BCG in focus

Good grazing management aims to achieve the best outcomes for both pasture and livestock production – in terms of availability and quality, meeting needs for growth and reproduction, pasture persistence and soil health. Join us to learn about different grazing strategies, stock requirements and how to manage large paddocks and soil health. Also join us to discuss grazing management of cereal crops at different times of the year.

BCG's Claire Browne talks to ABC Wimmera radio's Talking Ag about harvest 2019. 26/11/2019

Agfarm 2019 Pre-Harvest Market & Price Update

Recordings from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day A snapshot of local and global pulse markets - Rob Brealey (ADM) Protecting your crop: Green Peach Aphid insecticide resistance update - Marielle Babineau (cesar) Improving grain farmers' environment to operate - Ashley Fraser (VFF) Getting the most out of Precision Agriculture - Adrian Roles (JMAJ Precision), Cameron Taylor (BCG) What to expect in spring: a climate and soil moisture update - Dale Grey and Dale Boyd (Agriculture Victoria) Top tips for canola profitability - John Kirkegaard and Therese McBeath (CSIRO) and Cameron Taylor (BCG)

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day How to make the best canola variety selections in 2020 - Therese McBeath (CSIRO), John Kirkegaard (CSIRO), Cameron Taylor (BCG)

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day. Cereal variety performance and disease update - Rob Wheeler (GRDC), Grant Hollaway (Agriculture Victoria), Tim Pohlner (AGRIvision Consultants)

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day. Vetch and pulse varieties and disease update: the latest from trials in the Wimmera and Mallee - Stuart Nagel (Sardi), Josh Fanning (Agriculture Victoria) New legume pastures to benefit mixed farmers - Ross Ballard and David Peck (SARDI), Alison Frischke (BCG)

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day Going underground: Biological N Supply to plants - Pauline Mele (Agriculture Victoria)

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day (Partial recording). Cereal variety performance and disease update (session 1)- Rob Wheeler (GRDC), Grant Hollaway (Agriculture Victoria), Simon Craig (Farm 360).

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day Nitrogen management and novel methods of application - James Hunt and Nilou Nasrollahi (La Trobe University). Solving the muck and mystery of adjuvants (session 2) - Andrew Somervaille (Jubilee Consulting).

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day Grazing sheep on standing crops post-flowering - Alison Frishke (BCG), Alan Bennett (Lawloit Farmer). Hay: plans for 2019 and beyond - Colin Peace (Jumbuk Ag Consulting)

Recording for the 2019 BCG Main Field Day How did it grow? Seeder technology performance in optimising canola establishment - Claire Browne (BCG), Steve Lanyon and Matt Schubring (Spot on Ag), Jan Moens (Muddy River Agricultural), Linc Lehmann, Lachlan Barber, Tim McClelland, Dan Coffey and Tim Rethus (Growers).

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day. Barley Grass Management - Kate Maddern (BCG), Simon Cook (Hopetoun Farmer), John Renney (Berriwillock farmer). Planning your grain storage for the 2019 Harvest - Chris Warrick (Primary Business).

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day. Solving the muck and mystery of adjuvants - Andrew Somervaille (Jubilee Consulting).

Recording from the 2019 BCG Main Field Day. Welcome Address - John Ferrier, BCG Chairman The 'in-site': a Q&A with the 2019 host site farmers Lachlan and Andrew Barber

Building Climate Resilience - Session 4 - Environment - 3.30pm - 4.30pm by BCG - Birchip Cropping Group

Building Climate Resilience - session 3 - Agricultural Diversification - 2.00pm - 3.00pm by BCG - Birchip Cropping Group

Recording from Building Climate Resilience held on Tuesday 29 October 2019 at Birchip Public Hall. Session includes - Regional Responses to Drought Peter Mailer - NSW, Solar on Farm (18.43) Stuart McAlpine - Wide Open Ag, WA (36.38) Dr Lauren Rickards - RMIT (56.50) Q&A -(1.05.25) Keynote Speaker: Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute, ANU.

Session includes - Acknowledgement of Country -(3.10) Opening remarks - Cr Carolyn Steward - Buloke Shire Council -(5.28) Event Opening - Dr Anne Webster - Member for Mallee - Setting the scene (16.50) Peter Hayman - SARDI, (32.03) Graeme Anderson - Ag Vic, (50.45) Charlotte Turner - Minter Ellison Lawyers (1.25.0) Q&A

Birchip Cropping Group, Buloke Shire Council, North Central CMA and Mallee CMA will be coming together to deliver a unique opportunity for our community to discover the latest information about our climate and what steps we can personally take as individuals and as a community to help shape a positive future for our region. ‘Building Climate Resilience’ will be held at the Birchip Town Hall on Tuesday 29 October where experts in the areas of climate, agriculture, health, community, finance and insurance will all be in attendance to share their knowledge and ideas. BCG's Louisa Ferrier caught up with Sarah Nolet from AgThentic to talk about her mini workshop 'Tools to communicate your innovation or new business'.

