SA growers and agronomists have the opportunity to access cutting edge cereal and canola disease management advice and support at two regional workshops in November.
The workshops at Cummins and Clare will also provide the latest insights on managing fungicide resistance.
Supported by the GRDC, the two-day workshops on November 23-24 (Cummins) and November 25-26 (Clare) are being presented by the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network.
Workshop facilitator John Cameron, of Independent Consultants Australia Network, said the workshops would focus on issues of regional importance and offer tailored advice for growers and agronomists.
"All attendees, no matter how experienced, will pick up new and valuable understandings that have practical on-farm application," Mr Cameron said.
Information and advice will be delivered by a line-up of experts including FAR Australia's Nick Poole, Marcroft Grains Pathlogy's Steve Marcroft, AFREN extension co-ordinator Kylie Ireland from the GRDC and Curtin University co-invested Centre for Crop and Disease Management, as well as SARDI plant pathologists Hugh Wallwork and Tara Garrard.
Mr Cameron said the field expertise of up to 20 leading agronomists would drive discussion about the impact and management of disease and fungicide resistance at a local level.
Topics to be covered during the small group workshops include:
- Cereal growth stages and spray decisions
- Where different fungicides fit
- Fungicide resistance management and resources
- Integrating fungicides, varieties, epidemiology and seasons for profit
- Cereal canopy management interactions with foliar disease decision making
- Management strategies in cereal and canola that consider the underlying risk of fungicide resistance
- Strategies for managing SDHI and other resistance issues, including net blotches in barley and triazole resistance in powdery mildew
Participants will receive a first-class resource kit that includes GRDC publications, copies of presentations and regional reference documents.
Project partners include AgCommunicators, Agriculture Victoria, CCDM, Centre for Crop Health at the University of Southern Queensland, DPIRD WA, FAR Australia, ICAN, Marcroft Grains Pathology, SARDI and the University of Melbourne.
The fee to attend a workshop is $55 and to register people can visit the GRDC website.
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