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GRDC Grower Network | Western Region
Grower Network | Western Region
Meeting Achives (Open Meetings: 2015 - 2017)

2017 Open Meeting Summaries (Archive)
Kwinana West Port Zone | 17 - 18 July 2017 (Meetings in Cunderdin, Wongan Hills and Dalwallinu)
  • KW Open Local Forum Summary Handout 
  • Presentation #1: GRDC Update (Brondwen MacLean)
  • Presentation #2: Lime application to acid soils influences yield response to P and K fertiliser (Craig Scanlan)
  • Presentation #3: New Nutrition Investment - Western Region (Brondwen MacLean)
  • Presentation #4: Sclerotinia and Timing of Foliar Fungicide (Ravjit Khanghura)
  • Presentation #5: Machinery Replacement Options for Growers in the Kwinana West Port Zone (Ben White)
  • Presentation $6: Liming Options - Comparing Sources and Methods of Applying Liming Materials (Bill Bowden)

Esperance Port Zone | 25 - 27 July 2017 (Meetings in Cascades, Salmon Gums and Hopetoun)
  • ESP Open Local Forum Summary Handout
  • Presentation #1: Peter Roberts and Bill Ryan (Western Panel): GRDCs investment into frost agronomy and research (Cascades and Salmon Gums)
  • Presentation #2: Leigh Nelson (GRDC): GRDCs investment into crop protection (Hopetoun)
  • Presentation #3: Rebecca Smith (Living Farm)
  • Presentation #4: Brenton Leske (DAFWA):  Frost trial work and results (Cascades Presentation and Salmon Gums Presentation)
  • Presentation #5: Rick Horbury, Craig White & Matt Williss (Bayer): Statice, matricaria and other hard to control weeds (Salmon Gums)
  • Presentation #6: Nick McKenna (Planfarm):  Assessment of some harvest weed seed management options

Kwinana East Port Zone | 8-9 August 2017 (Meetings in Narembeen, Southern Cross and Nungarin)
  • KE Open Local Forum Summary Handout
  • Presentation #1:  Alex Douglas (DPIRD): Matricaria Ecology and Control Options (all meetings)
  • Presentation #2:  Glen Bradley (Bayer): Matricaria and Statice Trial Work (Nungarin)
  • Presentation #3:  Bill Bowden (WMG): Alternative Lime Sources - Farmer Trials, Comparison to Limesand and More (all meetings)
  • Presentation #4:  Peter Hills (HillsAg): Harvest Weed Seed Management (Nungarin)

Albany Port Zone | 7 and 15 August 2017 (Meetings in Hyden, Woodanilling and Boyup Brook)
  • ALB Open Local Forum Summary Handout 
  • Presentation #1:  Glenn McDonald (DPIRD): Strategic Tillage Options (Hyden)
  • Presentation #2:  Peter Hills (HillsAg): Harvest Weed Seed Management (Hyden)
  • Presentation #3:  Andrew Etherton (GRDC):  GRDC's Investment into High Rainfall Crop Production (Boyup Brook)
  • Presentation #4:  Dr Heping Zhang (GRDC): High Rainfall Wheat and Canola Production (Boyup Brook)
  • Presentation #5:  Garren Knell (ConsultAg): Frost 2016 - What Worked and Did Not Work (Woodanilling)
  • Presentation #6:  Phil Longmire (Beaumont Grower): Managing Inputs Using VRT (Woodanilling)
  • Presentation #7:  Devon Gilmour (McIntosh and Son): iHSD and Harvest Weed Seed Control (Boyup Brook)

Geraldton Port Zone | 24 August 2017 (Meetings in Mullewa and Three Springs)
  • GER Open Local Forum Summary Handout
  • Presentation #1: Wayne Parker and Bindi Isbister (DPIRD): Compaction, CTF and More (Mullewa)
  • Presentation #2: Steve Davies (DPIRD): Non-wetting Trials and Results (Three Springs)
  • Presentation #3: Alana Hartley (Liebe): Best Bet Management of Ameliorated Non-wetting Soils (Three Springs)
  • Presentation #4: Matt Hill (Esperance Grower): Managing Inputs using VRT (Three Springs)
  • Presentation #5: Jason Stokes (Nolba Grower): What Rotations Work on our Farm (Mullewa)
  • Presentation #6: Grant Thompson (Crop Circle Consulting): Improving Spray Fallow Techniques for Better Moisture Conservation & Winter and Summer Weed Control (Mullewa)
  • Presentation #7: Wayne Pluske (EQUII): Subsoil Constraints Work (Mullewa)

2016 Open Meeting Summaries (Archive)

Kwinana East Port Zone | 21 June 2016 (Meetings in Merredin and Bencubbin)
  • Open Meeting Summary Handout
  • Project Presentation:  Grazing Canola Trial (Fosbery & Joyce)

Geraldton Port Zone | 19-20 July 2016 (Meetings in Coorow, Mingenew and Northampton)
  • Open Meeting Summary Handout
  • Project Presentation #1: Range of Technologies for Monitoring and Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency (Topham & Gillam)
  • Project Presentation #2: Regional Specific Agronomy Project: Time of Germinating Cereals - Affects on Yield and Quality (Joyce)
  • Project Presentation #3: Improving the Understanding of Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Soil Water Interactions (Topham & Gillam)

Esperance Port Zone | 25 July 2016 (Meetings in Ravensthorpe and Esperance)
  • Open Meeting Summary Handout
  • Project Presentation #1: Management Practices for the Reduction of Rhizoctonia (Mudie)
  • Project Presentation #2: Effective and Reasonably Priced Monitoring and Control Methods for Snails and Slugs (Micic)

Albany Port Zone | 1-2 August 2016 (Meetings in Newdegate, Gnowangerup and Green Range)
  • Open Meeting Summary Handout
  • Project Presentation #1: Results of the 2015 Herbicide Resistance Survey of the Great Southern (Hobley)
  • Project Presentation #2: Sclerotinia, NTNB and Fungicide Resistance Update from CCDM (Denton-Giles)

Kwinana West Port Zone | 9-10 August 2016 (Meetings in Moora, Northam and Wickepin)
  • Open Meeting Summary Handout
  • Project Presentation #1: Best Practice Management of Spot Type Net Blotch in Barley & Interactions with Stubble Management and Head Loss (Gnell)
  • Project Presentation #2: Septoria Management in Bannister Oats (Gnell)

Thank you to everyone who attended the meetings and all of the guest presenters who provided a wealth of information on RCSN related projects.

2015 Open Meeting Summaries (Archive)
  • Esperance Port Zone - Download the meeting summary here.
  • ​Kwinana West Port Zone - Download the meeting summary here.
  • Kwinana East Port Zone - Download the meeting summary here. 
  • Albany Port Zone - Download the meeting summary here.
  • ​Geraldton Port Zone - Download the meeting summary here.​
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