This event is part of
Boorhaman Landcare Group and Riverine Plains Inc
present an advanced workshop on
NO-TILL FARMING
conducted by visiting Western Australian No-Till Consultant:
Wayne Smith
When: Friday 23 March 2007
9.00am to 3.00pm (registration starts 8.30am)
Where: Corowa RSL Club
30 Betterment Parade, Corowa
The workshop will cover:
• How to set up your machinery for no-till, including row spacing options and
seeder set up
• The best harvesting approaches for no-till
• Herbicide use, rotations and fertilizer implications
• Stubble handling issues
• How no-till helps to minimize the impact of the drought
• Preventing wind erosion
• Managing soil and leaf diseases
• Discs vs tines
• How does the system change with time
• Learning plant language
• Adopting innovative and sustainable farming systems
Wayne Smith began his career with the WA Department of Ag and has since formed his own consultancy business. His monthly newsletters are well known. His strengths lie with creative and practical herbicide solutions, stubble retention and cover cropping. Wayne was one of the pioneering no-till agronomists in WA.
Registration Fee, payable on the day: $20 (covers morning tea and lunch)
RSVP is essential for catering purposes by 22 March.