2024 Irrigation Insights

Exploring Marketing and Consumer Trends– Ron Storey, Storey Marketing (AEGIC Chair, GLNC Chair)

The business of marketing, what are the key focus areas? Are there consumer trends driving future market opportunities and consumer trends driving markets? Forward selling and predicting prices.

New Technology in Weed Control – Michael Walsh, Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment, Charles Sturt University

Gain an insight into cutting-edge innovations revolutionising weed control systems. Hear about site-specific weed control (SSWC), where precision meets efficiency to transform the way we manage weeds. Discover how advancements in weed detection technologies are paving the way for targeted treatments, directly applied to weed plants with pinpoint accuracy. Learn about the significant cost savings and heightened industry interest driving the rapid development and comercialisation of SSWC solutions, both in the US, Europe, and now, with promising potential in Australia.

Latest Advances in Nitrogen Fertiliser – Helen Suter School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.

Gain insights about smart fertilisers, nitrogen efficiency and how farmers could reduce nitrogenous gas emissions from fertilisers.   Hear about new advances in Nitrogen fertilisers that can optimise crop yields while minimising environmental impact.

Over the Gate – practices and innovation driving on farm productivity Panel

Futureproofing farm businesses – hear what other farmers are implementing to ensure productive sustainable businesses into the future.

Cam Robertson, Finley and James Sandford, Deniliquin

Seasonal and Climatic Insights for Strategic Decision-Making

Dale Grey Agriculture Victoria

Learn about the major climate influences unfolding throughout 2024 and into next season. How to interpret seasonal climate models and weather analysis for decision making.

Advances in Cotton for Southern Regions

Kieran O’Keeffe, Regional Extension Officer CottonInfo

Technological improvements in the industry in terms of varieties, pest control and water use efficiency are major drivers for considering cotton in irrigated systems.

Fodder and Forage Optimising Systems for Yield

Yvette Williams, Research and Innovation Coordinator Murray Dairy

Key agronomic factors to consider when using summer fodder and forages in your system. 

Fodder/Forage Options to Optimise Yield and Quality

Ivan Pyke AGF Seeds

Seeds of Hope: The Aussie Hay Runners’ Journey – Linda Widdup and Peter Wuthrich, Aussie Hay Runners

An inspiring story about aussie spirit and mateship and how a simple act of kindness can ripple outwards, igniting a wave of positivity.  Meet the Aussie Hay Runners, ordinary people with extraordinary hearts, who have made it their mission to deliver not just hay but bundles of hope to farmers facing hardship!