GRDC Updates 2014 - Northern Grower Alliance

GRDC Updates 2014
Adviser Updates
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Coonabarabran Town Hall:
Goondiwindi Community Centre:
Wed 26th & Thu 27thth February, 2014
Tue 4th & Wed 5th March, 2014
Grower Updates
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Nyngan:
Mungindi Hall:
Fri 28th February, 2014
Thu 6th March, 2014
Coonabarabran
Date:
Time:
Location:
Wed 26th & Thu 27thth February, 2014
Day 1 - 9:30 am registration for a 10am start, finish by 5:30 pm,
Day 2 - 8:30 am start, finish by 3:30pm
Coonabarabran Town Hall
The MUST attend event in the calendar of grains advisers from the Liverpool Plains, Narrabri /
Walgett and the Central Western areas of NSW. Building on the success of the 2013 Coonabarabran
GRDC Adviser Update, Coonabarabran 2014 topics were selected by leading regional advisers. The
topics represent the latest new information advisers need to prepare for the 2014 season and
beyond. Come to the Coona Update for new information, practical discussion, training and to have
some fun with old and new friends!
Day 1:
 Bridging the yield gap - how much are we leaving behind? Environmentally achievable
yields vs. actuals. Zvi Hochman (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences)
 Economics and management of P nutrition and multiple nutrient decline. Placement,
costs, returns over time and factors influencing variability of response and risk. Mike Bell
(QAAFI) & Jim Laycock (Incitec Pivot)
 How and why varieties respond to season. Understanding time of sowing and varietal and
environmental drivers for better management of flowering date and frost risk. Peter Martin
(NSW DPI)
 Concurrent sessions on Soil and water, Disease, and Better Fertiliser Decisions in Cropping
Interrogator
 Dinner - Seafood extravaganza at the CopperPot Restaurant
Day 2:
 How pre-emergent cereal herbicides work. Seeder and soil type, weed kill and crop safety.
Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)
 Non-herbicide tactics to help suppress weed growth. Row orientation, spacing and variety
selection. Greg Brooke (TBC) (NSW DPI)
 The mechanisms of herbicide resistance - what we are selecting for and why? Can
differences in resistance mechanisms explain some of the more interesting observations
about what does and does not work? Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)
 Herbicides and weeds - regional research & issues. Phenoxy resistant broadleaves, update
on glyphosate resistance and new species, clethodim damage in canola. Tony Cook (NSW
DPI) & Maurie Street (GOA)
 Concurrent sessions on: Nutrition; Canola, and a ‘Pot pouri’ of fantastic grains related
topics
Details of concurrent sessions:
Soil and water (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
 Practical process for better soil water management. Classifying soil types and PAWC; measuring
plant available water (PAW) (including use of fast processes such as EM38); identification of
subsoil constraints; crop ability to access deeper soil water. Neal Dalgliesh (CSIRO Ecosystem
Sciences) & Jenny Foley (DERM Qld)
 Adviser response & panel session. Local experience and discussion of what constitutes best
management and how to get adoption. Graeme Callaghan (Delta Agribusiness), Greg Rummery
(Greg Rummery Consulting), Neal Dalgliesh (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences) & Jenny Foley (DERM
Qld)
Disease (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
 Nematodes. Latest summer and winter crop rotation results. Kirsty Owen (DAFF Qld)
 Crown-rot and nematodes. Testing and measurement - implications for crop sequencing and
varietal selection. Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
 Panel session: Strategies for managing crown-rot and nematodes with crop rotation. Steve
Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI), Rob Long (Crown Analytical), Kirsty Owen (DAFF Qld)
 Rust issues for 2014. Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
BFDC Interrogator- a new tool for exploring soil test critical levels and crop responsiveness in
broad acre crops. (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
How soil test critical levels for N, P, K and S are derived and how can you explore or validate
critical ranges for your soil types, locality and situation. The Better Fertiliser Decision for Cropping
in Australia (BFDC) Interrogator web tool was developed with GRDC funding and is supported by a
database of over 5000 soil test calibration experiments conducted in Australia since the 1950s.
Advisers gain access to the BFDC Interrogator via a half day face to face or self-paced online course.
Training ensures that users know the uses and limitations of the tool - to ensure that outputs are
reliable and fit for the intended purpose. Face to face and online courses usually take 4 – 6 hours to
complete. By attending this BFDC Interrogator Update Concurrent Session, the on-line time to
complete training is reduced to ~ 1 - 1.5 hours.
Spaces at this computer lab based workshop session are limited. A booking sheet for this session will
be available at reception on the day.
