Birchip Cropping Group

BCG Main Field Day
2023-09-13 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | West Wimmera Shire
The BCG Main Field Day is on Wednesday the 13th 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.
Gates open at 8.30am with coffees available onsite upon arrival & catering from lunch until close.
Parking is available on the northern side of the Kinnabulla West Rd, opposite the main site. Parking attendants will direct you upon arrival. Please follow all signs.
In the interest of farm biosecurity, we encourage all attendees to ensure their vehicles and footwear are free of soil before visiting the site.
This event is free for BCG members and $50 for non-members. To become a member, visit bcg.org.au For more information on becoming a member or regarding the field day call (03) 5492 2787.
2023 BCG Main Field Day Program

Soil Amelioration Day
2023-09-05 13:00 - 15:00 | West Wimmera Shire
Join BCG and Ag Vic to discuss the treatments set up in a paddock near Arapiles and the intended outcomes of the soil amelioration practices.
Event to include:

Soil pit’s to look at what is happening in the soil profile
Look through the treatments of surface and deep ripped applications of Gypsum, manure and composts
Discuss with experts about key outcomes from the research.

Further details to come…

Pyramid Hill Crop Walk - Cereal and Pulse trials
2023-08-31 10:00 - 13:00 | West Wimmera Shire
Join BCG for a morning looking at the trials being delivered in the Pyramid Hill area

Cereal Disease Trials – wheat and barley
Lentil and Field Pea variety trials
Lentil and Field Pea end use and rotational benefits – year 1
Pulse Disease Management
Pulse Marketing

Further details to be provided…

Feed Budgeting Workshop - Wycheproof
2023-08-23 09:00 - 13:00 | Wycheproof Golf Club, Calder Highway, Wycheproof, Victoria, 3414, Australia
Jess Revell, Rumenate Livestock Services will present a practical workshop on feed budgeting for sheep producers, to help you make timely grazing management and livestock feeding decisions, improving your business productivity and profitability.
Topics for Discussion:

Meeting the nutritional requirements of livestock classes
Measuring pasture quality and quantity
Learn to use industry tools and calculators to develop a feed budget
Compare the cost and nutrient value of common feeds for supplementing and full rations
Prepare for seasonal variability.

Lunch Provided, please note dietary requirements when booking.
Book Tickets
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Industry Day Crop Walk - Kinnabulla
2023-08-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Industry Day Site 2023, Crosbie Rd, Kinnabulla, VIC, 3483
Come along and hear the latest updates on products recently launched or near launch to get the most out of them when applying to commercial situations.
The following businesses will be on site to discuss fit of products in the system:

UPL – Devrinol mixes, Sylas ST, emerging pre-em product discussion
AGT/Sipcam – Titan AX Barley and grass control, use of Aggressor herbicide, volunteer management considerations
BASF – Liberty Link (LL) canola systems
Bayer – Pre and post em herbicide matrix, fenceline spray options – Alion
ADAMA – Tenet post emergent herbicide mixes
Sarah Rich (CSIRO) – Long coleoptile wheat demonstration

Target Audience: Advisors and interested growers.
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Groundcover and Vetch Agronomy Crop Walk
2023-08-14 10:00 - 12:30 | MCMA Groundcover Site, 37GP+HQJ, Ouyen, Vic, 3490, Australia
Join BCG to discuss groundcover management on vulnerable mallee soils.
Key areas of discussion include managing vulnerable soils using vetch and bentonite and water holding capacity: impact on crop establishment, biomass and ground cover.
Speakers include:

Stuart Nagel- SARDI
Darryl Pearl- Agriculture Victoria
Yolanda Plowman- Birchip Cropping Group
Angus Butterfield- Birchip Cropping Group

Monday 14th August, 10am – 12:30pm. Starting 3.8km west on Wood road, Ouyen.
Lunch provided- please contact the office on (03) 5492 2787 with any dietary requirements. Free event.
