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Fun day for females in the field
On Thursday 10th November, ninety women and girls celebrated farming in the Mallee at the BCG Women's Field Day.
The mid-spring day brought high winds, horizontal rain and grey skies, but, not to be deterred, all ladies braved the elements and hit the paddocks keen to be educated on agronomic issues. Soil profiles, subsoil limitations and formations and Yield Prophet were addressed by Anne Jackman and Dr Cherie Reilly respectively, whilst the Farming Systems Trial, long-term monitoring, weed seed bank, changes in soil microbiology, Farming Systems Trial economics and challenges were addressed by Fiona Best.
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Anne Jackman (BCG Technical Consultant) and Fiona Best (BCG Extension Coordinator) talking soils |
Organised children's activities were enjoyed on the day | |
Marilyn Lanyon from Boort spoke with regard to her green tomatoes, which are encased in spectacular packaging and sold worldwide to 19 different countries. Marleis Eicher, who has recently established an olive grove near Boort and Stacey Drage who is growing ducks, delighted us with their stories, anecdotes and tales of successful pathways.
Certainly one of the more interactive speakers was Mary Raynes, the Barley Development Officer with DPI, who encouraged us to taste our way through her virtual dinner party with an amazing variety of beautiful beers.
One of the highlights of the event was the motivational, inspirational and physically exciting presentation given by Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, Brennon Dowrick. Brennon reinforced his teamwork and goal-setting messages with an outstanding selection of pommel horse routines.
BCG wishes to thank the Invergowrie Foundation for their contribution towards the Females in the Field event. The Invergowrie Foundation's primary focus is to promote and advance the education of women and girls in Victoria. With their financial assistance, BCG was able to stage the field day at minimal cost to participants.
One of the very exciting outcomes of the event is the proposed formation of a women's agronomy group. Thus far, eleven women have expressed interest in participating in the women's agronomy group; BCG will be developing this program over the coming weeks.