This podcast presents insights adopted from an article published in the Irrigation Research Extension Committee’s Farmers’ Newsletter, 209, Autumn 2023, titled: Growth Regulator Performance Dampened in Season 2022 by Sam O’Rafferty and Hayden Petty from Summit Ag Agricultural Consulting.
In 2022, two trials were conducted to investigate canopy and lodging management in irrigated barley at Whitton and irrigated durum wheat at Darlington Point as part of the Optimising Irrigated Grains project, funded by the Grain Research and Development Corporation.
Focus paddocks provided an opportunity to run these trials to investigate crop production issues raised by local growers.
The trials looked at the influence of fertiliser, variety and plant growth regulators, or PGRs, on cereal crops and the influence these had on yield and standability.
On Target With Irrigated Ag
Welcome to IREC’s podcast channel - On Target with Irrigated Ag!
On Target with Irrigated Ag, hosted by the Irrigation Research & Extension Committee (IREC), brings engaging conversations on a variety of irrigated agriculture focussed topics, including farming innovations, new technology, industry updates and of course crop trials and research in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
On Target with Irrigated Ag is a space where farmers, researchers, industry, advisors and leaders share experiences, results and analyse different farming practices, tools and strategies to help improve productivity, profitability and efficiencies in irrigated farming and agriculture.
As a non-for-profit farming system group, IREC facilitates cross-industry collaboration and cooperation between all those connected with irrigated agriculture in the Murrumbidgee Valley. We have been bringing irrigators, researchers, industry, agencies, and government together since 1939. Through these collaborative efforts, IREC makes a significant contribution to improving the irrigation industry's productivity, profitability and sustainability.
We welcome any feedback you have or ideas for future podcasts – please email us [email protected]
Neil Butler has been a radio broadcaster since 2008 and a podcast host since 2015.
During that time, he has developed a passion for two things - regional Australia and the art of podcast conversations or "podversations" as we like to call them.
Neil runs his own media production business - Podversations - and is based in regional Victoria.