Paul Breust from Farmlink Junee ran the workshops with guest speakers Anthony Hall from Ag n Vet Temora and research agronomist from Landmark South Australia Mr Leighton Wilksch.

“I enjoy coming to the Riverina,” Mr Wilksch said.

“The farm walks give the opportunity for like minded farmers to get together and talk about the future of

farming.

“At the moment only 10 percent of farmers are

incorporating variable rate applications to their crops.

“We encourage grower champions and leading

farmers to incorporate this into their cropping

management and lead the way for other farmers.

“The economical benefits are worth making the switch,” he said.

The in paddock test trials are being funded by The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and are being funded for three years.

“We are hoping to conduct research that farmers want to see,” Mr Wilksch said.

“We will be developing crop sensing data in the next few weeks and preliminary findings will be seen January/ February next year.

“The linking of the groups from different areas of the state is imperative to get this project running and it has been a great collaboration between Landmark and Farmlink.

Paul Breust agronomist from Farmlink Junee said it is a perfect time to start these types of trials as farmers have never been in such a great economic position.

“As producers we are in the best position for years to have the confidence to try new ways to improve our crops.

“Perfect soil conditions and above average rain fall can really make it fun for farmers as they have the

confidence to try and experiment with new techniques like precision agriculture and variable rate applications,” he said.