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NITROGEN. CLIMATE.
Today 12-1pm
Yield or profit - what are we chasing this year??
Register now to hear this discussion and ask questions about the factors influencing in-season N decisions.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regiβ¦
π CROPPING DECISIONS IN A RISKY ENVIRONMENT
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Webinar 2: Nitrogen & Climate
π 12 June | 12-1pm
With strong opening rains and good soil moisture, how hard should growers chase yield potential while managing dry-season and input cost risks?
Register via link in comments.
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π± Free Revegetation Workshop
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10 June at Hart
Join Hart & Northern & Yorke Landscape Board for a hands-on planting day.
πΏ Learn about species selection, plant establishment and revegetation planning.
π Info session 11am.
π₯ͺ Lunch included.
π Link in comments.
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π Hart seeding update
π The finish line is in sight.
Only a couple of trials left to sow, with early-season assessments underway.
After a muddy few weeks, the 2026 season is taking shape.
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π±Ever wondered what Hart looks like part way through seeding?
π₯Ύ On the ground: muddy boots & emergence counts.
βοΈ From the air: emerging wheat & barley plots alongside areas still to be sown.
π Molly & Mikaela have been busy checking emergence in early-sown trials.
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π CROPPING DECISIONS IN A RISKY ENVIRONMENT
π
Webinar 2: Nitrogen & Climate
π 12 June | 12-1pm
With strong opening rains and good soil moisture, how hard should growers chase yield potential while managing dry-season and input cost risks?
Register via link in comments.
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Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regiβ¦
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πΈ Hart Trial Site Snapshot
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PYF experiment 1 is in the ground.
π± Wheat v barley cultivars across two sowing dates (24 Apr & 25 May). TOS 1 is well established, while TOS 2 is just emerging.
GRDC & CSIRO research into how early-season decisions impact crop performance.
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π©π»β𦱠From the EO's inbox...
π BENEFICIALS!
π 1β1:45pm (AEST)
π± Online
π° Free
β Register: events.humanitix.com/draft-gβ¦
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π± INFECTION TO PROTECTION - NFNB
π Issue 1 - KNOW YOUR RISK - is out now!
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A practical & timely resource for growers & advisors ππΌ hartfieldsite.org.au/media/Iβ¦
ππΌDive deeper: hartfieldsite.org.au/media/Iβ¦
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Issue 2: 'Spotting the symptoms' coming soon!
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π¦οΈ Are you farming?
The national science agency is running a short survey to understand how farmers across Australia use long-term climate information in their on-farm decision-making.
π csiro.qualtrics.com/jfe/formβ¦
#climaterisk #climateresilient
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WEDDING DAY π
Congratulations to our Research Lead Kaidy Morgan and her husband Kon, who tied the knot earlier this month on the Eyre Peninsula.
Wishing them all the best for the future π€
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π SEE IT IN ACTION
π Hart field site
π°οΈ Friday, April 24 | 10am
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Flexi-Coil 3560, 2 bin tow behind air cart
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30ft 6200 Flexi-Coil double shoot disc seeder on 10-inch spacings
ππΌ Thanks to Rocky River Ag Services & @FlexiCoil
ππΌ Machine details in replies
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30ft 6200 Flexi-Coil double shoot disc seeder on 10" spacings
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True double shoot opener separating seed & fert
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Parallelogram style opener for excellent seed placement
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Variable down pressure to suit different conditions
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3.7m transport width making machinery movement simple
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Flexi-Coil 3560, 2 bin tow behind air cart
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FlexRate modular metering powering section control, turn compensation, variable rate capabilities & more
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Weigh scales on both tanks
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Cameras in each bin & factory lighting package
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Wonderweld Supaveya conveyor for filling
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CONGRATULATIONS!! π
We're very proud to share a happy snap of our research intern Molly Edmondson as she officially graduated last month!
All that hard work has finally paid off and she's already putting it to very good use.
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π± A reasonable start, but still some tricky decisions ahead...
Here's a great, easy to read, 3-part series from our friends at AIR EP.
Written for an Eyre Peninsula audience, many of the principles discussed can be applied across our own region.
ππΌairep.com.au/news/category/nβ¦
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π± CROPPING DECISIONS IN A RISKY ENVIRONMENT
β Missed our online workshop last week?
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With a focus on practical decision making in the lead up to seeding, we were able to answer lots of viewer questions.
ππΌ Watch here: research.csiro.au/riskwise/cβ¦
π Follow up resources coming.
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π±CROPPING DECISIONS IN A RISKY ENVIRONMENT
π±Timing. Rotation. Nitrogen. Climate.
ONLINE WORKSHOP
Thurs April 9
1-2pm
The decisions we need to make in the lead up to seeding feel increasingly risky.
Register here to help navigate it all: bit.ly/RiskDecisionsSowing26
Please share. ππΌ
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We recommend watching this as a really informative update on fuel & fertilizer supply & price issues. ππΌ
@GrainProducerSA
youtube.com/watch?v=Kec2JkdTβ¦
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TECH GLITCH
Did you try to register for "Getting The Crop In" seminar and were unsuccessful?
Sorry, we had a tech issue, but this is all fixed now!
Please register here nowπpreseedingforums26.eventbritβ¦
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