BCG Main Field Day: Kinnabulla field days
The Birchip Cropping Group is hosting a field days in September where pulse growers will be offered all the latest information to help their crops.
Birchip Cropping Group will hold a field day on September 13 at Kinnabulla (corner Watchupga West and Crosbie roads).
The event offers growers and advisers the latest in local agronomic research, including disease management, new varieties, new herbicide technology, nutrition and farming systems.
Event organiser Louisa Ferrier said the knowledge sharing by experts in their field will ensure the day will be valuable for growers.
As part of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub North West Node, this year, the BCG Main Field Day will focus on how farmers can build resilience in times of drought. By gaining information regarding best practices and the latest advances in research, agronomy and chemistry, the event aims to provide attendees with the tools needed to capitalise in good years and weather the bad.
Gates open at 8am with on site catering available from breakfast through to drinks at the conclusion of the day.
This event is free for BCG members and $100 for non-members.
For more information call (03) 5492 2787 or click here.
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