Farming Systems Field Day Wagga Wagga 2026

Join researchers from Charles Sturt University, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and CSIRO for a Farming Systems Field Day in Wagga Wagga.

Coffee van, conversations, crop and pasture inspections across two trial sites!

9am Tuesday 29th September 2026

Start at the NSW DPIRD site (316 Hatwells Rd, Dhulura NSW 2650) of the Southern NSW Farming Systems Project with Mathew Dunn, Tony Swan, Mark Peoples and the DPIRD/CSIRO team.

Get insights from eight years of field research, including:

• Key drivers of system profitability

• Nitrogen management across diverse seasons

• Are Legume crops providing system value?

Then head to Charles Sturt’s Long-term Mixed Farming Systems Field Trials at “Ashmont Farm” (495-531 Pine Gully Road, Hillgrove, NSW, 2650) with Jess Wyse, Felicity Harris, Jeff McCormick and Michael Walsh.

Learn about how they’re:

• Utilising the feedbase in 2026 – managing the growth and development of grazing crops, mixed annual and perennial pastures

• Managing the mixed farming systems within a high pressure weed background

• Planning for harvest and the end of the season