WHEN: Friday 27 September 2024
TIME: 8.45am for 9am start
WHERE: Starting at first trial site listed in program below
RSVPs are essential for biosecurity/traceability and catering.
Please register your attendance: https://SpringCropWalk2024.eventbrite.com.au.
Event program
Tony Craddock, Pinion Advisory, will facilitate discussion on the day between growers and researchers at the following trial locations:
Site 1: 8.45am for 9.00am start
- Trial – Canola vs lentil trial
- Funder – SA Drought Hub
- Speaker – Brendan Kupke, SARDI
- Location – Adrian Bormann’s at 1364 Ridley Road. View on Google Maps
Site 2: 10.00am
- Trial – Lentil time of sowing and herbicide efficacy trial
- Funder – SA Drought Hub
- Speakers – Brendan Kupke, SARDI and Navneet Aggarwal, SARDI
- Location – Steen and Deanna Paech’s, Randell Road. View on Google Maps
Site 3: 10.45am
- Trial – GRDC National Variety Trial
- Funder – Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Speaker – Brendan Kupke, SARDI with invited seed company representatives
- Location – Steen and Deanna Paech’s (opposite lentil trial). View on Google Maps
Site 4: 11.45am
- Trial – Demonstrating soil zone mapping
- Funder – Future Drought Fund Extension and Adoption Project, Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board
- Speaker – Dr Chris McDonough for Mallee Sustainable Farming
- Location – Nathan Paech’s on Hoffman Road. View on Google Maps
Lunch: 12.45pm
- Topic – Marketing lentils
- Speaker – Henry Voigt, Centre State Exports
- Location – Palmer Pavilion at Collier Park. View on Google Maps
Finish: 1.45pm
With special thanks to our trial partners for 2024: SA Drought Hub, Grains Research and Development Corporation and Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board
Download the event flyer here
