THE YEAR THAT WAS…Jeff Braun, Agrilink Agricultural Consultants Pty Ltd

WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AT THE MNHRZ First official winter walk Most successful field day to date Facilitated session with Jeanette Long Completed our first 2 year trial Combined trials presentation and AGM First hardcopy of trial results produced

WHAT WE DID WELL

Engaging the community – “realising our place”

Trials program (variety, management, timeliness, collaboration)

Organising the field day Attracting “pieces” of funding Feedback from the field day Sponsorship

WHAT WE DIDN’T DO WELL

Get trial results out in a timely fashion Layout of the field day site for speakers Compensation for Pat & Mary Connell Feedback cycle for research priorities Few “drivers” of MNRHZ Understanding of funding and reporting

requirements – documentation

CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS… Funding Reporting requirements of funding

bodies Secretarial position “New” ideas Time Get someone growing Sugarbeets!

Variety/Species DM kg/ha Variety/Species DM kg/haCoyote Sugarbeet 18866.1 M. elegans 7421.2UA 47 Wheat 13578.7 Surrey Ryegrass 7405.5

Orion Wheat 13043.3 Sungrazer T Ryegrass 7374.0Southern Green Ryecorn 12488.2 Jeanne Ryegrass 7161.4Tuckerbox Triticale 12051.2 Antas Subclover 6716.5Morgan Peas 11759.8 Kohl Rabei 5716.5Morava Vetch 10854.3 Radish 5629.9Endeavour Triticale 10740.1 Foxtail Restharrow 5303.1Fodder Beet 10208.6 Carrots 5248.0Wrangler Wheat 9933.1 Tanami Narbon Bean 5196.8Cefalu Arrowleaf Clover 9110.2 M. albus 5007.9Hyola 50 Canola 8940.9 Silverbeet 4563.0SUN513C Wheat 8826.8 Currie Cocksfoot 4358.3

Moby Barley 8826.8 Elite 2 Berseem Clover 3897.6Turnip 8586.6 Pak Choi 3866.1YPASG Sugar Beet 8480.3 Balance Chicory 3732.3Commander Barley 8334.6 Beetroot 3452.7Tetelia Ryegrass 8236.2 Wilpena Sulla 3444.9Tetrone Ryegrass 7921.2 H. flexuosum 2712.6Winterstar 2 Ryegrass 7594.5 Shallots 2047.2

Lightning Persian Clover 7551.2