GRDC Grains Research Update - Nyngan

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The Nyngan GRDC Grains Research Update at the Nyngan RSL & Civic Club on Wed 29^th of February is a one-day seminar showcasing the latest research information relevant to grain growers in the region.

Topics include:

• The carbon tax – what does it mean for grain and livestock producers?  Mick Keogh (Australian Farm Institute)
• Carbon sequestration and farming systems – how much carbon can northern cropping and mixed farming systems store?  Jeff Baldock (CSIRO)
• Regional agronomy trials – time of sowing, soil capacitance probes to measure soil water, varietal comparisons and more.  Rohan Brill (NSW DPI) & Leigh Jenkins (NSW DPI)
• Changes to APH wheat classification; APH regions outside NNSW and Qld; splitting APH classes to noodle and milling; re-classification of some older varieties.  Cindy Mills (Wheat Classification Council)
• Optimising Water Use Efficiency in western cropping systems.
• Strategies for improving water use efficiency in western regions through better water partitioning pre-and post anthesis. James Hunt (CSIRO) & Rohan Brill (NSW DPI)
• Rotational and in-crop strategies for improving water use efficiency in western regions.  Rohan Brill (NSW DPI) & Greg Rummery (Greg Rummery Consulting)
• Nitrogen volatilisation losses – how much or how little are we losing when we apply N in different formulations at different times in fallow or in-crop?  Graeme Schwenke (NSW DPI)

Registration is 8:30am for a 9am start. Day will conclude by 3:15pm. Cost: $45 pp and $40 for second person per farm (Cheques payable to ICAN Pty. Ltd.). Lunch, morning tea and proceedings provided.