Riverine Plains Inc

Accidents can happen during the busy harvest season, so being prepared with first aid is vital.⛑️ Ensure you have a well-stocked first aid kit on hand and that everyone on the farm knows where it is and how to use it. Make safety a priority and keep your team healthy this harvest!

🚜 Safe machinery operation for a successful harvest! Operating farm machinery requires caution and attention. Ensure all equipment is regularly maintained and inspected, and that everyone knows how to operate it safely🌾

Harvest is demanding and for some this year may be a disappointing time, but taking care of yourself is just as important as the work. Stay hydrated, eat well, and get enough rest to keep your energy up. Mental and physical well-being are essential for a safe and productive harvest 🚜🌾

🎙️New podcast live now! Riverine Plains Kate Coffey, gives an overview of project 'Link between cereal stubble, subsurface acidity and crown rot' & local grower Paul Brown discusses PreDicta B DNA testing.🌾🔬 ✔️Listen on spotify: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLHr90 ✔️Listen on apple music: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLHlB0 ➡️More info on this project: https://hubs.ly/Q02TLGRX0

🌾 Exploring Grains Research and Development Corporation National Variety Trials (NVT) at Gerogery! 🌾 We had an great session at the NVT site in Gerogery, NSW, where we dug deep into crop performance and profitable growing strategies. Conversations revolved around sowing dates, yield potential, marketability, and susceptibility to disease. Discussion on identifying frost damage was led by Sheree Hamson, Elders agronomist. Most saying damage was variable across paddocks so difficult to quantify. The option to make hay may still be available however there is plenty of cost factors to consider including the export of nutrients. Big thanks to our expert speakers and growers who joined us! 🙌 These conversations are driving the future of profitable, sustainable farming. ➡️More info on the Hyper Profitable Crops project: https://hubs.la/Q02Tz3bc0

Livestock producers at the Evan Moll Gerogery Field Day enjoyed learning from Martin Preuss, Paul Simpson & Clare Crane on the topics of: 🌱Feed budgeting: to gain a better understanding of your stocks feed requirements & plan for when you need to provide supplementary feed. Plus dry matter assessment for feed quantity and quality. 🐑Water quality impact on livestock production & health 🐄Measuring dam depth and capacity 💧Enhancing farm dams through improving biodiversity & dam water quality, fencing off stock access, providing alternative water sources & revegetation. Find out more about the on-farm water management project: https://hubs.la/Q02TmqkB0 Local Land Services | Sustainable Farms| Southern NSW Innovation Hub | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry #FutureDroughtFund

📢📢 WE'VE CHANGED THE DATE OF OUR LADIES LUNCH 📢📢 October is a busy time and after receiving feedback that people loved last year's event and would have loved to come but have prior commitments, we've decided to change the date to accommodate the full schedules. 📆 New date: Saturday 15th February. Those who have purchased tickets they will remain valid for the new date. Those who have yet to purchase tickets, be quick as seats are limited. Purchase tickets https://hubs.la/Q02Tm25m0

Last Wednesday we attended a Grains and Mixed Farming Research Field Day at The University of Melbourne Dookie Campus. The day showcased a number of projects including the new Future Drought Fund (FDF) Long Term Farming Systems trial site that will run for four years. This FDF Long Term project aims to investigate innovative cropping, grazing and mixed farming practices through the lens of improving drought resilience and associated risk management. Riverine Plains is looking forward to demonstrating components of the trial at a paddock scale from 2025! We are looking for input from local producers to help shape the Dookie trial and the paddock demonstrations. Please reach out if you have ideas to share or would like to be more involved in shaping the future of this project.🌾🐮

We had an awesome morning at our Harvester Set-Up Workshop, helping local grain growers get all the little things right for a more efficient harvest! 🚜 A huge thank you to everyone who attended, harvester expert Rod Gribble for sharing his extensive knowledge and Kelly Ingram for running us through how the Seed Terminator works to stop the spread of weeds in the paddock. 🌾Grains Research and Development Corporation harvester set-up guide is a great resource with tips to help growers maximise productivity and minimise losses: https://hubs.la/Q02RYz-T0

Dive into tailored strategies for managing soil carbon in local farming systems. Featuring expert speakers Dr. Karl Andersson and Dr. Abe Gibson, this webinar will include: 🌱An introduction to soil carbon and its role in farming systems ✔️Factors affecting soil carbon levels in local systems, including constraints 💚Practices that can increase soil carbon in mixed farming systems 🌾Benefits of enhancing soil carbon 💵Carbon market opportunities 📅 15 October 🕖 7:00pm - 8:10pm 🎟️ Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q02Rsm5k0 Soil CRC | NSW Agriculture