— 2 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 Contents A world without problems would be a world without progress PAGE 4 Mapping rice for better crops and product PAGE 10 Getting the most out of ag data PAGE 15 Drones at the service of agriculture PAGE 18 Identifying ‘hard’ soil problems in the Riverina PAGE 22 New grower groups to lift pulse production PAGE 26 Rice breeding in Australia – challenges and opportunities PAGE 29 IREC Executive Committee PAGE 33 — 2 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 Increasing options and tools for growers PAGE 7