The Irrigation Research & Extension Committee (IREC) is holding an Irrigation Research Update. IREC is collaborating on a range of projects and are presenting updates on them as well as updates on other relevant trials on irrigated agriculture around the region.
Date: Tuesday 20 July 2021
Time: 8am to 3pm
Location: Griffith Exies. Morning tea and lunch is provided so RSVP is essential
For more, or to RSVP: irec@irec.org.au, 0418 402 197, 6963 0936
Agenda:
- Area Wide Management for Cropping Systems Weeds – Practical Opportunity for more cost effective weed management | Genetics and movement of Fleabane in the Riverina | Herbicide resistance surveys of Fleabane and annual Ryegrass in the MIA | Opportunities for area-wide management in the Riverina.
- Unlocking the True Value of Organic Soil Amendments – There’s money in manure, if you know how to use it | The influences of poultry litter on fertilizer N recovery | Soil health under poultry litter. Smarter Irrigation – Automated irrigation as an enabling technology for aerobic rice.
- There will also be presentations on the Practical lessons learnt from the IREC Field Station | High Input Irrigated Durum | The Value of the Final Irrigation on Cotton Crop | Optimising Irrigated grains – maximising yields | Soybean or Mung bean, which is the better option for Riverina growers? | Effect of sowing time and irrigation management of faba beans.