Soil Health and Nutrition Workshop
Come and hear the latest from:
CottonInfo soil health technical lead & UNE soil systems lecturer, Dr Oliver Knox:
Focus on soil health, including rotations, microbes, constraints and visual assessments.
UNE lecturer and PCT soil nutrition and plant health specialist, Brendan Griffiths:
Focus on phosphorus cycling and management.
CottonInfo Nutrition Technical lead & NSW DPI, Jon Baird:
Focus on irrigation and water influence on N and plant N uptake.
Senior research scientist NSW DPI, Graeme Schwenke:
Focus on N cycling in cotton soils and key losses.
Back Paddock Company soil and nutrition technical specialist, Chris Dowling:
Focus on N management and monitoring in-crop.
Regional Soil Coordinator, SQ and Northern NSW Innovation Hub, Cameron Leckie:
Focus on soil compaction and management.
The workshop will conclude with a panel session and lunch.
Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Time: 9:15am for 9:30am start
Location: Farm 158, St George
Directions: from St George: travel south 16.5km on Carnarvon Hwy, turning left onto Ian Paul Road (AGNVet site). Travel 1.6km and turn left onto Bundoran Road.
Entrance to farm is 1.1km along Bundoran Road on right, sign posted "Farm 158 Rd". Field is ~650m in from this point.
RSVP/More information: Andrew McKay, CottonInfo REO. Andrew.Mckay@cottoninfo.net.au or 0407992495