Chris Dowling (Back Paddock Co) & Kaara Klepper (DAFF Qld)
Nutrition (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
 Nitrogen management in wheat. More grain per $ of nitrogen applied. The economics of
chasing protein and issues of NUE and timing. An Update of 2013 trials by GOA, NGA, IPL and
NSWDPI, with implications for cost effective nitrogen management strategies to suit different
situations. Rohan Brill (NSW DPI), Richard Daniel (NGA) & Jim Laycock (Incitec Pivot)
 Fixing more nitrogen in pulse crops. Management options, crop sequence, variety, agronomy
and use of fertilisers. Nikki Seymour (DAFF QLD)
 Slow release P reserves in soil. Chris Guppy (UNE)
Canola (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
 Canola diseases - threats in the northern region and management. Sclerotinia, powdery mildew
with a brief update on blackleg. Kurt Lindbeck (NSW DPI)
 Northern region canola agronomic research review. Leigh Jenkins (NSW DPI) & Maurie Street
(GOA)
 Viral diseases in pulses and canola - impacts and management. Joop van Leur (NSW DPI)
Pot Pouri (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
 Pushing achievable cereal yields internationally and in the Northern Grains Region. What /
where are the roadblocks and strategies to excel? Nick Poole (FAR, NZ), Allan Peake (CSIRO)
 Chickpea agronomy review. Establishment, variety x plant population and nutrition. Macro &
micro nutrient responses in a chickpea/wheat system. Andrew Verrell (NSW DPI)
 Grazing non-dual purpose cereals. Options and outcomes. Guy McMullen/Loretta Serafin (NSW
DPI)
Further information
Contact John Cameron or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930 or [email protected] or
register on-line at http://www.icanrural.com.au
Goondiwindi
Date:
Time:
Location:
Tue 4th & Wed 5th March, 2014
Day 1 - 9:30 am registration for a 10am start, finish by 5:15 pm.
Day 2 - 8:30 am start, finish by 3:10pm.
Goondiwindi Community Centre
The MUST attend event in the calendar of grains advisers from Queensland and the Moree area of
New South Wales. Topics for Goondiwindi 2014 were chosen by leading regional advisers and
represent the latest new information advisers need to prepare for the 2014 season and beyond.
Come to the Goondiwindi Update for new information, practical discussion, training and to have
some fun catching up with old and new friends!
Topics include:
Day 1:
 Bridging the yield gap - how much are we leaving behind? Environmentally achievable yields vs.
actuals. Zvi Hochman (CSIRO)
 How pre-emergent cereal herbicides work. Soil and herbicide interactions, seeder and soil type,
weed kill and crop safety. Chris Preston (Uni of Adelaide) & Richard Daniel (NGA)
 Herbicides and weeds - regional research & issues. Phenoxy resistant broadleaves, update on
glyphosate resistance and new species, clethodim damage in canola. Tony Cook (NSW DPI),
Michael Widderick (DAFF Qld)
 Concurrent sessions on: Nutrition; Chickpeas; & Disease
 Dinner, Seafood extravaganza at the Royal Hotel Marshall St.
Day 2:
 Selecting varieties for better use of banded fertiliser – what’s the evidence so far? Chris Guppy
(UNE)
 Soil water evaporation – how much water is lost from Northern crop systems and do agronomic
models accurately represent this loss?
• Soil type effects on evaporation
• Interactions between soil water, climate and rainfall
Jenny Foley (DERM, Qld)
 The mechanisms of herbicide resistance - what we are selecting for and why? Can differences
in resistance mechanisms explain some of the more interesting observations about what does
and does not work? Chris Preston (Uni of Adelaide)
 Concurrent sessions on: Varieties; Crop protection; Nuffield & Pushing yield limits; & Using the
BFDC Interrogator
Details of concurrent sessions:
Nutrition (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
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Economics and management of P nutrition and multiple nutrient decline. Best bet options for
placement, costs and returns over time and factors influencing variability of response and risk.
Mike Bell (QAAFI) & Bede O'Mara (Incitec Pivot)
Nitrogen management in wheat. More grain per $ of N. The economics of chasing protein,
nitrogen use efficiency & timing. An Update of 2013 trials by NGA, IPL and NSWDPI, with
implications for cost effective strategies to suit different situations. Richard Daniel (NGA), Rohan
Brill/Guy McMullen (NSW DPI) & Bede O'Mara (Incitec Pivot)
Nitrogen budgeting - an advisers experience with tools to help advisers tie it all together.
