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GRDC Grains Research Update – Talwood
2024-07-23
23 July 2024. $30pp.
Includes sessions with the latest information on crown rot in cereals and fall armyworm in sorghum and maize.
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

AFREN – managing foliar diseases and fungicide resistance workshop - Dubbo
2024-06-27 - 2024-06-28
27-28 June 2024, covering:

Cereal growth stages and spray decisions
Where different fungicides fit
Fungicide resistance management and resources
Integrating fungicides, varieties, epidemiology, and seasons
Cereal canopy management interactions with foliar disease decision making
Management strategies that consider the underlying risk of fungicide resistance
Strategies for managing SDHI and other resistance issues, including net blotches in barley and triazole resistance in powdery mildew
Canola disease management & fungicide resistance considerations

AFREN (Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network) small group workshops are targeted to experienced agronomists, but interested growers are welcome to register.
Participant numbers are limited to ensure active participation and discussion, so registration is essential to secure your place. For more information, visit the GRDC website.

AFREN – managing foliar diseases and fungicide resistance workshop – Wagga Wagga
2024-06-25 - 2024-06-26
25-26 June 2024, covering:

Cereal growth stages and spray decisions
Where different fungicides fit
Fungicide resistance management and resources
Integrating fungicides, varieties, epidemiology, and seasons
Cereal canopy management interactions with foliar disease decision making
Management strategies that consider the underlying risk of fungicide resistance
Strategies for managing SDHI and other resistance issues, including net blotches in barley and triazole resistance in powdery mildew
Canola disease management & fungicide resistance considerations.

AFREN (Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network) small group workshops are targeted to experienced agronomists, but interested growers are welcome to register.
Participant numbers are limited to ensure active participation and discussion, so registration is essential to secure your place. For more information, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC Grains Research Update, online – Grain storage update for the northern & southern regions
2024-06-11 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Free webinar 9-10:30 on Tuesday 11 June on:

Aeration system design – The uses and limitations of existing aeration systems & questions to ask when purchasing or retrofitting. Alex Conway (GRDC Grain Storage Extension Team)

Grain type & fan performance
Fan performance & motor limitations
Airflow
Cooling results & air flow rates.

Venting after fumigation – research comparing trial results with label directions & buyer needs. Manoj Nayak (QDAF)

Vent time
Measuring gas clearance
Planning fumigations.

Fumigating & venting grain bags after phosphine or sulfuryl fluoride – market drivers for fumigation, passive venting & planning equipment & time. Mark Earles (GRDC Grain Storage Extension Team)
Insect resistance to fumigants & protectants – recent trends and guidance for management. Brodie Foster (QDAF)
Q & A. Chris Warrick (GRDC Stored Grain Extension Team).

For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC online update - includes aerial application and drones
2024-06-04 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Free GRDC webinar on Tuesday 4 June from 10-11:30 am AEST. Topics include:

Increasing momentum behind on-farm sustainability accreditation and developing market signals. ISCC canola standards and market access issues when selling canola overseas. Rosemary Richards (Sustainable Grain Australia)
Aerial application in broadacre crop production. Scott Mackie (South East Air Ag)

Use & misuse
Communications between growers and the pilot
what’s needed & expected by the pilot and what do growers need to ask for in return?
Do agronomists need to change recommendations if applying by air?
Getting good spray jobs by air vs poorer outcomes. How can growers help?

Drones for spraying, weed mapping & other uses – licensing, uses & limitations. Tristan Steventon (Stevtech) & Aaron Parker (Aussie Drones)

For more information and to book, visit the GRDC website.

CCA Early Career Workshop 2024
2024-06-04
Tuesday 4 June 9-5 at Tamworth. $55 pp.
If you are a consultant, a researcher, or a broader industry member who is just starting out – this workshop is for you. The day includes:

Understanding your client.
Being an effective team member / employee.
Developing your support network, and surviving and thriving in rural communities.

For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

Fungicide resistance update webinar (net blotch)
2024-04-04 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Sydney)
AFREN Fungicide Resistance Update Webinar – NET BLOTCH: Monitoring of Net and spot form net blotch resistance to fungicides.
Thursday 4 April 1-2pm (AEDT)
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

Grain storage workshop - Gordonvale
2024-03-15 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
The free workshop sessions provide relevant, practical information to better manage on-farm grain storage. From purchase decisions, to preventing issues and managing grain quality with aeration, to dealing with insects.
View the flyer
Visit the Stored Grain Hub for more information and to register.

