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IREC IRRIGATION UPDATE
THURSDAY 20 JULY 2023 GEM HOTEL GRIFFITH

COOL SOILS MEETING WITH PEPSICO
KEFFORD FARM
7 MARCH 2023

IREC FIELD DAY
FIELD STATION WHITTON
16 FEBRUARY 2023

SOUTHERN NSW INNOVATION HUB NODE LAUNCH and
GRIFFITH IRRIGATED DISCUSSION GROUP

9 June, 2022 at Griffith

IREC FIELD DAY
19 January, 2022 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Special thanks to presenters
Robert Houghton (IREC), Rachel Diversi (IREC), Dr Wendy Quayle (Deakin Uni), Robert Gill (Omnia),
Dr Jackie Webb (Deakin Uni), Kevin Saillard (Rubicon), Mark Groat (SunRice), Shawn Padman (Padman Stops),
Andrew Bell (Bidgee Automation), Dr John Hornbuckle (Deakin Uni), Hayden Petty (Summit Ag),
Jorian Millyard/Ella Arnold (Cotton Seed Distributors), Kieran O’Keeffe (CottonInfo),
Shakira Johnson (AusVeg) and Emma Ayliff (Summit Ag)

and a special thanks to Padman Stops for breakfast and Omnia for coffee van sponsorships.

FARMING SYSTEM GROUP VISIT
8-9 March, 2021

 

CONTROLLING WEEDS IN VINEYARDS WORKSHOP
22 January, 2021 – MI and NSW DPI, Hanwood

Controlling Fleabane and Silver Leaf Nightshade in vineyards

Riverina Wine Grape Growers Presentation 2021
Nutrien Presentation 2021
Yenda Producers Presentation 2021
AGnVET Presentation 2021


IREC FIELD DAY
21 January, 2021 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Special thanks to presenters
Harriet Brickhill (Rice Extension), Eric Koetz (NSW DPI), Hayden Petty (NSW DPI), Jorian Millyard (CSD), Ella Arnold (CSD), Connie Mort (Corteva), Jim Laycock (Encitec), Paul McIntosh (Pulse Australia), Dr John Hornbuckle (Deakin Uni),
Dr Carlos Balleste Lurbe (Deakin Uni), Dr Jackie Webb (Deakin Uni), Dr Rakesh Awale (Deakin Uni),
Grant Oswald (Padman Stops), Kevin Saillard (Rubicon), Sepp Cuteri (Bidgee Automation) and thanks to Padman Stops for breakfast sponsorship.

Field Day Booklet 2021

ACTION LEARNING GROUP – Irrigation Discussion Groups
27 October, 2020 at Darlington Point

Topics Covered:
Crop Rotation for disease break and building soil health.
Barley Disease trial, general disease update, barley/mung bean rotation.
Smart Sensors and automation: linking sensing, forecast and automation systems to achieve optimal water management as part of the Smarter Irrigation for Profit Phase II (SIP2) project.
Durham wheat – pushing 10t/ha with high protein and assessing the impact of irrigation and nitrogen on quality

SOIL PIT DEMONSTRATION
19 October, 2020 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

MDBA and DAWE farm visit
29 September, 2020 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Hosting new MDBA chairman Sir Angus Heuston at IREC field station today. Was a great opportunity to share our story and highlight the importance of irrigation and collaboration in research.

IREC FIELD DAY
29 January, 2020 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Special thanks to presenters
Dr Wendy Quayle (Deakin Uni), Dr John Hornbuckle (Deakin Uni), Eric Koetz (NSWDPI/Cotton Info),
James Laycock (Incitec Pivot), Andrew Doecke (Omnia), Luke Sampson (Monsanto)
and Pat Hulme

GRDC UPDATE
13 August, 2019 – Griffith Ex-Servicemen’s Club

BREAKING NEW GROUND (Rice Extension & IREC)
8 August, 2019 – Griffith Leagues Club

GRDC PULSECHECK CROP WALK
10 July, 2019 at the DPI Leeton Field Station

MACHINERY DEMONSTRATION DAY
23 May, 2019 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Video clips of machinery in action by
Serafin Machinery, Hutcheon & Pearce, Codemo Machinery and Guidolin Agrimac

COTTON CROP AND PICKING 2019 – IREC Field Station, Whitton

AG TECHNOLOGY TOUR (Northern NSW)
19 to 21 March, 2019

Special thanks to
National Landcare Programme (this activity received grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources)
Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association / Cotton Research and Development Corporation Grass Roots Grant
Keywater and Olam


IREC FIELD DAY
22 January, 2019 at the IREC Field Station, Whitton

Special thanks to presenters
Bidgee Automation, Kieran O’Keeffe, Ben McDonald (CSIRO) and Dio Antille (CSIRO), Wendy Quayle (Deakin Uni),
Erik Koetz (NSWDPI/Cotton Info)


GINNING IREC’s COTTON TRIALS AND CROP
6 September, 2018 at Southern Cotton

Special thanks to Southern Cotton for all their help and assistance in our ginning.

MY DATA MANAGEMENT COTTON WORKSHOP
30 August, 2018 at Southern Cotton Gin

Covering all aspects of cotton data management generation from planning to harvest.
HID and yield data related software tuition and managing data efficiently.

 

MACHINERY DEMO DAY
16 May, 2018 at IREC Field Station, Whitton

Companies demonstrated: Guidolin Agrimac, JJ Farm Equipment, Serafin Ag Pro, Intersales, Codemo Machinery Services, Hutcheon and Pearce.