Riverine Plains

Yesterday's rain has given the Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day site a nice freshen up - just in time for tomorrow's field day! Join us at the Moll family property tomorrow (Thursday 8 November) from 12:30-4pm for inspections of the wheat and canola NVT's (with Peter Matthews and Don McCaffery - NSW DPI), as well as for discussions on markets, forage options and more.

The Moll family have been hosting field days at “Elderslie”, Gerogery for over 80 years and the 2018 Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day is on this Thursday 8 November. Join us for an afternoon of discussions around markets and forage options, as well as the NVT wheat and canola trials and more.

Reminder that our Pre-Harvest Pulse Check Meeting is on tomorrow (25 October) at St James from 1:30-3:30pm. We will have lots of great speakers talking about pulses & soil health, grazing, harvest prep, marketing and more.

Riverine Plains Inc is forming a Pulse Check Discussion Group for the NSW Riverine Plains region. The first first meeting & paddock walk will be held this Friday 26 October, 2018 at Rand from 8:30-11:30am. Speakers include Phil Bowden, James Madden, Roy Hamillton and Gary Drew. All welcome.

Unfortunately due the dry conditions and the frost events throughout the growing season the Riverine Plains Inc and Farmanco Canola Systems Trial will not make it to harvest. See the video to hear more from Eric Nankivell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHlVgEtXP I8

RPI is excited to be working with Mars Petcare, Central West Farming Systems and the USA-based Sustainable Food Lab in delivering the Australian Cool Farm Initiative to NSW & Victorian grain growers. The #AustralianCoolFarmInitiative aims to help farmers wanting to monitor or manage their #greenhousegasemissions. For more information, see the link below or contact our office on 03 5744 1713.

Rural Bank Regional Manager Agribusiness Matt Gill discussed financial risk management and in a year like this what you can do in talking to your banker #RRCOpenDay2018 #RPIgoldsponsor

NZ farmer Eric Watson was guest speaker at the #RRCOpenDay2018 & talked about inputs required to achieve a 16.791t/ha world record Oakley wheat crop, including 260kgN/ha, trace elements & 70mm of irrigation #farmersinspiringfarmers @FAR_Arable @far_australia

Managing the green bridge is the first step to successful management of RWA. SARDI Entomologist Maarten Van Helden discussed whilst yield loss from RWA is not often seen, risk is greatest in areas with <400mm rain. Despite the name, RWA’s prefer barley! #RRCOpenDay2018

Was great to have James Hunt speak at last weeks’ #RRCOpenDay2018 about advantages & disadvantages of early sown long season winter wheats: Winter wheats have reduced frost risk but have a higher heat risk at grain fill

Frost damage and managing frost risk will be a focus of the Riverine Research Centre Open day at Burramine this Thursday 27 September. Michael Straight, Nick Poole and Dr James Hunt will be part of a frost Q&A discussion, and these useful #GRDCfrost publications will also be available. For more Open Day info visit https://riverineplains.org.au/

Only 3 days to go until the RPI & FAR Australia Riverine Research Centre Open Day! Come join us this Thursday 27 September as we discuss the challenges of #season18, including #frost & #sowingdate, plus #wintercereals #maxwheatyield & #RWA. Speakers include Dr James Hunt, Michael Straight, Nick Poole, Eric Watson, Dr Maarten van Helden, Rachel Coombes & Danny Bynes. For more info visit https://riverineplains.org.au/

Was great to host GRDC Southern Panel members and staff yesterday at the Riverine Research Centre, Yarrawonga, as part of the 2018 #springpaneltour.

Join us for the RPI & FAR Australia Riverine Research Centre Open Day, on next Thursday 27 Sep at Burramine, near Yarrawonga. We'll be viewing local research trials & talking about #earlysowncereals with Dr James Hunt & Michael Straight, the systems behind #worldrecordwheatcrops with Eric Watson, as well as #frost #Russianwheataphid & much more.

Places are filling quickly for next week's Spray Application Workshops at Dookie and Rutherglen. If you haven't already booked please do so by phoning 03 5744 1713 or email info@riverineplains.org.au

Reminder that our next Pulse Check paddock walk is on next Monday 3 September near Devenish (9:30am-12:30pm). Helen Burns (NSW DPI) will also be talking about pulses & nodulation on acid soils.

Interested in pulse production? Then come along to our next Pulse Check paddock walk next Monday 3 September. We will be visiting some Devenish/Yundool region faba bean, lentil & chickpea crops & Helen Burns (NSW DPI) will also speak on pulses & acid soils. The paddock walk will run from 9:30am-12:30pm.

Last chance to apply for the John Hanrahan Scholarship. Applications close Friday. Open to Agriculture/Agribusiness students who will be entering their second year of studies in 2019, aged 18-30 from the Riverine Plains Region.