Thursday 26th Sept 2019
9.00 am – 1.00 pm (BBQ lunch provided)

Program
9.00 am – meet at Agronomy paddock (left after hayshed on driveway – follow signs)

9.00 am – 10.30 am: Cereal agronomy & Farming Systems trials
Greg Brooke, Steven Simpfendorfer, Peter Matthews, Kathi

Hertel.

Due to drought all trials have received some irrigation water to ensure data collection

Trials include:

  Farming Systems trial sites on red soils: This is now year 4 of a trial looking at the effects of 6different farming “systems” and their effects on soil pathogens; water use, nutrient use, yield and quality, $$ returns. Systems include: 1) Baseline system 2) High nutrient input system, 3) Low intensity (long fallow ) 4) Diverse crop species 5) High legume frequency 6) ley pasture system (Lucerne)

  Wheat phenology trials: 30 wheat cultivars by 3 sowing dates. 18 April; 6 May and 20 May

  Cereal pathology trials

10.30 am – 12.30 pm: Canola and pulse agronomy trials
Leigh Jenkins, Don McCaffery, Rick Graham,

Mark Richards, Kevin Moore

  Canola phenology: OCP Project results including long-term phenology and time of sowing results; new canola variety releases for 2019

  Canola harvest management: windrow timing to maximize yield and oil and harvest timing

  Pulse agronomy: time of sowing impact on phenology and yield for new chickpea & lentil varieties

  Chickpea disease management update from Kevin Moore

  New chickpea variety: seed increase block of next chickpea variety to be released

12.30 pm: back to Trangie VIC for free BBQ lunch

RSVP’s would be greatly appreciated for catering & handoutsby Tuesday 24th Sept to
Leigh Jenkins, 0419 277 480
Greg Brooke, 0437 140 577

2019-Trangie-ARC-Field-Day_26-Sept-2019-3.pdf