GRDC update - Goondiwindi
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-06
Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 March 2024. Sessions include aphids, insecticide impacts on beneficials, crown rot, net-blotch and automated disease detection.
More information and registration at the GRDC website.

GRDC update: Dubbo
2024-02-29 - 2024-03-01
Thursday 29 February and Friday 1 March 2024. Sessions include aphid management, soil borne diseases, crown rot, net blotch, rust, and sclerotinia.
More information and registration at the GRDC website.

GRDC update - Baradine
2024-02-28
28 February 2024. Includes a session on fusarium crown rot.
More information and registration at the GRDC website.

GRDC Online Update – FAW management considerations and risk assessment
2024-02-23 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
GRDC are hosting this free webinar on Friday 23 February, starting at 9am AEST (10am NSW, 9:30am ACDT, 7am AWST). Speakers include:

Ross Pomroy (Nutrien Ag Solutions, Dalby)
Joe Eyre (University of Qld, QAAFI)
Melina Miles (Qld Department of Agriculture and Fisheries)

For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website

GRDC update - Wagga Wagga
2024-02-14 - 2024-02-15
14-15 February 2024. Presentations on cereal diseases, including rust, Septoria and crown rot included on day 1.
More information and registration at the GRDC website.

Mungbean Agronomy Course – Darling Downs
2024-01-31 - 2024-02-01
Mungbean agronomists, growers and AMA members are invited to attend a 2-day agronomy best practice training with industry professionals.
Held at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) offices (203 Tor St, Toowoomba):
Wednesday 31 Jan from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Thursday 1 Feb from 8.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Cost: $495 pp (GST inc), includes catering and an Agronomy manual.
For more information, visit https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1154109

Insect workshop at Emerald
2023-12-06 08:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Insect ID and management ‘refresher’ workshop to be held at the DAF conference rooms (Hospital Rd) on Wednesday 6 December. The day will now include a bonus disease session after lunch.
Find out more and register on the Workshops for 2023 page.

Insect workshop at Dalby
2023-11-08 08:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Insect ID and management ‘refresher’ workshop to be held at the BMO conference rooms on Wednesday 8 November. Find out more and register on the Insect workshops for 2023 page.

Insect workshop at Gunnedah
2023-11-02 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Insect ID and management workshop to be held at the Gunnedah RSL on Thursday 2 November. Find out more and register on the Insect workshops for 2023 page.

GRDC online – Using the WAND Inversion Tower Network
2023-09-26 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
Theme: Using the WAND Inversion Tower Network – How to access and interpret data
Topics

Accessing, interpreting and using data provided from the WAND network of inversion towers (Alicia Garden, Goanna Ag & Gordon Cumming, GRDC)

Webinar starts at 9am (AEST) on 26 September and is free of charge.
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

Slug Management Workshop – Allora
2023-08-29 07:30 - 10:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
GRDC is providing hands-on slug management workshops in early spring, delivered by Dr Michael Nash. Spring monitoring methods will be demonstrated.
These free workshops will enable growers to learn about the ecology and management of slug species present and found under refuges (placed out the night before) in an ‘at risk’ paddock. Participants will return to a local venue for morning tea and discussion on proactive management of slugs in preparation for next seasons crop.
A revised GRDC fact sheet will be provided, along with information on products.
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC online update – foliar diseases in oats and crown-rot in cereals
2023-08-08 09:00 - 10:30 (Australia/Brisbane)
GRDC’s online disease update webinar starts at 9am (AEST) and is free of charge.
Topics:

Foliar disease management in oats – what’s happening & crystal ball issues for the rest of this season. Tara Garrard (SARDI) & Brad Baxter (NSW DPI)
Fusarium (crown-rot) – what has happened in 2023 and inoculum load issues for 2024. Steven Simpfendorfer (NSW DPI)

For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC Grains Research Update – Warra
2023-07-18
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.
Topics:

