word Count: 404

Spring Field Day to highlight local Research, Cereal Agronomy

Grain growers are invited to the Riverine Plains Inc and FAR Australia joint Spring Field Day, to be held at the Riverine Research Centre, near Yarrawonga, on Thursday 28 September, 2017.

FAR Australia Managing Director, Nick Poole, said that while the day had a cereal agronomy focus, it was also about providing local growers and advisors with an opportunity to view the range of small plot research trials hosted at the site.

“Our research at the Riverine Research Centre includes agronomy for early-sown dual-purpose wheats, fungicide and nitrogen agronomy in barley, as well as nitrogen research in wheat, so the day’s focus will be on viewing these and other trials, as well as on hearing special presentations by guest speakers” said Nick.

“One of the feature presentations will be made by Dr Fran Lopez, from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management, who will discuss the current resistance status of several important fungal diseases, as well as practical management tools to aid control in the field” he said.

“The potential for crop damage as a result of spring frost also weighs heavily on the minds of growers at this time of year, and given the Riverine Research Centre is host to several frost trials, we will be discussing the links between frost risk and sowing date, nitrogen timing and canopy structure” Nick added.

Growers and advisors will also have the opportunity to view the dual purpose cereal research plots, sown as part of a La Trobe University project examining sowing dates, plant populations, nitrogen timing and grazing.

Lee Menhenett, from Incitec Pivot will speak about fertiliser practice in the region over the past 5 years while Dr Cassandra Schefe will present results from Riverine Plains Inc’s 2016 research into nitrogen application and NDVI technology.

The Spring Field Day will run from 9:30am – 1:30 pm on 28 September at the Riverine Research Centre, Forges Road (south of the Katamatite-Yarrawonga Road), Burramine, Victoria. Morning tea and a BBQ 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, visit www.riverineplains.org.au or download the RPI & FAR Spring Field Day Flyer 2017.

Riverine Plains Inc is an independent farming systems group specialising in farmer driven research and extension across north-east Victoria and southern New South Wales. For more information, or to become a member, please visit www.riverineplains.org.au.

Spring Field Day – 28 September at Burramine

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Spring Field Day to highlight local Research, Cereal Agronomy

Riverine Plains Inc and FAR Australia invites grain growers to join us for our Spring Field Day, to be held at the Riverine Research Centre, near Yarrawonga, on Thursday 28 September, 2017.

The day will have a cereal agronomy focus and also provides local growers and advisors with an opportunity to view the significant range of small plot research trials hosted at the site.

Research trials at the Riverine Research Centre include agronomy for early-sown dual-purpose wheats, fungicide and nitrogen agronomy in barley, as well as nitrogen research in wheat, so the day’s focus will be on viewing these and other trials, as well as on hearing special presentations by guest speakers

One of the feature presentations will be made by Dr Fran Lopez, from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management, who will discuss the current resistance status of several important fungal diseases, as well as practical management tools to aid control in the field.

The Riverine Research Centre is host to several frost trials, so the links between frost risk and sowing date, nitrogen timing and canopy structure will be also be a key discussion.

Growers and advisors will also have the opportunity to view the dual purpose cereal research plots, sown as part of a La Trobe University project examining sowing dates, plant populations, nitrogen timing and grazing.

Other speakers include Lee Menhenett, from Incitec Pivot, who will speak about fertiliser practice in the region over the past 5 years while Dr Cassandra Schefe will present results from Riverine Plains Inc’s 2016 research into nitrogen application and NDVI technology.

The Spring Field Day will run from 9:30am – 1:30 pm on 28 September at the Riverine Research Centre, Forges Road (south of the Katamatite-Yarrawonga Road), Burramine, Victoria. Morning tea and a BBQ lunch will be provided

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

For more information please download the RPI & FAR Spring Field Day Flyer 2017 or contact the office on 03 5744 1713

 

The ‘Evan Moll’ Gerogery Field Day

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The Gerogery National Variety Trial (NVT) and Agronomy Field Day has been a fixture on the southern NSW cropping events calendar for many years. Riverine Plains Inc is pleased to continue the tradition by hosting the ‘Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day’, on Thursday 2nd November, 2017.

Where:  The Moll family property, “Elderslie” Fielder-Moll Road Gerogery

Date & Time:  Thursday 2nd November 2017, 11am to 4pm

Sessions include:

11am             Pasture varieties and digestibility (at the front gate)

– John Piltz, NSW DPI

– David Leah, Seed Force

 12pm           BBQ Lunch, provided by Seed Force 

Discussion around grain marketing

– Adrian Clancy, AC Ag Commodities

12:30pm     Canola – NVT trials and disease control

– Don McCaffery, NSW DPI

– Kurt Lindbeck, NSW DPI

                      Cereals – NVT Trials and variety x flowering date discussion

– Peter Matthews, NSW DPI

– Felicity Harris, NSW DPI

Directions:

At Gerogery, travelling south from Culcairn, turn right onto Old Olympic Way. Proceed through Gerogery West and turn right into Fielder Moll Road. Approx 1.5km on left is the entrance to “Elderslie”. Turn into ‘Elderslie”, the large shed is located behind the house

For further information, please download the Gerogery Field Day Flyer 2017, contact Riverine Plains Inc on 03 5744 1713 or email info@riverineplains.org.au.

Soil Pit Workshop

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Soil Pit Day and Nitrogen Workshop on Thursday 23 February at Boorhaman

Riverine Plains Inc and Boorhaman Landcare are hosting a soil pit and workshop morning as part of the Soil Moisture Probe Project with the North East CMA.

  • 9am: Soil Pit at Adam & Jane McInnes property, Robinson Road (Between Jones Swamp Road & W Boundary Road, Boorhaman), where we will look at the soil moisture results from the probes, the impact of soil type on water movement, and where the N went last season.
  • 10:30am: Head to the Boorhaman Hall for a chat about last season, N strategies, yield prophet
  • 12:30pm: Finish with lunch at the Boorhaman Pub

RSVP for catering please.   Please email info@riverineplains.com.au or phone 03 5744 1713.  This day is open for all, so feel free to forward on to others.

The Soil Moisture Probe Network Project is supported by the North East CMA through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme.

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