Birchip Cropping Group, Buloke Shire Council, North Central CMA and Mallee CMA will be coming together to deliver a unique opportunity for our community to discover the latest information about our climate and what steps we can personally take as individuals and as a community to help shape a positive future for our region. ‘Building Climate Resilience’ will be held at the Birchip Town Hall on Tuesday 29 October where experts in the areas of climate, agriculture, health, community, finance and insurance will all be in attendance to share their knowledge and ideas. Board member, Caroline Welsh, caught up with ABC Wimmera radio's Angus Verley to discuss the event.

BCG's Cameron Taylor and Cropfact's Harm van Rees discuss soil carbon as part of the 'Increasing Awareness of Farm Practices Influencing Soil Carbon Levels and the Impact on the System'. This project is supported by the Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA), through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.

BCG's Jemma Pearl and Cameron Taylor discuss microgrid technology with Walnut Energy's Tom Kuipper.

BCG engagement and member services officer, Louisa Ferrier, caught up with Ultima farmer, Ben Merritt, for Augusts edition of Farm in Focus. Growing conditions on the Merritt's farm is teetering with the family starting to make some serious decisions about how they see out the rest of the season.

BCG extension officer, Jemma Pearl, recently caught up with La Trobe University PhD candiate, David Cann, to discuss his PhD and what he will be discussing at the 2018 BCG Main Field Day on Wednesday 12 September 2018 at Narraport. Dave is supervised by Dr James Hunt, and he and Jemma also studied at La Trobe University together.

BCG extension leader Ciara Cullen met with BCG research leader, Claire Browne and business development and innovation manager, Cameron Taylor to discuss the changes to farming systems and the profit drivers behind moving to no-till and retaining stubble for sustainable agricultural practices.

BCG extension manager, Ciara Cullen, recently caught up with Agriculture Victoria Northern Region Grains Manager Melissa Cann and Precision Agriculture's Daniel Bell. Melissa and Daniel presented at the CTF and soil relationship crop walk held at Alwyn and Jonathan Dyer's property near Kaniva in June 2018. This podcast explores some of the observations from the day and the grid soil sampling that is also being undertaken on this property. This BCG in Focus podcast was funded by the National Landcare Program 1 Federal Government and the Wimmera CMA.

BCG extension manager, Ciara Cullen, recently caught up with Birchip farmer Robbie Lee and BCG livestock officer Alison Frischke to discuss the profitable integration of livestock and cropping. For a mixed farm to operate at its full potential, the two components (livestock and cropping) need to work better than the individual components alone. This BCG in Focus podcast was funded by the National Landcare Program 1 Federal Government and the Wimmera CMA.

BCG extension officer, Jemma Pearl, recently met with Rupanyup farmer David Matthews to discuss the opportunities for collaborative approaches in agriculture. Collaborative models have shown that they can assist in maintaining services in rural communities, for example the Bendigo Community Bank network, but there are more opportunities out there for collaborative models to assist farmers into the future.

BCG extension officer, Jemma Pearl, recently met with Agfarm’s regional manager for Victoria and South Australia James Ryssenbeek to discuss cash flow tips for the 2018 season and how alternative forms of cash flow can assist farming businesses. Managing cash flow throughout the year is a balancing act. As the 2018 winter cropping season begins, growers may have already spent money on seed, seed treatments, pre-emergent herbicides, back loading fertiliser, and stocking up on mouse bait.

Through this podcast series you will be introduced to people work in varying roles in Australian agriculture, highlighting the employment possibilities out there. In this episode, we meet ORM finance officer Aleisha Dalmayer. We are going to discuss how a career in finance, accounting and business consulting fits in the Australian agricultural industry, and how students can get involved.

Through this podcast series you will be introduced to people who work in varying roles in Australian agriculture, highlighting the employment possibilities out there. In this episode, we meet veski Sustainable Agriculture fellow and professor at Kansas State University, Dr Terry Griffin. We are going to discuss how data is changing the opportunities available to students and how agriculture is similar and different in America to Australia

Kaniva farmer Sam Eastwood and Nandaly farmer Terry Kiley discuss the 2017 season, what worked well and what challenged them. 2018 is also discussed giving great insight into how farmers in the Wimmera and Mallee are preparing themselves for the coming season. This presentation is from the 2017 Trials Review Day held on the 16 February 2018, facilitated by BCG board member and Lawloit farmer Alan Bennett.

PB seeds commercial manager Janine Sounness and AGRIvision consultant John Stuchbury presented the latest information on pulse variety development, agronomy and meeting market specifications at the BCG Main Field Day September 2017. Mrs Sounness and Mr Stuchbury have significant expertise in the production of pulses in the Wimmera and Mallee.