Senior regional adviser (TBA)
Chickpeas (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
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Fixing more nitrogen in pulse crops. Management options, crop sequence, varieties, agronomy
and use of fertilisers. Nikki Seymour (DAFF QLD)
Chickpea agronomy review. Establishment, variety x plant population and nutrition. Macro &
micro nutrient responses in a chickpea/wheat system. Andrew Verrell (NSW DPI)
Viral diseases and winter pulses - impact and management. Murray Sharman (DAFF Qld)
Phytopthora tolerance in chickpea varieties - paddock selection and management. Varietal
purity and disease management implications. Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
Chickpea varieties - selecting horses for courses. What’s in the breeding pipeline? Gordon
Cumming (Pulse Australia)
Disease (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
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How nematodes reduce yield. Impacts on canopy development, water use, demand and
extraction in tolerant and intolerant wheat varieties. Jeremy Whish (CSIRO)
Nematodes. Latest summer and winter crop rotation results. Kirsty Owen (DAFF Qld)
Crown-rot and nematodes. Testing and measurement - implications for crop sequencing and
varietal selection. Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
Panel session. Managing crown-rot and nematodes with crop rotation. Steve Simpfendorfer
(NSW DPI), Rob Long (Crown Analytical), Kirsty Owen (DAFF Qld), Jeremy Whish (CSIRO)
Cereal rust issues for 2014. Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)
Varieties (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
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Cereal root architecture and ‘stay green’ traits in cereals. Jack Christopher (DAFF Qld)
New cereal variety performance. Interpretation of recent agronomy, NVT and pathology results.
Peter Martin (NSW DPI)
How and why varieties respond to season. Understanding time of sowing and varietal and
environmental drivers for better management of flowering date and frost risk. Peter Martin
(NSW DPI)
New barley varieties - performance and agronomy. Guy McMullen (NSW DPI)
Crop protection (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
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Non-herbicide tactics to help suppress weed growth. Row orientation, spacing and variety
selection. Greg Brooke/Guy McMullen (NSW DPI)
Taking the angst out of thresholds in the computer age. MUCH easier use of thresholds,
particularly for complex pod sucking bug thresholds. Hugh Brier (DAFF Qld)
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New understanding of thresholds - aphids in canola and armyworm in barley. Melina Miles
(DAFF Qld)
Predicting mice outbreaks. When is it cost effective to start baiting programs? Julianne Farrell
(DAFF Qld)
Nuffield & Pushing yield limits (Sessions 3 & 4 on day 2)
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Pushing achievable cereal yields internationally and in the Northern Grains Region. What are
the roadblocks and strategies to excel? Nick Poole (FAR, NZ), Allan Peake (CSIRO)
Lifting farm business turn over, reducing costs, improving efficiency and productivity! Key
issues for fitting summer crops into the rotation'. Pros and cons of different rotations and
decision points; what they do and reasons why and the results. Shaun Nolan (Grower,
Wallumbilla)
BFDC Interrogator- a new tool for exploring soil test critical levels and crop responsiveness in
broad acre crops. (Sessions 1 & 2 on day 1)
How soil test critical levels for N, P, K and S are derived and how can you explore or validate
critical ranges for your soil types, locality and circumstances. The Better Fertiliser Decision for
Cropping in Australia (BFDC) Interrogator web tool makes this possible. Developed with GRDC
funding, the BFDC Interrogator is supported by a database with results from more than 5000 soil test
calibration experiments conducted in Australia since the 1950s.
Advisers can gain access to the BFDC Interrogator via a half day face to face or self-paced online
course. Training is needed to ensure that users are aware of the uses and limitations of the tool - to
ensure that outputs are reliable and fit for the intended purpose. Generally the face to face and
online courses would take 4 – 6 hours to complete. By attending this BFDC Interrogator Update
Concurrent Session, the on-line time to complete the training is reduced to as little as 1 - 1.5 hours.
Places at this computer lab based workshop session are limited. A booking sheet for this session will
be available at reception on the day.
Chris Dowling (Back Paddock Co) & Kaara Klepper (DAFF Qld)
Further information
Contact John Cameron or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930 or [email protected] or
register on-line at http://www.icanrural.com.au
Nyngan
Date:
Time:
Location:
Fri 28th February, 2014
8:30am registration for a 9am start, finish by 3:20pm
Bowling Club
The Nyngan GRDC Grains Research Update will provide the latest information for a profitable 2014
and should not be missed. Key themes are more efficient management of soil water and nitrogen.
