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Mallee
Matters
Promoting agriculture in the
SA Mallee September 2015
Page
2&3
Loxton Field Day
New farm Board Program
Spading
Chicken
Manure –
Doubling
yield potential
Page
4&5
Page
6&7
Page
8&9
Rabbit control
planning for
success
Don’t balls up your flock with Brucellosis
Brome
Grass
harvest
control
Page
10&11
Field
Days
Wild dogs
New trials compare broadleaf crop options in SA Mallee
Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF)
with SARDI have established
replicated trials at Waikerie and
Loxton to compare broadleaf grain
crop performance across a range of
soil types.
The trials are located south of
Waikerie at the Lowbank Ag Bureau
trial site and south of Loxton at the
new MSF research site near Pata. At
each location, nine different broadleaf
crop options are being compared side
by side on two contrasting soil types.
The trials which are funded by the
South Australian Grain Industry Trust
(SAGIT) will run for three years.
Table 1 on the right shows the crop
type, variety, target plant population
and seeding rate used for each
treatment.
An important feature of the trials is that
each crop is being managed
independently to ensure that it can
reach its potential.
Agronomic management differences
include herbicide choice, fertiliser
rates and fungicide and pesticide
applications. Crop performance is
Treat-
ment
Crop Variety Target plant
m2
Seeding rate Kg/ha
1 Field pea PBA Wharton 45 90
2 Vetch Rasina 60 40
3 Narrow lupin PBA Barlock 50 90
4 Albus lupin Luxor 35 120
5 Faba bean PBA Samira 20 140
6 Lentil PBA Hurricane 120 50
7 Chickpea PBA Striker 45 100
8 Chickpea Genesis 090 35 120
9 Canola Stingray 40 2.5
Continued page 2...
Contributed by Michael Moodie
being assessed throughout the year
with measurements including
establishment, NDVI, crop biomass and
grain yield being completed.
Farmers will have the opportunity to
inspect these trials at upcoming field
days. The field day at the Loxton site
will be held on the 7th of October from
9.00 am. The trials will also be visited
as part of the Low Bank Bureau bus trip
on the 14th of October.
For further information on the trials or
upcoming events please contact
Michael Moodie on 0488612892 or
email [email protected].
...continued from page 1
Farmers inspected the Waikerie trial site in July
Broadleaf grain crops growing side by side on a deep sand at the Loxton site
This year MSF will be running a
field day at our Loxton site,
hosted by Bulla Burra, on
Wednesday October 7th.
Our trials at the site include MSF’s
SAGIT-funded project investigating
the management of break crops in
Mallee systems (this project has a
second site at Waikerie) and
CSIRO’s trials focussed on closing
yield gaps in Mallee soils by investi-
gating the role for nutritional packag-
es and the potential benefits of on-
row sowing.
Following a diagnostic year in 2014,
CSIRO have implemented two trials
at the site testing two strategies for
closing the yield gaps on Mallee
sands. The role for nutritional
packages and the potential benefits
of on-row sowing are being tested at
our site near Loxton in 2015.
The day will also include an inspec-
tion of the GRDC/Vic DEDJTR Con-
trolled Traffic site and a presentation
of results from SARDI’s harvested
vetch trial.
The Controlled Traffic Farming
Systems trial site at Loxton is one of
4 research sites across South-
eastern Australia which have been
developed as part of the GRDC
funded project 'Controlled Traffic
Farming in the Low Rainfall Zone'.
This project is a collaboration
between DEDJTR, SARDI, ACTFA
and the regional farming system
groups including MSF, SPAA, BCG,
UNFS and CWFS.
At these sites a range of soil com-
paction treatments have been im-
posed using grower machinery. The
results will be used to evaluate the
economic benefits of controlled traffic
under different soil and climatic con-
ditions.
This site visit will be an opportunity to
view any differences in crop develop-
ment as a consequence of the com-
paction treatments and to talk to sci-
entist from the project team who will
be on site to answer questions
Presenters include Michael Moodie
(MSF), Stuart Nagel (SARDI), Rick
Lewellyn (CSIRO), Nigel Wilhelm
(SARDI), Peter Fisher (DEDJTR) and
special guest Ross Ballard (SARDI),
who will discuss inoculation in pulse
crops.
