The successful Grains Research and Development
Corporation (GRDC) Update series continues in
early 2009 with the Goondiwindi Grains Research
Update on 3rd and 4th of
March 09 at the Goondiwindi Community Centre.
Key topics and speakers for the Goondiwindi
Update are;
·
Tuesday 3rd March
o
International speaker Ken Giles from UC Davis,
California
- new spray technology with benefits for
variable rate application and drift control
o
Chris Preston (Waite Institute, University of
Adelaide) managing herbicide resistance
o
Gerard Bardell (Nufarm) SprayWise Decisions
for drift management
o
Concurrent sessions on:
§
Glyphosate resistance and weeds
§
Barley, including new
barley cultivars, managing
net blotch, leaf rust and aphids in field crops
§
Pulses, including the value of
N contributed by chickpeas and fababean over
time, a phosphate solubiliser seed inoculant to
make P more accessible, managing ascochyta in
2009, and Doza
- a new fababean for the northern grains region
- where does it fit and how should we manage
it?
·
Wednesday 4th March
o
Graeme Schwenke (NSW DPI) - chloride
deficiency
o
Pat Collins (DPI & F (Qld) - high level
phosphine resistance
o
Neal Menzies (University of Qld) - soil
additives to stimulate N fixing and P
availability - science, myth and legend
o
Concurrent sessions on:
§
Irrigated grains, including; what is the
achievable grain yield in irrigated grains in
the Northern Grains Region and
Northern region
agronomic research for profitable irrigated
grain crops
§
Cereal diseases, including latest research and
management of crown rot and stripe rust
§
Nitrogen and phosphorus just how well do we
understand them?
To register contact John Cameron or Erica McKay
on 02 9482 4930 or updaten@tpg.com.au or
http://www.icanrural.com.au
Western Downs
growers and advisers will not want to miss
the GRDC Grains Research Update at the Miles
Memorial Club on Thursday 5th
March 09.
Key topics and
speakers for the Miles Update are;
·
International
speaker Ken Giles from UC Davis,
California - new
spray technology with benefits for variable
rate application and drift control
·
Michael Widderick (DPI
& F (Qld) - strategies for effective
management of milk thistle and fleabane
·
Peter Wilkinson (DPI &
F (Qld) - cost effective stripe rust
strategies for 2009
·
Steve Simpfendorfer
(NSW DPI) - new insights to crown rot
management.
·
Kevin Moore (NSW DPI)
- ascochyta
blowouts in chickpeas
in 2008 - why did they occur and what
changes need to be made in 2009?
·
Chris Dowling (Back Paddock
Co) - N soil tests - do they always
reflect whats going on?
·
Chris Dowling (Back Paddock
Co) - the economics of phosphate and zinc
nutrition
·
soil and seed bio
inoculants -
science, myth and legend! (speaker TBC)
Registration is
8:30am for a 9am start. Day will conclude by
3:10pm. Cost: $45 pp and $40 for second
person per farm (Cheques payable to ICAN).
Lunch, morning tea and proceedings
provided.
To RSVP /
register contact John Cameron or Erica McKay
on 02 9482 4930 or
updaten@tpg.com.au or
http://www.icanrural.com.au
