Farm Safety: Safeguarding your People and Business

A new interactive workshop from Rural Edge designed to get you started on improving farm safety and building a system. This workshop will assist you to establish your safety priorities and provides clear templates and guidelines to get you started or take your safety up a notch.

This workshop will provide participants with the tools to build their own farm safety system and ensure they are safeguarding their people and business - Don’t put them at risk!

Topics covered:

  • Laws and Penalties
  • Employer and Employee responsibilities
  • Tools to break down resistance
  • Goals of a Farm Safety System
  • Safety Basics
  • Hazard Identification
  • Standard Policies
  • Safe Work Instructions
  • Take 5 concept
  • Safety Culture
  • Staff Inductions
  • Visitors and Contractors
  • Checklists and Templates for getting started

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2020 Seasonal Updates

This year's Seasonal Updates will be hosted in Dandaragan! Join us for the latest agribusiness information, prominent speakers and trial results relevant to our region from across the cropping and livestock sectors as well as plenty of time for a chat. Save the 2020 Seasonal Updates in your calendar now!

On the agenda so far...

"Longevity of soil amelioration benefits: impact of soil type, method and biotic constraints" - Stephen Davies, DPIRD

"Confinement feeding: is it the right fit for you?" - Ashley Herbert, Agrarian Management

"The global market and outlook for the agricultural industry in 2020" - Stephen Kelly, Rabobank

"Exploring novel sowing systems for lentil and chickpea 2019 trial results" - Sarah Rich, CSIRO

"Pioneer Yieldmax Canola 2019 trial results" - Erinn McCartney, Pioneer Seeds Australia

"Nitrogen strategies for yield and grain quality in Dandaragan trial results" - Mark Gherardi, Summit Fertilizers
 

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Water resources & irrigation workshop

An afternoon exploring the opportunities and resources the West Midlands has to offer. A free WMG workshop hosted at the Dandaragan CRC from 3pm - 7pm with dinner and drinks included.

Topics include:

  • Variable rate irrigation: is it worth it and what are the pitfalls?
  • Remote monitoring options for irrigation
  • Lowering the cost of pumping for irrigation
  • New opportunities and licensing for irrigation in the region
  • Competition for water resources: new development in the region

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Midlands Biosecurity Group

What is the Midlands Biosecurity Group?

The Midlands Biosecurity Group aims to initiate, promote and foster the control of Declared Pests in the Midlands region. It will assist landowners and managers to adopt sound biosecurity practices and provide members with a forum to exchange information, advice and assistance.

GRDC Triazine Tolerant Canola National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:15

The purpose of the canola NVT trials at Dandaragan is to provide growers and their advisors with independent information on the performance of newly released varieties of canola relative to the current commercial varieties grown in the area. The intention is to have two years of data available on the NVT website at the time each new variety is made available for commercial production. The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth.

GRDC Roundup Ready Canola National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:14

The purpose of the canola NVT trials at Dandaragan is to provide growers and their advisors with independent information on the performance of newly released varieties of canola relative to the current commercial varieties grown in the area. The intention is to have two years of data available on the NVT website at the time each new variety is made available for commercial production. The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth.

GRDC Oat National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:13

The purpose of the oat NVT trials at Dandaragan is to provide growers and their advisors with independent information on the performance of newly released varieties of canola relative to the current commercial varieties grown in the area. The intention is to have two years of data available on the NVT website at the time each new variety is made available for commercial production.The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth. 

GRDC Lupin Breeding National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:09

This report is an evaluation of Lupin stage 3/4 advanced lines for National Variety Testing. The 2016 Dandaragan trial demonstrated relatively high yields. However the trial statistical analysis revealed a high level of variation in the results, thus rendering the findings of lower value than average in terms of attempting to select best performing breeding lines or cultivars. The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth. 

GRDC Wheat National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:05

The purpose of the wheat NVT trials at Dandaragan is to provide growers and their advisors with independent information on the performance of newly released varieties of canola relative to the current commercial varieties grown in the area. The intention is to have two years of data available on the NVT website at the time each new variety is made available for commercial production.The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth. 

GRDC Imidazoline Tolerant Canola National Variety Trial

Submitted by author on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 15:03

The purpose of the canola NVT trials at Dandaragan is to provide growers and their advisors with independent information on the performance of newly released varieties of canola relative to the current commercial varieties grown in the area. The intention is to have two years of data available on the NVT website at the time each new variety is made available for commercial production. The 2016 trial was located in Dandaragan on brown grey sand to yellow brown sand at depth.