The day will run from 9:00am-
2:00pm, starting at ‘Stirlings’
paddock (Alawoona-Loxton Rd) and
ending at the Bulla Burra office site
(Paruna Main Rd). Free registration
includes morning tea and lunch!
Sign up online at: http://msfp.org.au/
events/loxton-field-day/ or by email to
[email protected] or by phone to
(03) 50245835.
MSF Loxton Field Day – Wednesday October 7th
Group of farmers at MSF Karoonda Field
Day 2015.
By Jen Bond
Page 2
Group of farmers at MSF Karoonda Field
For more information
John Christensen, Farm Business
Consultant, Rural Business Support
P 0448 063 189
E j.christensen@
ruralbusinesssupport.org.au
Tony Randall, Principal Project Of-
ficer Sustainable Farming, Natural
Resources SAMDB
P 0427 824 396
www.naturalresources.sa.gov.au/
New Farm Board program aims to improve profitability Contributed by Tony Randall
Fifteen local farming families are
participating in a new Farm
Board pilot program aimed at
improving profitability and sus-
tainability.
Natural Resources SAMDB Principal
Project Officer Tony Randall, said the
new program developed by Rural
Business Support (RBS) was aimed
at encouraging wider adoption of for-
mal management processes within
farming businesses.
There has been an excellent re-
sponse with over 40 people partici-
pating in monthly meetings held in the
Mallee and Riverland.
‘The project is hands-on with
participants learning about the roles
and responsibilities necessary to set
up their own farm board’, Tony said.
At each monthly meeting the key
success factors are being investigated
and the families have the opportunity
to learn from farmers, consultants and
bankers who have contributed their
experience at no charge.
The use of case studies and role-plays
allows everybody a chance to practise
key steps and the use this on-farm to
immediately apply to their own
businesses and set up their own Farm
Board.
RBS Farm Business Consultant John
Christensen, said, it is all about
changing the way farming families
think about their businesses and
building on their family strengths. It’s a
simple, powerful, low cost change that
will have great impact on their farming
businesses.
‘Participants have commented that
taking part in the new program has led
them to sit down as a family and talk
through key business, production,
finance and family issues in a
constructive manner and develop a
better approach to managing their
businesses’, John said.
Approximately half the participants
have indicated they will introduce an
independent person in the role of
chairperson and all participants see
the
benefit of regular involvement of
external specialists at meetings to
improve production, finance and
business performance.
The project will be completed in 2016
and has been commissioned by the
Natural Resources SAMDB, delivered
by Rural Business Support (RBS) and
funded by the Australian
Government’s National Landcare
program and the SAMDB NRM Board.
With sufficient interest from farming
families there could be another
program run in the future.
Key outcomes include formalising
who does what on the farm and
recognition that short formal monthly
meetings can quickly improve
business performance.
Page 3
Spading chicken manure produces double the yield
potential on Mallee sands
In 2014 the New Horizon Trial
Site at Karoonda showed
fantastic yield results for spad-
ing in highly nutritious organic
matter to 40cm.
This year 2 Mallee Natural Re-
sources SAMDB and National Land-
care Program funded projects at
Karoonda and Waikerie has taken
the concept to farmer scale
demonstrations using chicken
manure, which is both affordable
and available due to the increase
in local chicken farms.
Spaded chicken manure areas are
presently looking at 2 to 3 times the
crop potential of the untreated
control areas and could yield up to
2-3t/ha this year.
The evidence is suggesting that it is
a combination of both. This soil
appears to need to break compac-
tion, build fertility, retain more mois-
ture and improve cation exchange
capacity to depth.
Sites at Lowbank Ag Bureau trial
show some improvement where
chicken manure is spread on the
surface, but nowhere near the
increase in growth and heads
compared to where the manure was
spaded in to 40cm.
Both sites have areas that are
spaded without the chicken manure,
which again are slightly better than
the control, but are no comparison
to the combination plots, as can be
in the Karoonda Soak site photos of
the barley from Stuart Popes’ on
September 10.
Soil moisture monitoring probes
have been placed in the control and
treatment areas at each site, with
sensors ranging from 10cm to 90cm
in depth.
These probes have clearly indicat-
ed that even 10mm rainfall events
are penetrating deeper to 30cm and
being maintained within the root
zone in the spaded chicken manure
zones, while the control areas have
a sharp spike in moisture at 10cm
but no lift in moisture at 30cm.
