Riverine Plains Inc

Riverine Plains is proud to be sponsoring a student through the AgriFutures Australia Horizon Scholarship Program and is encouraging local university students from the Riverine Plains region to apply for this valuable opportunity. Applications for the program close on Friday 10 January 2025, so don't miss out! Local student and past Riverine Plains Scholarship Program recipient (John Hanrahan Scholar, 2022), James White, recently completed the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship. James shares his experience and how the program supports tertiary students to build networks, develop the next generation of agricultural innovators, and indeed, broaden their horizons. Read more on James' experience & how to apply: https://hubs.la/Q0307X8M0

Check out the latest Riverine Plains blogs, packed with practical tips and expert advice to help your farming business this summer: 1️⃣ Summer weed control 2️⃣ Identifying & ameliorating subsurface acidity 3️⃣ Managing cash flow in 2025 💻 Visit our website to read these blogs and more: https://hubs.la/Q0307XHm0 Let us know in the comments which tips you found most helpful or what topics you’d like us to cover next! 🌱✨

We're excited to launch a new platform delivering real-time weather and soil data to farmers in northeast Victoria and southern NSW! 🌱 📍16 on-farm weather stations & 17 soil moisture probes provide local data on rainfall, wind, temperature, soil conditions, and more - perfect for areas far from BOM stations. 💡 Key tools include: ➡️ Paddock Connect homepage: Gives an overall view of rainfall, wind speed and direction, temperature, delta T, soil temperature & soil moisture ➡️ Robust Soil Probes: Insights into soil moisture and temperature ➡️ Spraymate: Spraying conditions forecast to plan with confidence 🖥️ Best accessed via desktop as we continue to make improvements to the platform from farmer feedback. Access now: https://hubs.la/Q0306QqB0 Hosted by Pairtree Intelligence, powered by Goanna Ag and funded by the Australian Government’s Preparing Australian Communities Program, Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub and contributions from host farmers.

Excited to be involved in providing this awesome opportunity for students! Apply now! ⬇

Happy National Ag Day! 🌱 Today, we celebrate the incredible work of farmers, ag professionals, and the entire agricultural community! At Riverine Plains, we’re proud to support our farmer members access learning opportunities and share ideas, with the aim of achieving the most efficient, productive and profitable farming system possible. We’re excited to continue fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing within our region to ensure agriculture thrives for generations to come. Thank you to all who make agriculture possible! Its a privilege to work in this industry! #Growyougoodthing

Yesterday, our team had an incredible experience learning how Uncle Toby's transforms locally sourced oats into a variety of breakfast and snack products. The factory's automation and efficiency was impressive! In the afternoon, we switched gears to explore whisky making at Corowa Distilling Co. - a much slower process that requires time and patience before tasting the final product. Thanks to both local businesses for giving us the opportunity to learn how local grains are used to create delicious end products!

We’re back at Howlong with our second spring baiting trial application, deploying a drone over a summer corn crop to test an innovative approach to slug control. By targeting slugs now, we aim to slow their breeding and reduce populations ahead of next year’s canola planting to give it the best possible start! 🌱 More details on this project: https://hubs.la/Q02X3GxC0 Funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation 🌾

📢 Exciting news! The Riverine Plains office will have a Hone grain moisture and protein testing machine available for farmers to use during harvest 🌾 This convenient, easy-to-use device will help you make quick and accurate assessments, ensuring you’re getting the best quality out of your wheat and barley grain. Drop into Shop 9, 95-103 Melbourne Street, Mulwala with your samples and avoid the queues at the receival sites! For more info contact Lynn at lynn@riverineplains.org.au or call the office on 03 5744 1713.

Sophie Hanna attended the Murray Region Forestry Hub Strategic Blackberry Forum in Albury last week. Representatives for private and public land managers, government agencies, key organisations and researchers collaborated to identify next steps to tackle the growing blackberry problem. ❌ European Blackberry is a declared Weed of National Significance that is proliferating across all land types in high rainfall areas, causing major environmental and agricultural and forestry productivity damage ➡️https://hubs.la/Q02WVwfs0 📢 The forum provided context for blackberry control efforts, costs and economic impacts across the Murray Region Forestry Hub before identifying key elements for a Strategic Action Plan. Find out more: https://hubs.la/Q02WVbVR0 ✔️This plan will be instrumental in tackling the problem that has exacerbated following the 2019-20 bushfires and several wet years. Riverine Plains is proud to be representing farmers in North East Victoria as part of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

📢 Upcoming Grains Research and Development Corporation webinars🌾 Some valuable upcoming online events by the GRDC, designed to equip our local growers with insights for maximising productivity & profitability! Planning forward on reduced seasonal returns 🗓️Fri 8 Nov 1pm Get practical tips for navigating financial pressures and sustaining farm operations in challenging seasons. Gain insights into budgeting, business planning, and managing risk to keep your farm resilient. Best practice soil testing for the Southern region 🗓️ Wed 13 Nov 1pm Learn how to implement effective soil testing techniques tailored to southern region soils. This session will help optimize input efficiency and improve long-term soil health, ensuring you’re getting the most from your testing efforts. Strategies for Predicta B testing 🗓️ Wed 20 Nov 1pm Understand how to best utilise Predicta B testing in your disease management plan. Get expert advice on integrating this powerful diagnostic tool to monitor and control soilborne diseases effectively. For more info and registration, check out the full details here: https://hubs.la/Q02WpD4h0. 🌱