2008 BCG Main Field Day

'Changing Climate, Changing Practices' is the theme of this year's BCG events and extension program. The BCG Main Field Day on Thursday 11 September promises to address this theme with excellent speakers booked, topical trials to see, and productive discussion and great interaction ensured.

We encourage farmers, industry specialists and all involved in agriculture in the Wimmera Mallee to attend one of our biggest and most popular events. The Main Field Day is held at our main trial site, which this year is hosted by Peter and Brenda Doran on their Curyo property. The day commences with breakfast from 8.30am and trial tours beginning at 9.30am sharp.

During the morning we will be visiting a range of relevant trials inlcuding:

wheat and barley varieties barley agronomy  risk management conserving moisture over summer fluid phosphorus

imi-tolerant mustard ryegrass control in wheat polymers crop diversity and agronomy; and pulses.

With soaring prices of soft commodities and food, and increasing demand from developing economies and expanding populations, it’s a good time to invest in agriculture. The 'Future investment in agriculture' session in the afternoon will bring together a panel to discuss the many ways and opportunities to invest in agriculture.

What are the future opportunities for farmers and what will the global market do over the next ten years? And what opportunities and threats might farming's new entrants face in that time?

In the session 'Agriculture's future in a changing world', Professor John Chudleigh from Analysing Agriculture, will draw on his wealth of knowledge and experience to give his common sense opinion on agricultural trends and likely outcomes from those trends.

Fabulous food for sale includes a beautiful breakfast plus Stefano’s succulent lamb stew and gourmet bbq lunch.

We look forward to seeing you at our Main Field Day on Thursday 11 September. The Doran's property is 30km north-west of Birchip (on Sunraysia Hwy) (see map below).

Entry for BCG members is free; non-members $25.

Program

INSTRUCTIONS

The morning is split into FOUR trial tours. Each trial tour is colour coded.
Please join the TOUR that best suits your needs and continue with that tour until lunchtime.

8.30am	BREAKFAST & OFFICIAL OPENING
	BLUE	RED	YELLOW	GREEN
9.30am	Cereals - varieties and agronomy Barley agronomy Kate Burke David Moody Best bet wheat & barley varieties Neil Vallance David Moody	Weeds IMI tolerant mustard Wayne Burton Ryegrass control options in wheat Al Crawford Simon Schlitz Polymers Andrew Makin Dr Vito Ferro	Risk management Risk management trial James Hunt Phosphorus nutrition Fluid P trials & new P test Simon Craig Rob Christie Sean Mason	Crop agronomy Getting N into the system Conserving moisture over summer Crops that can be grown in the Mallee including GM canola Brooke White Mark Slatter
10.30am	Soil pit The soil we are working with Mel Cann Pulses Pulse varieties Wayne Hawthorne Inter-row sowing & agronomy Jason Brand	Crop agronomy Crops that can be grownin the Mallee including GM canola Brooke White Mark Slatter Conserving moisture over summer Getting N into the system	Cereals - varieties and agronomy Barley agronomy Kate Burke David Moody Best bet wheat & barley varieties Neil Vallance David Moody	Weeds IMI tolerant mustard Wayne Burton Ryegrass control options in wheat Al Crawford Simon Schlitz Polymers Andrew Makin Dr Vito Ferro
11.30	Crop agronomy Getting N into the system Conserving moisture over summer Crops that can be grown in the Mallee including GM canola Brooke White Mark SLatter	Cereals - varieties and agronomy Barley agronomy Kate Burke David Moody Best bet wheat & barley varieties Neil Vallance David Moody	Pulses Pulse varieties Wayne Hawthorne Inter-row sowing & agronomy Jason Brand Soil Pit The soil we are working with Mel Cann	Risk management Risk management trial James Hunt Phosphorus nutrition Fluid P trials & new P test Simon Craig Rob Christie Sean Mason
12.30	LUNCH
1.45	"Future investment in agriculture" Panel Members: Lachlan Beaton – Head Agribusiness – Warakirri Asset Management Andrew McBain – Managing Director of AACL Chris Brooks – Managing Director of Glencore Grains & Glencore Land Andy Delahunty – Templemore Partners, Murtoa
3.00	"Agriculture's future in a challenging world" Professor John Chudleigh - Analysing Agriculture, Orange
3.45	Participants will have a choice of: Refresher course on spray technology focusing on summer spraying OR Livestock discussion session
4.30	REFRESHMENTS

Map to BCG main site

(Peter & Brenda Doran's property, Curyo)