WHEN: Friday 26 September 2025
TIME: 8.45am for 9am start
WHERE: Starting at first trial site listed in program below
Registration is essential for catering and biosecurity/traceability.
Please register your attendance: https://MurrayPlainsCropWalk2025.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 – Lentil time of sowing and herbicide efficacy trial
- Funder – SA Drought Hub
- Speaker – Sarah Day and Dylan Bruce, SARDI
- Location – Steven and Nathan Paech’s on Hoffman Road. View on Google Maps
Site 2: 10.00am
- Topic – Getting the right header front for lentils and for your business
- This session will feature a display of header fronts with local farmers sharing their experiences in maximising their lentil harvest
- Location – Near the lentil trial site on Steven and Nathan Paech’s
Site 3: 10.45am
- Trial – Palmer Medic Trial – Long Term Trials Drought Discovery Farms Project
- Funder – Australian Government Future Drought Fund
- Speaker – David Peck, Annual Pasture Breeder, SARDI
- Location – Craig Paech’s on Reedy Creek Road. View on Google Maps
Site 4: 11.45am
- GRDC RiskWi$e Yield Prophet Paddock
- Funder – Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Speaker – Tony Craddock and Emily Chambers, Pinion Advisory
- Location – New Wachtels Road. View on Google Maps
Lunch: 12.30pm
- Topic – Grain markets update
- Speaker – Henry Voigt, Centre State Exports
- Palmer Pavilion at Collier Park. View on Google Maps
Site 5: 2.15pm
- Trial – National Variety Trial
- Funder – Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Speaker – Jacob Nickolai
- Location – Site on Rosenzweig Road. View on Google Maps
Site 6: 3.30pm
- Topic – Double breaks in the rotation
- In this session, Scott and Zoe Starkey will discuss the reasons behind their double break (pulse then canola) and how it fits into their rotation
- Location – Paddock on Miller Road. View on Google Maps
Finish: 4.30pm
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