2017 main site hosts Craig Rickard and Jim Rickard farm next to each other in the Curyo area, 25km north west of Birchip. Craig and Jim were nice enough to not only let the BCG team host trials and the main field day on their properties, but to let BCG CEO Chris Sounness ask them a few hard questions.

PIRSA-SARDI researcher Kenton Porker and BCG trials officer Gen Clarke presented the 'managing early sown wheat' trial at the BCG main site in 2017, which is part of the wider GRDC project. BCG research manager Claire Browne discussed wheat varieties suited to the Wimmera and Mallee, with the site also being home to NVT (National Variety Trials).

University of Adelaide researcher Gurjeet Gill discussed with growers different emerging weeds and their management at the BCG Main Field Day in September 2017. Following his presentation, Kinnabulla farmer Linc Lehmann explained to the crowd why he built his own shielded sprayer and how he uses it on his property.

Agriculture Victoria researcher Mark McClean and Mel Cook discussed with growers disease management and 2016 trials results at the BCG Main Field Day in September 2017.

BCG commercial services manager Cameron Taylor and ADAMA's Alistair Crawford discussed with growers ADAMA's new Ulto pre-emergent herbicide at the BCG Main Field Day in September 2017.

BCG researcher Kelly Angel and Think Agri consultant Kate Burke discussed frost identification and management with growers at the BCG Main Field Day 2017 in September. Kate Burke gave a business and physiological look at the implications of frost.

BCG project manager Louisa Ferrier and PIRSA-SARDI researcher Kenton Porker discussed barley management and varieties with growers at the BCG Main Field Day 2017 in September. Louisa Ferrier discussed a trial that has been funded by BCG members in 2017.

BCG project manager Louisa Ferrier and PIRSA-SARDI researcher Kenton Porker discussed barley management and varieties with growers at the BCG Main Field Day 2017 in September. Louisa Ferrier discussed a barley weed competitiveness trial that has been funded as part of the GRDC barley agronomy project.

Through this podcast series you will be introduced to people who work in varying roles in Australian agriculture, highlighting the employment possibilities out there. In this episode, we meet MD and CEO of Rural Bank, Alexandra Gartmann. We are going to discuss how her career has progressed to now being at the helm of Rural Bank, who specialise in servicing rural and regional Australia.

Through this podcast series you will be introduced to people who work in varying roles in Australian agriculture, highlighting the employment possibilities out there. In this episode, we meet Kate Liersch and Karen Inkster from the advertising agency Aubrey and Areegra. We discuss how their careers have progressed in the industry, the perception of the industry to the wider public and what they are working on currently.

Through this podcast series you will be introduced to people who work in varying roles in Australian agriculture, highlighting the employment possibilities out there. In this episode, we meet Agriculture Victoria Northern Regional Grains Manager, Melissa Cann and Senior Officer for Relief and Recovery Coordination in Agriculture Services and Bio-security, Darryl Pearl. We discuss why they chose a career in agriculture, how they have progressed in the industry and what they are working on currently.

CSIRO researcher Steve Henry visited the BCG offices in Birchip in October 2017 during one of his regular monitoring trips which sees him travelling thousands of kilometres each trip. With mice wreaking havoc for Wimmera and Mallee growers this season, the BCG in Focus podcast sat down with Mr Henry to get a handle on what mice have been up to, the extent of the problem and what implications this could have heading into next year. This episode of the BCG in Focus podcast is produced by BCG and proudly brought to you by BASF, innovative crop protection solutions for Australian farmers. With a strong R&D pipeline, an innovative product portfolio and experts in the lab and field, BASF is committed to supporting its customers in making their businesses succeed.

BCG project manager Louisa Ferrier sat down with AgFarm’s account manager Tim Hogarth in the led up to the 2017 harvest to discuss what growers need to be considering when it comes to grain marketing this season. There was plenty to discuss with the bumper 2016 season and low prices meaning many have held grain over. With the 2017 harvest in the Wimmera and much of the Mallee also looking good, 2016 grain could continue to prove a headache. BCG is proud to present this podcast along with AgFarm as part of our ongoing partnership to provide growers with relevant and informative information.

BCG member Carl O'Donoghure recently caught up with BCG project manager Louisa Ferrier to discuss how 2016 went and what changes he is going to make for 2017.

Simon Severin (Agritech Rural) and Simon Craig (Farm 360)discuss the 2016 season and some of the issues to be mindful of in 2017. This audio was recorded at the 2016 Trials Review Day.

Quambatook grain grower Gregor Knight discuses the harvest, plans for next season and his involvement in the GAPP initiative.

Agricultural consultant Tim McClelland (Model Agronomics) discusses gypsum management at the Birchip Cropping Group Main Field Day.