Improving nitrogen management in grain sorghum – 3 years looking at timing & type. Trevor Philp (Pacific Seeds)
Optimising the nitrogen investment. Understanding & minimising N losses while feeding the crop what it needs. Mike Bell (UQ)
Early plant sorghum – is it worth it? An economic comparison with two case studies from the Warra area. Andrew Zull (DAF Qld)
Economic thresholds for Fall armyworm in maize and sorghum. Melina Miles (DAF Qld)/Joe Eyre (UQ)
Through the looking glass: productivity, risks & benefits of different farming systems on the Darling Downs. Lindsay Bell (CSIRO)
Farming system profitability & impacts of commodity price risk. Andrew Zull/James Hagan (DAF Qld)
Farming systems discussion. Led by Paul Castor (MCA)
Problem weed research. Michael Widderick (DAF Qld) & Bhagirath Chauhan (UQ)
Grower experience with new weed technologies, including Drones and weed mapping (Wade Bidstrup) and SwarmFarm (Jamie Grant)

Autumn insect webinar
2023-05-04 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Join NSW DPI and QDAF experts in this online webinar, providing updates on key summer pests (fall armyworm, corn earworm, Rutherglen bug) and prospects for the upcoming season on aphids, establishment pests, and other things to be aware of.
Download the flyer (780kb pdf)
Register for this webinar (via zoom)

GRDC Spray Days – Osborne
2023-03-28
Technology and social licence are changing how we spray fallow and crops. Come to the GRDC Spray Day at Osborne in March to discuss the latest spray technology innovations and stewardship with industry experts.
In the afternoon trade display session, growers can focus in on the technologies they are most interested in, with direct access to leading industry technology providers.
Cost is free (morning tea and lunch provided), but registration essential for catering purposes.
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC Spray Days – Narrabri
2023-03-23
Come to the GRDC Spray Day at Jondaryan in March to discuss the latest spray technology innovations and stewardship with industry experts.
In the afternoon trade display session, growers can focus in on the technologies they are most interested in, with direct access to leading industry technology providers.
Cost is free (morning tea and lunch provided), but registration essential for catering purposes.
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC Spray Days – Jondaryan
2023-03-22

Improving powdery mildew management in mungbean: field walk and workshop – Toowoomba
2023-03-20
20 March 9am-12 at UniSQ
Powdery mildew is a disease that impacts mungbean crops annually and if left unmanaged can cause yield losses of up to 40%. With little genetic resistance in current varieties, management relies on the application of fungicides. As a result of a previous GRDC investment, a decision support tool, the PowderyMildewMBM app was released to help guide fungicide application decisions by providing the most likely economic returns from making a fungicide application (or two). The project entitled ‘Improving Powdery Mildew Management in Mungbean’, co-funded by GRDC and UniSQ, was initiated to realise the benefits of the app and to minimise the impact of this disease to the mungbean industry.
For more information, visit the GRDC website.

GRDC Grains Research Update Mullaley
2023-03-02
8:30 am – 3:10 pm Thursday 2 March 2023
For more information and to register visit https://grdc.com.au/events/list/2023/03/grdc-grains-research-update-mullaley

GRDC Grains Research Update – Goondiwindi
2023-02-28 - 2023-03-01
9:30 am Tuesday 28 February – 3:10 pm Wednesday 1 March 2023
Includes a presentation on ‘Fall armyworm impacts by crop, management strategy & resistance by Melina Miles (DAF Qld)
For more information and to register visit https://grdc.com.au/events/list/2023/02/grdc-grains-research-update-goondiwindi

GRDC Grains Research Update – Dubbo
2023-02-22
9:30 am – 3 pm Wednesday 22 February 2023
For more information and to register visit https://grdc.com.au/events/list/2023/02/grdc-grains-research-update-dubbo

GroundUp Agtech Showcase Day – Toowoomba
2023-02-16 14:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Discover some of the latest innovations in the grains sector at the Agtech and Logistics Hub’s GroundUp Agtech Showcase Day at the Agtech and Logisctics Hub, corner of Witmack Road and Vision Street, Wellcamp, Toowoomba, QLD 4350
Drones, drift reduction technology and farm safety software are just some of the cutting-edge agtech that will be on display.
GroundUp Agtech Showcase Day Flyer
For more information and to register, visit the GRDC website.