Topics include:
 Bridging the yield gap - how much are we leaving behind? Environmentally achievable yields
vs. actuals. Zvi Hochman (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences)
 Practical process for better soil water management. Classifying soil types and PAWC;
measuring plant available water (PAW) (including use of fast processes such as EM38);
identification of subsoil constraints; crop ability to access deeper soil water. Neal
Dalgliesh (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences) & Jenny Foley (DERM Qld)
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Nitrogen management in central western NSW - getting more grain per dollar of nitrogen
applied. The economics of chasing protein and issues of NUE and timing in drier environments.
Rohan Brill (NSW DPI) & Jim Laycock (Incitec Pivot)
Integrating soil water and nitrogen nutritional strategies for central western NSW. Panel
session: Rohan Brill (NSW DPI), Jim Laycock (Incitec Pivot), Leigh Jenkins (NSW DPI), Hayden
Wass, Graeme Callaghan (Delta Agribusiness), Neal Dalgliesh (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences), Zvi
Hochman (CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences) & Greg Rummery (Greg Rummery Consulting)
Canola agronomic research review for the central west. Depth of sowing, P and N response,
plant populations. Leigh Jenkins (NSW DPI)
Herbicides and weeds - regional research and issues. Tony Cook (NSW DPI), Greg Brooke (NSW
DPI) & Maurie Street (GOA)
Registration is 8:30am for a 9am start. The day will conclude by 3:20pm. Cost: $45 pp. and $40 for
second person per farm (Cheques payable to ICAN Pty. Ltd.). Lunch, morning tea and proceedings
provided.
To RSVP / register, or for further information or agenda for the Update, please contact John
Cameron or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930 or e-mail [email protected] or register
on line at http://www.icanrural.com.au
Mungindi
Date:
Time:
Location:
Thu 6th March, 2014
8:30am registration for a 9am start, finish by 3:45pm
Mungindi Hall:
The Mungindi GRDC Grains Research Updates at Mungindi Hall will provide the latest information for
a profitable 2014 and should not be missed. Key issues are; efficiency gains in nitrogen fertilisation;
strategies for managing soil diseases and nematodes and managing problem weeds.
Topics include:
 Lifting farm business turn over, reducing costs, improving efficiency and productivity! Key
issues for fitting summer crops into the rotation. Pros and cons of different rotations and
decision points; what we do, reasons why and the results. Shaun Nolan (Grower, Wallumbilla)
 Nitrogen management in wheat. More grain per $ of nitrogen applied. The economics of
chasing protein and issues of NUE and timing Richard Daniel (NGA), Rohan Brill & Guy
McMullen (NSW DPI) & Bede O'Mara (Incitec Pivot)
 Fertiliser spreaders – is yours accurate or all over the shop? Broadcast spreader patterns can
vary up to 70% with some areas receiving double the rate - significant improvements are easily
made. David Hall
 Nitrogen volatilisation and timing of N application. It’s expensive to drill in N in Feb / Mar.
Easier and cheaper to broadcast it later – Discussion on the pros and cons. Discussion session
led by Rohan Brill & Guy McMullen (NSW DPI) and Bede O'Mara (Incitec Pivot), Bec Raymond
(DAFF Qld) & Andrew Earle
 Crown-rot management, crop sequencing and row placement in the rotation to lessen disease
impact and capture more yield. Data from a 5 year crop sequence trial Andrew Verrell (NSW
DPI)
 Nematodes - The latest crop rotation results for winter and summer crops. Tim Clewett (DAFF
Qld)
 Crown-rot and nematodes. Testing and measurement - implications for crop sequencing and
varietal selection. Steve Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI) & Rob Long (Crown Analytical)
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Panel session: Strategies for managing crown-rot and nematodes with crop rotation. Steve
Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI), Rob Long (Crown Analytical), Kirsty Owen (DAFF Qld) & Richard Daniel
(NGA)
Weeds and resistance: key strategies for managing problem summer grasses and fleabane. Incrop, fallow residuals and double knock. Richard Daniel (NGA)
Weeds - where is herbicide resistance taking our farming systems? What new herbicide and
non-herbicide tactics will we be using? Chris Preston (University of Adelaide)
Herbicides and weeds - regional research & issues. Phenoxy resistant broadleaves, update on
glyphosate resistance and new species, clethodim damage in canola. Tony Cook (NSW DPI)
Registration is 8:30am for a 9am start. The day will conclude by 3:45pm. Cost: $45 pp and $40 for
second person per farm (Cheques payable to ICAN Pty. Ltd.). Lunch, morning tea and proceedings
provided.
To RSVP / register, or for further information or agenda for the Update, please contact John
Cameron or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930 or e-mail [email protected] or register
on line at http://www.icanrural.com.au

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