Riverine Plains Inc

📢 Exciting news! The Riverine Plains office will have a Hone grain moisture and protein testing machine available for farmers to use during harvest 🌾 This convenient, easy-to-use device will help you make quick and accurate assessments, ensuring you’re getting the best quality out of your wheat and barley grain. Drop into Shop 9, 95-103 Melbourne Street, Mulwala with your samples and avoid the queues at the receival sites! For more info contact Lynn at [email protected] or call the office on 03 5744 1713.

Sophie Hanna attended the Murray Region Forestry Hub Strategic Blackberry Forum in Albury last week. Representatives for private and public land managers, government agencies, key organisations and researchers collaborated to identify next steps to tackle the growing blackberry problem. ❌ European Blackberry is a declared Weed of National Significance that is proliferating across all land types in high rainfall areas, causing major environmental and agricultural and forestry productivity damage ➡️https://hubs.la/Q02WVwfs0 📢 The forum provided context for blackberry control efforts, costs and economic impacts across the Murray Region Forestry Hub before identifying key elements for a Strategic Action Plan. Find out more: https://hubs.la/Q02WVbVR0 ✔️This plan will be instrumental in tackling the problem that has exacerbated following the 2019-20 bushfires and several wet years. Riverine Plains is proud to be representing farmers in North East Victoria as part of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

📢 Upcoming Grains Research and Development Corporation webinars🌾 Some valuable upcoming online events by the GRDC, designed to equip our local growers with insights for maximising productivity & profitability! Planning forward on reduced seasonal returns 🗓️Fri 8 Nov 1pm Get practical tips for navigating financial pressures and sustaining farm operations in challenging seasons. Gain insights into budgeting, business planning, and managing risk to keep your farm resilient. Best practice soil testing for the Southern region 🗓️ Wed 13 Nov 1pm Learn how to implement effective soil testing techniques tailored to southern region soils. This session will help optimize input efficiency and improve long-term soil health, ensuring you’re getting the most from your testing efforts. Strategies for Predicta B testing 🗓️ Wed 20 Nov 1pm Understand how to best utilise Predicta B testing in your disease management plan. Get expert advice on integrating this powerful diagnostic tool to monitor and control soilborne diseases effectively. For more info and registration, check out the full details here: https://hubs.la/Q02WpD4h0. 🌱

As we enter the busy harvest season, it’s crucial to keep fire safety top of mind. Ensure your harvesters are well-maintained, carry firefighting equipment, and monitor weather conditions closely. Taking a few extra precautions can make a massive difference - see the resources below 🌾

Accidents can happen during the busy harvest season, so being prepared with first aid is vital.⛑️ Ensure you have a well-stocked first aid kit on hand and that everyone on the farm knows where it is and how to use it. Make safety a priority and keep your team healthy this harvest!

🚜 Safe machinery operation for a successful harvest! Operating farm machinery requires caution and attention. Ensure all equipment is regularly maintained and inspected, and that everyone knows how to operate it safely🌾

Harvest is demanding and for some this year may be a disappointing time, but taking care of yourself is just as important as the work. Stay hydrated, eat well, and get enough rest to keep your energy up. Mental and physical well-being are essential for a safe and productive harvest 🚜🌾

🎙️New podcast live now! Riverine Plains Kate Coffey, gives an overview of project 'Link between cereal stubble, subsurface acidity and crown rot' & local grower Paul Brown discusses PreDicta B DNA testing.🌾🔬 ✔️Listen on spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLHr90 ✔️Listen on apple music: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLHlB0 ➡️More info on this project: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLGRX0

🌾 Exploring Grains Research and Development Corporation National Variety Trials (NVT) at Gerogery! 🌾 We had an great session at the NVT site in Gerogery, NSW, where we dug deep into crop performance and profitable growing strategies. Conversations revolved around sowing dates, yield potential, marketability, and susceptibility to disease. Discussion on identifying frost damage was led by Sheree Hamson, Elders agronomist. Most saying damage was variable across paddocks so difficult to quantify. The option to make hay may still be available however there is plenty of cost factors to consider including the export of nutrients. Big thanks to our expert speakers and growers who joined us! 🙌 These conversations are driving the future of profitable, sustainable farming. ➡️More info on the Hyper Profitable Crops project: https://hubs.la/Q02Tz3bc0

Livestock producers at the Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day enjoyed learning from Martin Preuss, Paul Simpson & Clare Crane on the topics of: 🌱Feed budgeting: to gain a better understanding of your stocks feed requirements & plan for when you need to provide supplementary feed. Plus dry matter assessment for feed quantity and quality. 🐑Water quality impact on livestock production & health 🐄Measuring dam depth and capacity 💧Enhancing farm dams through improving biodiversity & dam water quality, fencing off stock access, providing alternative water sources & revegetation. Find out more about the on-farm water management project: https://hubs.la/Q02TmqkB0 Local Land Services | Sustainable Farms| Southern NSW Innovation Hub | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry #FutureDroughtFund