— 3 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 IREC thanks its valued supporters AgAerial Images Pty Ltd Page 21 www.agaerialimages.com.au Ag Guard Page 28 www.agguard.com.au Bidgee Automation Page 6 Coly Community Bank / Bendigo Bank Page 14 www.bendigobank.com.au Irribiz Page 25 www.irribiz.com.au Noyce Salmon & D’Aquino Solicitors Page 9 www.nsdlegal.com.au PHL Surveyors Page 17 www.phlsurveyors.com.au Rawlinson & Brown Page 25 www.rawbrown.com.au Riverina Agriconsultants Page 32 www.rivagri.com.au Rubicon Page 31 www.rubiconwater.com Yenda Producers Page 21 www.yendaprods.com.au — 3 IREC Farmers’ Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 Administration & Advertising The IREC Farmers’ Newsletter is produced and published by the Irrigation Research & Extension Committee. To become a member of IREC, please contact the IREC office or visit the IREC website. Businesses and organisations interested in advertising in the IREC Farmers’ Newsletter should contact the IREC office. Hayley Wordsworth, IREC Office Manager IREC, Lot 255, Research Station Road, Griffith NSW 2680 Telephone: 02 6963 0936 • Mobile: 0418 402 197 Email: [email protected] Editorial The IREC Farmers’ Newsletter welcomes suggestions and contributions of articles. If you wish to contribute an article, please contact the Editor. Lucy Kealey, Editor IREC, Lot 255, Research Station Road, Griffith NSW 2680 Mobile: 0417 043 982 Email: [email protected] Design & Production Leysa Flores Design Email: [email protected] Web: www.leysafloresdesign.com.au Photographs Front page left: Murray Valley rice grower, John Hawkins, discussing his Koshihikari crop with SunRice Grower Services field officer, Anna Jewell. Photo: SunRice Front page right: Participants of the MyData project at the IREC Field Station. Photo: Iva Quarisa Unless indicated otherwise, photographs in this publication are the work or property of the author of the article in which the photo appears. Disclaimer Articles contributed to the IREC Farmers’ Newsletter are prepared by experts or professionals in their field or by persons with extensive experience in the subject area. Accordingly, these articles are accepted in good faith as being the most relevant and accurate information available at the time of publication. Information contained within this newsletter has not been independently verified or peer reviewed, and advice is given at the reader’s risk. Products or services may be identified by proprietary or trade names to help readers to identify particular types of products but this is not nor intended to be an endorsement or recommendation of any product, manufacturer or service provider. ISSN 0467 - 5282 For all advertising enquires contact Hayley Wordsworth on [email protected] or 0418 402 197