The other significant finding is that
the crop roots at Waikerie are
accessing the soil moisture at 30cm,
then 50cm, 70cm and even 90cm
depth much sooner and to a higher
level on the spaded chicken manure
sites.
This suggests that the crop roots are
growing much stronger and access-
ing moisture well below the spaded
depth, and is my assessment that
there is still adequate plant available
water at depth to sustain the higher
growth and yield through to harvest.
Control areas are showing much
lower moisture extraction at depth,
and areas they may never access
due to subsoil compaction. It is of-
ten very frustrating to dig and find
wet sand at 30-40cm after harvest in
these soils.
Similar trends are evident at
Karoonda, although some lateral
subsoil moisture movement was
recorded at the 90cm sensor on the
control plot across the top of the
clay layer that was likely heading
toward the soak area. The aim of
this trial is to use up moisture
through growing better crops on the
sand that will lead to reducing in and
reclamation of these soak areas.
By Chris McDonough
Is it the spading or the
nutrition and organic matter
benefit that is making the
difference?
Can the increased crop
growth be sustained through
Spring? Surely the sand will
run out of moisture?
Right—Moisture flowing out of cropped
sand area into soak after just 10mm rainfall. Page 4
Control area, light green, uneven, low
growth, average 148 tillers/ m row Spaded only, improved growth but still light
colour, average 159 tillers/ m row
6 t/ha chicken manure spaded, deep green,
even head emergence, ave 297 tillers/ m row
This is one of the key questions being
asked at each trial, and most treat-
ments were designed to be able to be
paid for within 1, 2 or 3 years given a
0.5t/ha yield increase each year.
The cost of chicken manure has been
$25-30/t landed at these sites, and
once on site the spading is approx.
$100/ha. This means that spading 6t/
ha chicken manure could be achieved
for close to $250/ha.
Indications so far suggest that yield
increases could pay for this in the first
year, but we better wait for harvest.
It is intended that these trials will be
yield mapped over to next 5 years to
assess the long term benefits of the
various treatments across the various
soil types.
There were 2 bad wind events around
seeding time at Waikerie, that lead to
some soil movement from the spaded
strips at the Waikerie site this year.
While the risk can be minimised by
spading as close to seeding as possi-
ble, and rolling the sand after treat-
ment, this is still an issue that will
need to be addressed in the future.
Both the New Horizons Trial site and
the Pope Soak site will be visited on
the Combined Southern Mallee and
Karoonda Ag Bureau Field Day on
Sept 22nd.
The Lowbank Ag Bureau Field Day is
on Wednesday 14th October.
Contact Brenton Kroehn for details on
0427414494. Everyone is welcome to
attend these events.
Are these treatments likely to
be cost effective for farmers?
What about the wind erosion
risk of spading sand hills?
See these sites at upcoming
Field Days
After 26 years with PIRSA working in Landcare,
soils, agronomy, farming systems and extension,
Chris McDonough has moved in to private
practice. His new business,
‘Insight Extension for Agriculture’ ,
still sees him working amongst farmer groups
with various Natural Resources SAMDB, Mallee
Sustainable Farming and other funded projects.
Chris aims to continue to help Mallee farmers
implement practical and profitable sustainable
farming practices.
To contact Chris call 0408 085 393 (his mobile
has not changed), but his new e-mail address is
Chris McDonough shares his ‘Insight’
Page 5
Rabbit Control—planning for success
As the weather warms up and
time is spent in the paddock
heading towards harvest you
may start to see the impact of
rabbits on your property.
Methods for removing rabbits are
generally well researched and, if
used together at the right time of
year (summer), can effectively
control rabbits.
New tools are also available,
including a wide assortment of
machines, such as backhoes and
Bobcats, which can be used for
warren and rabbit harbour
destruction while minimising dam-
age to native vegetation.
An integrated program of
baiting, ripping and follow up
fumigation is the most
effective way to control
rabbits and limit their damage.
This is best timed during sum-
mer when rabbits are not
breeding.
Rabbits compete directly with
livestock, encourage weeds and eat
crops. Rabbit grazing can be
measured as ’dry sheep equiva-
lents’, and in general it is
considered that about 12 rabbits
are equivalent to one sheep.
However, in terms of changing
pasture composition by preferential-
ly grazing out clovers, this may be
as low as eight rabbits.
