Can really see the value in a pre water this season on irrigated wheat

Big ideas shared at the Rice Extension R&D update. Deakin University CeRRF_Griffith research on sensors in rice fields giving real time data on water depth and temp -improving water use by optimising irrigation timings in delayed permanent water and protecting crop during cold periods.

Spray miss in summer. Heliotrope got to size of dinner plates. Chalk and cheese in crop biomass and yield potential.

Stomping out #FTR grass trial: Pendimethalin @ 0.5, 1 & 2L/Ha and trifluralin @ 1L/Ha both on fallow and along fencelines as a pre em before rain tomorrow Chris Gribble

From where you’d rather be - Malcolm Taylor spraying out Gramoxone/Stomp/Magister after first flush on #rice demo trial site on Ben crump farm. Rice Extension

Gramoxone, stomp, magister timing is too hard and knocks the rice around. I know what is harder. Rice Extension YPC Agronomy

N trial on #drillsown #rice showing up differences between #entec and #Kingenta slow release products ⁦Rice Extension⁩ ⁦James Laycock⁩

Fixed Price Contracts for 2020 season from SunRice released at yesterdays AGM! SunRice Grower Services

Drill sown rice trial looking at different fertiliser products and there effect before second flush.

Assessing spread pattern & width of urea prior to flushing dry broadcast Reiziq in Griffith. Optimising spreader performance is a crucial component of growing good quality & high yielding rice. Rice Extension

Moisture probes being installed in this years cotton. An important tool for monitoring soil moisture to ensure we are making correct irrigation decisions

Looking at the benefits of applying S just prior to permanent water. Here adding Gran-am on top of a base rate of Urea. VR zones a combination of several years data collection and Imagery. Walking paddock essential to ensure imagery is representative. ⁦Rice Extension⁩ ⁦

Drill sown rice close to Pi yesterday, should be there Monday which is at least 7 days later than the Pi predictor. Will be tissue tested and then VR top dress Tuesday. Rice Extension SunRice Grower Services

746B3F (R) vs one of the new CSD lines CSX3006 (L). Currently tracking similarly at 21 nodes & 9 NAWF. Will be interesting to see the effect on retention for both varieties following a forecasted week of cloudy weather. CSD

Silage corn chop. 1100HP Krone chopper taking 8 rows. #cowchow

Tillage radish racing out of the ground in our pasture demonstration at Rankins Springs. Looking like it’s going to be producing some good early feed compared to the legume species. @AusWestSPS

Has been a great couple of days in Wangaratta and Baranduda checking out the new branches. We finally have had a chance to get down here and have a look around some very nice NE Victoria country