2025 Gippsland Research Farm Spring Field Day

TOPIC

PRESENTOR

Wheat & Barley Cereal Growers: A deep dive into variety yields and disease management options available for your cereal enterprise.

Casey Willis

Wheat, Barley, Canola Grain & Graze: Join this session if you are interested in seeing how cereals and livestock fit together in your farming system to maximise productivity.

Rhys Cotton Starkey

Dryland Lucerne: Determining the best fit for your dryland enterprise, including varieties, paddock preparation and ongoing management.

Nicole Frost & Rick Blackshaw

Faba Beans: How, what and when of growing this valuable protein source, with the best sharing their trade secrets.

Panel with Tim Paulet, Toby Caithness, Trent Anderson and John Waller

Best Pick Perennial: Selecting the best mix of perennial grass varieties for your farm to ensure growth across the four seasons.

Emma Goodall

Containment Areas: Design options, feeding strategies for weight gain and management of sheep in containment areas.

Alister Micallef

Soils & Lime: Understand the impacts of different lime rates and incorporation methods, and use "LimeAssist" to calculate application rates.

Lisa Miller

Weighty Weaners: Learn the secrets to maximising weaner cattle growth rates.

Chelsea Hair

Hay and Silage Production: Since it's expensive to buy, consider growing it yourself. Join this session to gain insights from over 50 years of experience in developing, producing, and storing high-quality hay, silage, and fodder for the future.

Murray Stewart and Fiona Baker