Profitable grain storage solutions - Cowra

As margins get tight, it's time to review the value-adding potential of new and existing on-farm infrastructure.

Event details:

Central Tablelands Local Land Services invites you to attend this workshop to learn and hear from:

Chris Warrick, GRDC Stored Grain Extension Project, covering:

• Matching storage type to the purpose and budget – practical and economic considerations.

• Silo and storage setup options.

• Grain quality management with aeration.

• Pest (weevil) ID, prevention and control.

• How to optimise harvest logistics and capture seasonal price premiums
  

Kate Glastonbury / Cameron Murray, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, covering plant biosecurity and grain hygiene:

• Awareness and preparedness of exotic and endemic plant pests.
  

Geoff Minchin, Local Land Services, covering drought adoption:

• Feeding livestock and the implications of storing low quality grain.

• Long term vs medium/short term storage options

• Financial support for large investments- RIC loans, RAA support programs.

Contact: Casey Proctor, 0429110072, casey.proctor@lls.nsw.gov.au

The Drought Adoption Officer program is funded by the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund, and the NSW Government through the Southern NSW Innovation Hub and the Farm Business Resilience Program. 

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