MURRAY PLAINS FARMERS POST-HARVEST, PRE-SEEDING MEETING
Thursday 30 March
Cambrai Sports Ground, 6pm for a 6.30pm start
7pm: Welcome from MPF and update on the year’s activities – Adrian Bormann, President.
7.05pm: Brendan Kupke, SARDI
'Optimal flowering period for wheat and barley' trial results (located on Quast Rd, Punthari)
7.25pm: Ryan Laidlaw, AgXtra
'Pasture legume choices, establishment and persistence for the Murray Plains' trial results
'Improving canola establishment in dry conditions' trial results (both located on Western Boundary Road, Palmer)
7.45pm: Tony Craddock, economic analysis of canola establishment trial results
7.55pm: Dessert/coffee break
8.10pm: Ben White, Kondinin Group research manager – Managing your investment in machinery and on-farm grain storage
• Determining your level of investment using a new benchmarking formula, the Machinery Investment Ratio.
• Understanding your own machinery investment compared with your peers and industry benchmarks.
• Practical examples of how other LRZ farmers are prioritising budgeted funds into machinery investment.
• The latest in on-farm storage, decision-making on new investment and preserving seed quality for better quality.
8.45pm: Tony Craddock ... Facilitate Q&A, discuss season ahead
9pm: End of proceedings
