Porter Novelli Adelaide

Key points:

• Three-year Central West Farming Systems Precision Agriculture and Variable Rate Project to identify ways to measure variability in the landscape and develop new efficiency gains for growers
• Four New South Wales farmers to trial variable rates with lime, liquid N, and fertiliser and seeding rates in 2010 Read the rest of this entry »

Key points:

• FarmLink/GRDC grower Update to be held at Young on March 17
• Focus on farm business management and farming systems Read the rest of this entry »

Key points:

• Presentation by Australian Farm Institute executive director, Mick Keogh, on grain industry “mega-trends” at GRDC Adviser Updates held at Wagga Wagga and Ballarat
• These trends should lead to improved profit opportunities for grain producers and prices for cropping land over the longer term Read the rest of this entry »

Key points:

• Wayne Hawthorne presented with 2010 GRDC Seed of Light award
• Seed of Light award recognises excellence in grains research extension Read the rest of this entry »