Previous trials have shown rabbits
severely deplete improved legume
pastures, and that grass cover
increases in line with rabbit density.
This effect is cumulative. Pasture in
the area where no rabbits were
present included 31% legumes and
25% grasses, but the highest rabbit
density area had just 6% legumes
and 47% grasses.
Where rabbits live on roadsides but
seek food in adjoining paddocks,
crop damage is often obvious as
grazing ’halos’ in the immediate
vicinity of rabbit warrens. This is
often most noticeable when dam-
age to emerging crops promotes
weeds and again just before har-
vesting when rabbits nip off stalks
to reach grain.
In these areas, the area in which
the crop has been impacted can be
visually be estimated along a pad-
dock edge and tallied up to esti-
mate the hectares of crop lost.
Costs of control
A recent demo trial at Lameroo has
been used to calculate the costs of
control in roadside vegetation.
The main conclusions were:
Poisoning of rabbits cost less
than previously estimated at
$36/ha compared with $52/ha.
The cost of destroying warrens
using a Bobcat or backhoe av-
eraged about $69/ha, ranging
from $35 to $117/ha. This was
higher than the estimate of $40/
ha but reflects the difficulty in
accessing warrens in scrub on
steep sand drifts on roadsides.
Fumigation costs were $56/ha,
of which $40 was spent on
searching for re-opened war-
rens.
On the Lameroo site, poisoning,
warren ripping and fumigation were
effective in combination giving a
90% reduction in total warren en-
trances per hectare. This initial
treatment decreased rabbits from
an estimated 10/ha to 1 rabbit/ ha.
For assistance with planning a rab-
bit control program or help with lo-
cal coordination please contact
your local District Officer from Natu-
ral Resources SAMDB via
8532 9100.
For more info visit
Www.pestsmart.org.au/wp-content/
uploads/2013/01/
Cooke_lscape_rabbit_control.pdf
‘Rabbit grazing can be
measured as DSE…’
‘...it is considered that
about 12 rabbits are
equivalent to one
sheep..’
Page 6
Contributed by Paul Gillen
Don’t balls up your flock
with brucellosis
A survey carried out by Primary Industries Research
South Australia in 2010 found that in the high rainfall
area of SA’s south east around 22% of commercial
flocks were infected with ovine brucellosis (OB).
If that wasn’t shocking enough, all the affected producers
were blissfully unaware that their flocks were infected.
Similar studies found that 13% of the Mallee flocks were
also affected with OB.
Ovine Brucellosis, caused by Brucella ovis, is a bacterial
disease of sheep that causes infertility in rams, an in-
crease of abortion in ewes and lamb mortalities – it is a
costly problem you definitely don’t want to have.
While it is absolutely imperative to always buy rams from
OB accredited flocks, this good practice will amount to
nothing if you already have the disease.
So first things first: examine all flock rams every year.
Testicles especially should be palpated for tone and
lumps. Brucellosis causes lumps usually in the lower part
of the testicle and they are often asymmetrical – that is,
one testicle will have a distinct lump when compared to its
partner, although sometimes both sides are affected and
some rams infected with Brucellosis will appear perfectly
normal.
The key is to get used to what feels normal so that you can
pick up anything unusual and if there is any suspicion, ask
a vet to do a blood test to rule out brucellosis.
Producers often make up for the reduced fertility by
extending the joining period when they observe rams still
working after six weeks. Other tell-tale signs include lethar-
gy in rams, lower conception rates in ewes, extended
lambing periods and reduced marking percentages.
Second, prevent OB from entering your property: OB is
spread through strays, buying in rams from non-accredited
flocks, borrowing rams or buying rams at clearance sales.
There is definitely a higher prevalence of OB in British
breed rams compared with Merinos, but all breeds should
be considered infected unless proven otherwise.
Ram buyers should examine all rams before pur-
chase and if anything has unusual conformation of
the testicles it should be rejected.
A ram is an expensive life support system for a pair
of testicles – if the testicles aren’t any good then
there is no point in buying the expensive animal
that goes along with them.
Buyers should also insist on a National Sheep
Health Statement (SHS) from the vendor to confirm
that the ram in question is from an OB accredited
flock. The SHS also has valuable information on
lice, footrot and OJD.
