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Fun Farmers Tour 2021

  • NSPNR 89 Moir Street Borden WA 6338 Australia (map)

Join NSPNR on Thursday 23rd September for our Fun Farmers’ Tour! You can join us for all sessions or just one- select your preference when you register.

Follow the link to purchase your FREE tickets for the events

https://funfarmers.eventbrite.com.au

In the morning, take a cropping-focused tour in the Borden area. Ken Sharpe of OMYA will speak about the importance of soil structure at our first site at ‘Barabool’. Then Brad Wisewould of Carbon Ag will speak at the Stones’ property on carbon products, carbon mapping, and carbon farming programs.

In the afternoon, GRDC’s forum will be held on Corackerup Road and aims to help growers reduce harvest losses, improve harvest weed seed control, improve sample and data quality and prevent harvest fires in 2021.

The interactive event will cover:

  • Understanding the impact of harvest loss, how to measure it and how to change your harvester to reduce losses

  • HWSC latest information, how to set-up for effective HWSC using Mills systems (iHSD, Seed Terminator, Redekop SCU) Chaff Decks and Chaff Lining

  • Reducing the risk of harvester fires

  • Improving sample data, quality and calibration

  • Harvest operations, productivity and economics

In the evening join us for a Sundowner including dinner at the Ongerup Sporting Complex.

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