History
Welcome to our history pages. Select a date from the timeline below to find out what happened at BCG during that year.
BCG Timeline
2007We welcome James Jess and Claire Browne to our team of staff, and farewell Alysa Attema, Ingrid Taylor and Alexandra Liston.
Robert Belford retires from the Board, while Jonah Jones and Caroline Welsh join.
The theme for the year is 'Decisions into Dollars' - we aim to help farmers increase profitability by $10/ha during the 2007 cropping season.
BCG staff, projects and the group itself are winners and finalists in lots of awards:
We introduce the BCG Harm van Rees Award for significant contribution to agriculture in the Wimmera Mallee region. Allen Postlethwaite is the inaugural recipient.
Our social research project 'Critical Breaking Point? Understanding the impact of drought on farming families in the Wimmera Mallee' commences and uses an unprecedented longitudinal approach to track the experiences of farming families during a time of severe drought. Several reports are published.
The Ecosystem Function project concludes with the publication of the Glove Box Guide. The final report for the Diversity in a Piped System project is released along with a farmer factsheet and the Frogs on Farms project commences.
A large tri-state barley agronomy project starts. Research partners include NSW DPI, BCG, and SARDI, with Southern Farming Systems and the Mallee Research Foundation.
Results from a three-year project investigating management of herbicide resistant ryegrass are published.
A new project looks at using precision agriculture technologies to manage landscapes, not just paddocks, and the 2020 Vision Group run a study tour.
A Superannuation Forum is funded by the Make it Happen in Provincial Victoria campaign and the State Government provide support for our Main Field Day.
The conservatory and rear carpark are completed at our offices, increasing the scientific capacity of BCG and providing opportunities for students to complete laboratory work.
Visitors include Premier John Brumby and Agriculture Minister Joe Helper for the Community Cabinet and the ACIAR international research committee.
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