Once you return home, ensure that new stock are
quarantined for an appropriate length of time after
arriving on your property.
For more information on brucellosis see this Lead-
ing Sheep webinar on ovine brucellosis –
http://www.leadingsheep.com.au/2015/07/diseases
-ovine-brucellosis/
For more information on protecting your farm from
pests, diseases and weeds contact Emma Rooke,
Livestock Biosecurity Network, 0488 400 878,
[email protected], or visit
www.farmbiosecurity.com.au
Contributed by Emma Rooke
Page 7
Can harvest weed seed management help to
win the fight against brome grass?
Harvest Weed seed Control (HWSC) meth-
ods such as windrow burning, and chaff
carts which collect weed seeds for them to
be destroyed during or after the harvest
process, are gaining popularity with Mallee
farmers.
In 2014, Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF) and
the Department of Economic Development, Jobs,
Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) with fund-
ing from the Mallee Catchment Management
Authority and GRDC investigated the potential
for HWSC tactics to be used to manage brome
grass.
Brome grass seed retention
For any HWSC method to be successful, first you
must be able to collect the weed seed during the
harvest operation. Ryegrass for example is known
to have good seed retention and therefore HWSC
methods have proven to be very successful.
However, brome grass matures earlier than
ryegrass and is thought to more rapidly shed its
seed which potentially minimises the effectiveness
of HWSC to control this weed.
During the 2014 harvest we measured the seed
retention of brome grass (Bromus diandrus) popu-
lation in a Hindmarsh barley crop near Ouyen.
The research involved measuring brome grass
seed retention on three occasions, when barley
was ready for harvest and 14 and 28 days later (7
November, 21 November, 5 December 2014).
On each harvest date the number of brome grass
seeds above 15 cm from the soil surface (above
harvest height), 0-15 cm from the soil surface
(below harvest height), and seed on the soil surface
(on ground) was measured.
The average number of brome plants at the trial
site was 12 plants per m2. These generated over
1000 brome grass seeds per m2 which equated to
88 seeds per brome plant.
At the earliest harvest date (7th November) only
59% of the weed seeds were still attached to the
brome plant at a height where they could be collect-
ed by the harvester.
Over the following month, the amount of brome
grass seed that could have been collected by a har-
vester fell to 38% by the 21st of November and 30%
by the 5th of December.
Therefore, harvesting the crop on these dates,
combined with HWSC, would potentially result in 30
-60% control of brome grass weed seeds (Fig 1).
Article by Michael
Moodie and Todd
McDonald (MSF) and
Mick Brady and Chris
Davies (DEDJTR)
Continued page 9...
Page 8
...continued from page 8.
Fig 1—The percentage of brome grass seed retained above harvest height (15cm) over the harvest period at Ouyen 2014.
Is HWSC worth the effort?
These measurements indicate insufficient brome
grass seed is retained above harvest height, especial-
ly with later harvests, to expect HWSC techniques
such as windrow burning to be effective on their own.
However, when used as part of an integrated weed
management program, these techniques will undoubt-
edly assist in achieving brome grass control.
For example, in a moderate brome grass population of
12 plants/m2, 60% control depletes the weed seed
bank by 600 seeds/m2. That is a large number of
weed seeds that herbicides do not need to deal with in
future years and can delay the onset of herbicide re-
sistance.
To assess the long term benefit of HWSC, we used
the Land Use Sequence Optimiser (LUSO) to model
the change in a brome grass weed seed bank over an
8 year period (Fig 2). The model compared two sce-
narios:
A Lupin – Wheat – Clearfield Wheat – Barley rota-
tion with no HWSC implemented
The same rotation as above but with HWSC used
in the Wheat and Barley phases of the rotation.
HWSC destroyed 60% of the weed seeds at har-
vest.
The starting weed population was set at 10 plants/m2.
In the nil HWSC scenario, the weed seed bank was
never eliminated and weed numbers increased over
time. However when the same rotation was em-
ployed with the addition of HWSC every second year
of the rotation (wheat and barley phase), the weed
seed bank declined over time and after 8 years the
weed seed bank was constantly maintained at a low
level.
This analysis shows that HWSC tactics have the po-
tential to be an effective management tool to manage
brome grass when used in conjunction with other ef-
fective control methods such as break crops and
Clearfield herbicides.
