Hyper Yielding Cereals - WA Study Tour
After identifying a need to lift cereal yields to take advantage of the extensive soil amelioration work that’s been happening in Western Australia and newfound opportunities to sow early crops, a group of innovative Esperance growers were keen to investigate options. Quenten Knight a member of the Soil Constraints West steering committee and an agronomist with Agronomy Focus in Esperance put together a study tour plan for the group and with a GRDC Grower Development award, the Esperance growers had the means to travel.
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Show Notes
After identifying a need to lift cereal yields to take advantage of the extensive soil amelioration work that’s been happening in Western Australia and newfound opportunities to sow early crops, a group of innovative Esperance growers were keen to investigate options.
Quenten Knight a member of the Soil Constraints West steering committee and an agronomist with Agronomy Focus in Esperance put together a study tour plan for the group and with a GRDC Grower Development award, the Esperance growers had the means to travel.
Their destination was the Hyper Yielding Cereals trial site in New Zealand.
Further information:
GRDC - Grower and Adviser development: https://grdc.com.au/about/scholarships-sponsorships-awards/grower-and-adviser-development
FAR - Research and Extension projects: https://www.far.org.nz/far_australia/research_and_extension_projects
Quenten Knight Agronomist Agronomy Focus
9 Currong Street PO Box 2418 Esperance WA 6450
M - 0427 720004
P - (08) 9072 0542
F - (08) 9072 0726
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