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AGRIFOCUS 2024, 16 October don’t miss it!

AGRIFOCUS 2024 is Southern Farming Systems leading technical event for high rainfall zone farming systems.  This unique event provides access for farmers & agronomists to the latest research and expertise.

 AGRIFOCUS is being held at the SFS Streatham trial site in South-West Victoria, on Wednesday 16th October.  The keynote sessions are exploring effective use of pre-emergent herbicides for varied conditions with Dr Chris Preston and Boonderoo Pastoral Company Farming Systems and Nuffield Scholarship on Pulse Supply Chains, Lachie Seears.

The choose your own adventure matrix is filled with presentations in the field offering both proof of concept in trials, and key information from leading experts.

The trials featured on the day will include:

  • Soils – Soil ameliorants of lime & gypsum with Nathan Robinson CERDI, Soil Pit with Richard MacEwan
  • Cereals – Varieties, Disease management and resistance ratings update, Nutrition
  • Canola – Varieties, Disease management with Marcroft Pathology, Weed management, Plant densities
  • Faba Bean – Varieties, Disease management, Weed management
  • Vetch – Management for hay production with Matthew Sparke
  • Crop Sequencing – exploring crop rotation, diversity, intensity, sequence, end use and more
  • Carbon Farming Outreach Program, Southern Farming Systems is collaborating with Grower Group Alliance for the delivery of the National Industry-led Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP). Delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program. Delivered by Cam Nicholson & Craig Drum
  • Meat & Livestock Australia NLIS & eID update and programs
  • Fertiliser Additives with Biolink 4 Plants & Animals
  • Plus exhibits from our partners, including machinery from Premier Partner Swayn and McCabe Claas Harvest Centre.

“If you are farming in the high rainfall zone, this is a field day not to be missed!  To have access to research trials in your own backyard is priceless” said Michelle McClure, AgriFocus Coordinator.

AGRIFOCUS is in its’ fourteenth year pushing the farming system boundaries for the High Rainfall Zone.  Southern Farming Systems looks forward to seeing you there!

For more information and to book your ticket’s https://www.123tix.com.au/events/45695/agrifocus-2024

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