Increase your knowledge and connect with other farmers, researchers and industry representatives at one of BCG’s events. Our calendar includes flagship events like Trials Review Day and Main Field day but also specialist workshops, webinars and seminars with content that is timely, technical, topical and ready for your farming business.
Following the completion of BCG's project 'Building drought resilience of vulnerable soils in low rainfall cropping and grazing systems', we invite you to join Dr Yolanda Plowman, Senior Research Manager to discuss the results. Yolanda will share the findings from the Managing Vulnerable Soils project, alongside soil expert Dr Cassandra Schefe from AgriSci. At the
Successful crop establishment is crucial to success of the crop for the season... Join BCG in a day looking to unpack seeder performance and how to set your crop up for success. Topics to be covered include: Seeder and air cart setup and performance Seed Bed Utilisation - fertiliser toxicity, key considerations Crop establishment
Free online webinar: impacts on soil erosion- cover cropping and grazing Date: Friday June 14 Time: 12-1pm (AEST) Please register here. This free webinar will cover the following topics: Dr. Yolanda Plowman- Senior Research Manager, BCG Mitigating soil erosion and building drought resilience of vulnerable soils Dr. Mark Farrell- Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Cover cropping,
Changes you can make to keep your farm and your people safe 📅 Tuesday July 2 🕓 9:30am-11:30am 📌 https://maps.app.goo.gl/h4nDq4Bj3wME8ist9 🍞 BBQ lunch provided Come along to BCG's Farm Safety Walk and gain motivation to implement safer practices on-farm with simple approaches to improving safety in the machinery shed, chemical shed, shearing shed and around
BCG are providing 10 FREE tickets to people in agriculture aged 18-35 to attend the Innovation Generation conference on the Gold Coast! Over two jam-packed days and three nights, the 17th annual Innovation Generation conference is set to be one of the best yet. Attendees will hear from leading speakers across many interactive sessions and
Location: Bendigo-Pyramid Rd, Mitiamo (5km west of Mitiamo) Date: Wed 28 August, 10am-12.30pm Free BBQ lunch and optional crop drive Learn more about: Fodder rotations Grazing cereals Pulse agronomy Disease management
Join us for an in-season crop tour in Walpeup and discover the latest nitrogen management research in the Northern Mallee, new wheat and barley varieties, pulse agronomy and more. Hosted by BCG with support from Agriculture Victoria, the crop walk will visit the MC14 long-term trial, and one of five national Pulse Agronomy trials. The
The BCG Main Field Day is on Wednesday the 11th of September. The event offers growers and advisors the latest in local agronomic research including disease management, new varieties, new herbicide technology, nutrition and farming systems. Entry is free for BCG members. To become a member or for more information visit Become a BCG Member
Wimmera Crop Walk to be held at Murra Warra. Join BCG and Ag Vic for the Wimmera Crop Walk to discuss the latest in canola establishment, seeder set-up, spray technologies and pulse research. This is a free event. Bacon & egg breakfast from 8:30am.
Local growers, farm employees, advisors and industry are invited to join us for a free harvester workshop to share practices and hear from the experts on harvest loss reduction, harvest weed seed control and prevention of harvester fires. This workshop will provide attendees an opportunity to learn from others in their region about improving harvester
Maximise harvest efficiency by minimising harvest losses, reduce grain damage, manage weed seeds and return more profit per hectare through the economic optimisation of harvester set up including harvest weed seed control. The forums will deliver to attendees, practical, interactive content to enable attendees to minimise harvester losses and optimise economic harvester performance including the
Local growers, farm employees, advisors and industry are invited to join us for a free harvester workshop to share practices and hear from the experts on harvest loss reduction, harvest weed seed control and prevention of harvester fires. This workshop will provide attendees an opportunity to learn from others in their region about improving harvester
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