Talking Water - Tuesday 25 February 2025

Nuffield Scholar visit

Tom Scrope is a Nuffield Scholar from Yorkshire, UK, who will be visiting Deniliquin and surrounding areas next week exploring how other countries drive the take up of good soil management practices at scale. He is looking for connections in the area.
 
Through his Nuffield, Tom is exploring how countries like Australia, the US, the Netherlands and France have developed a collaborative approach to sharing information between farms, to find and meet those who have already pioneered and driven it, and ultimately to see how their learnings can help improve soil management in the UK. 
 
Farmers or agronomists in the area who would like to meet and share their knowledge with Tom are encouraged to reach out to him directly via email: tom@soilbenchmark.com
 
Further information on Tom’s Nuffield can be found below.

Irrigation Farmers Network Research Results Day

The Irrigation Farmers Network is hosting a research results day this Friday 28 February to delve into its 2024 research trial results.

Gain valuable insights, explore key findings, and discover practical applications to enhance your farm system.

Discussion will focus on all the 2024 irrigated research including the variety trials wheat, barley, faba beans and canola, de-risking the seeding, flexible irrigated farming systems and more.

Morning tea and lunch will be provided

This session will be held at Cadell on the Murray, 325 Perricoota Road, from 9.00am to 12.00pm. 

Upcoming RGA Landcare events

Stock Water Management Planning Workshops 

Join RGA Landcare and experts Adrian Smith from AKS Advisory and Rebecca Stacey from Local Land Services to answer your questions and be supported to develop your own Stock Water Management Plan.
 
These free workshops will cover:

• Current S&D water storage capacity and water demand
• Water quality and the effect on production
• S&D water budgeting
• Stock water management planning
• How to get water to where you need it on your property
• Opportunities available to fund changes to your farm water infrastructure. 

Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
 
Wednesday 12 March | 10:30am – 2:30pm | Finley Returned Soldiers Club 
Register here

Thursday 13 March | 10:30am – 2:30pm | Deniliquin Local Land Services 
Register here
 
For more information contact Janet Manzin on 0438 719 628.

'Wood Park' Wet and Wild Lands Tour

Join RGA Landcare for a guided tour of 'Wood Park' (20km north of Jerilderie on the Yanco Creek) to see and hear about the Huggins family's biodiversity conservation journey, and how it complements their farm business.
 
You will learn about native revegetation best practice, conservation opportunities with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust, and the management realities of maintaining conservation areas.
 
This is a free event, with morning tea and lunch provided.
 
Subject to the number of registrations, a bus may be available from Deniliquin, Finley and/or Jerilderie.
 
Wednesday 26 March | 10:00am – 2:30pm | 'Wood Park', Jerilderie

Register here before 14 March to secure a spot.

Community News

Emergency Trauma Training - Deniliquin

Nutrien Ag Solutions has partnered with CareFlight to bring their Emergency Trauma Training (ETT) program to Deniliquin on Thursday 20 March.

This previous event hosted in mid-2024 was over-subscribed, resulting in an additional trainer being invested in to cater for high demand. Feedback from the day was extremely positive, with participants particularly impressed with depth of knowledge of the CareFlight team and delivery of the content on the day.

ETT courses build knowledge, skills and confidence to deliver lifesaving assistance and allow participants to practice the skills needed to make appropriate decisions, communicate with others at the scene and take action that could help to save a life. 

This is beyond first aid – this is trauma training.

Each course can host up to 14 participants and is free for customers, growers, community members and Nutrien employees to attend. 
 
Participants must register prior to this full day workshop via the below button. 

Please contact matt.tubb@nutrien.com.au or 0407432710 if you have questions

Registration can also be completed over the phone with the CareFlight team. Contact them on 02 9689 8122.