The day commenced in the classroom at the BCG office before participants moved to the paddock for some hands-on learning. It was a fantastic opportunity for the women involved to gain a better understanding of the issues and complexities surrounding sowing.

Kate McCormick (pictured left) from John Stuchbery and Associates addressed topics including sowing rates, sowing depth and soil moisture.

A campfire lunch followed in a patch of remnant vegetation on the property of Leigh and Julie Weir's, after which, Jon Starks, an ecologist with BCG, spoke on the Diversity in a Piped System project (pictured right).

The Women's Agronomy Group meets every second month with the next meeting scheduled for the Thursday 19 July 2007.

For more information contact BCG on (03) 5492 2787 or info@bcg.org.au