Fig 2—Comparison in weed seed bank population over
a Lupin – Wheat – Clearfield Wheat - Barley rotation
where Harvest Weed Seed Control is either not em-
ployed (Without HWSC) or employed every second year
in the wheat and barley phase of the rotation (With
HWSC).
For further information visit
http://msfp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/
Korte_Bromegrass-seed-retention.pdf.
Contact Michael Moodie at
or 0448612892
Page 9
Over 100 people attended the Karoonda field
day this year, hearing from a range of pre-
senters regarding topics as varied as seeder
setup to phosphate alternatives.
Dr Jack Desbiolles and James Barr from the Universi-
ty of South Australia presented their work on seeder
set up and chatted to farmers who were keen to view
their custom machinery.
This tied in nicely with the ProTrakker demo that MSF
farmer Robert Pocock undertook to trial guidance
systems at the farm level, through a MSF project
funded by the SAMDB NRM Board.
Attendees also heard from CSIRO scientists Therese
McBeath, Gupta Vadakattu and Margaret Roper (WA)
in a combined session discussing non-wetting soils,
sowing strategies and nutrient cycling.
CSIRO’s Rick Llewellyn joined Dodgshun Medlin’s
Richard Saunders and Matt Elliott, presenting on
weed and herbicide management, while CSIRO’s
Andrew Smith presented with MSF’s contract agrono-
mist Michael Moodie regarding pasture systems for
Mallee farms.
SANTFA’s Andrew Bird discussed alternative phos-
phate opportunities while University of Adelaide’s
Sean Mason shared insights into new technologies
for plant and soil sensing ‘on the go’.
Dr. John Kirkegaard, CSIRO Canberra, provided an
overview of his ongoing farming systems research
and it was great to bring John to the Millewa the
following day to show him his work in action with the
incorporation of break crops into Mallee farming
systems.
MSF would like to thank all of the presenters,
our project partners and our sponsors for the
Karoonda field day; Production Wise and
APAL Agricultural Laboratory. A very special
thanks to Peter and Hannah Loller for their
continued hosting of the trials and field day
and to CSIRO’s Bill Davoren for preparing
and maintaining the Karoonda site.
The field day booklet from Karoonda is freely availa-
ble from the MSF website: http://msfp.org.au/wp-
content/uploads/2015/09/Karoonda-FD-booklet-
2015.pdf
MSF Karoonda Field Day Contributed by Jen Bond
Uni of SA’s Dr Jack Desbiolles and James Barr chatting
with farmers by their custom machinery
MSF’s contract agronomy team, Michael Moodie
and Todd McDonald on the lunch shift
GRDC Southern Panel Member, Rob Sonogan,
providing an update on GRDC activities.
For further information about MSF projects and
sponsorship opportunities, please contact
Stuart Putland (03) 5024 5835.
Page 10
Wild dog sightings and attacks reported
Wild dog sightings and attacks on livestock have
recently been reported by land managers from
properties bordering Ngarkat Conservation Park in
the Pinnaroo and Bordertown regions.
Natural Resources SAMDB District Officer Steve Vigar
says collective action is the most effective method to
reduce the impact of these pest animals on livestock
industries.
“Wild dog management programs have been conducted
in Ngarkat Conservation Park for over a decade to
protect surrounding properties, however more effort
may be required”, Steve said.
Natural Resources SAMDB and the Box Flat Dingo
Control Committee are working with impacted neigh-
bours to deliver a coordinated baiting program in the
priority areas.
Land managers are encouraged to be proactive in
monitoring for signs of wild dog activity on their proper-
ties and seek information on effective control methods.
For more information, assistance or to report a sighting
please contact the Natural Resources Office in Lameroo
8576 3400 or Leon Gregory from the Box Flat Dingo
Control Committee on 0427 632 922.
Contributed by Paul Gillen
Page 11
Important Dates
22nd September— Southern Mallee &
Karoonda Ag Bureau Combined Spring Crop
Walk, see page 11 for more info
7th October—MSF Loxton Field Day, see page
2 for more info.
14th October—Lowbank Ag Bureau Field Day.
Contact Brenton Kroehn 0427 414 494.
15th October—GRDC Farm Business Update,
Adelaide. Visit www.orm.com.au
16th October—Partners in Grain Crop Walk,
location TBA, contact Hannah Loller or Tanja
Morgan 0429 395 918
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