Mastering Nitrogen Application Seminar, Naracoorte
Mastering Nitrogen Application Seminar
Naracoorte
Thursday 3 July, 2025
10.45am - 5:00pm, includes lunch and afternoon tea
'The Hall' Naracoorte Showgrounds Members Clubrooms
171 Smith St, Naracoorte SA 5271
MFMG Members $50, additional MFMG primary producer members $30
Due to the tough season we are offering non MFMG members the opportunity to attend for $50 per person.
Join Dr Mel Fraser, Soil Function Consulting together with research and agronomic leaders in the field for an in-depth look at nitrogen demand, supply and strategy application.
Hear the latest on local Nitrogen research relevant to the region.
The Seminar will cover the following topics:
- Understanding crop nitrogen demand and N budgeting
- Understanding nitrogen supply from soils
- Filling the Gap: Strategies to optimise N supply from fertilisers
- Update on local Nitrogen research
- Nitrogen and waterlogging
- Overview of Ri$kWise
Presenters
- Dr Mel Fraser, Principal, Soil Function Consulting
- Dr Mark Farrell, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Waite
- Lee Menhennett, Lead Agronomist, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
- Adam Hancock, Agronomist, Elders
- Malcolm McCaskill. Research Scientist, Victorian Department of Primary Industries
Cost
*NEW PRICE*
All tickets $50.00 - MGMG members and non-MFMG members
additional MFMG primary producer members $30 (login to the Member Area will be required to access the discounted ticket)
Lunch and afternoon tea provided, reconvene to the Naracoorte Hotel for post-seminar refreshments.
Registrations essential by Tuesday 1 July - www.mackillopgroup.com.au/events
Presenters
Dr Mel Fraser, Soil Function Consulting
Dr Melissa Fraser from Soil Function Consulting is the Limestone Coast’s resident soil scientist, working across research and development, extension and education and on-farm diagnosis of constraints. She fell in love with the region when she started her PhD in 2005 and has spent more than 20 years working across SA, Qld and the NT exploring solutions to the challenges that our farmers face. Dr Fraser is passionate about soil health and the role it plays in growing healthy plants, crops, animals and humans and will share the latest results and recommendations on soil carbon and areas to focus on to lower on-farm emissions.
Dr Mark Farrell, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Waite Campus
Dr Mark Farrell leads research into carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils and the wider environment, with national and international impact. Having over 15 years of experience in a range of agricultural and natural systems, he works from the mechanistic to system scale. Mark’s research includes national projects to quantify soil carbon stocks and its drivers of change, improved process understanding of soil nitrogen dynamics and integration of this new knowledge into agricultural system models, and identifying opportunities to improve soil health and resilience through the targeted adoption of mixed-species cover crops in dryland systems. He leads the recently announced GRDC Soil Health Framework development.
Lee Menhennett, Lead Agronomist, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
Lee Menhennett has been with IPL for 29 years undertaking various roles including sales, liquid development and agronomy. In his current agronomy role, Lee's focus is on pastures, cropping and summer cropping in South Australia, Victoria, Sth NSW and Tasmania. Lee is based south of Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley farming 1500ac wheat, canola and faba beans.
Adam Hancock, Agronomist, Elders
Adam Hancock is an agronomist based in South East South Australia with over 15 years of experience supporting growers. He is passionate about applied research and development, with a focus on crop nutrition, soil constraints and farming systems. At Elders, Adam provides agronomic advice, including precision agriculture services. He has managed numerous industry-funded projects and is a long-time collaborator with grower groups and research bodies. Adam holds roles with the Mackillop Farm Management Group, the South Australian Durum Growers Association and the Grassland Society, and previously served on the GRDC Regional Cropping Solutions Panel. He is committed to ensuring research delivers practical benefits to growers.
Malcolm McCaskill, Soil Scientist, Agriculture Victoria Research
Dr Malcolm McCaskill is a soil scientist with Agriculture Victoria based in Hamilton, and currently leads the Victorian component of the project “Understanding the Impacts of waterlogging on barley, canola and fababean”, which is a joint investment between GRDC, the University of Tasmania and Agriculture Victoria Research. He also contributes to other projects on nitrogen in grain cropping, and alleviation of subsoil constraints. He has previously worked on crop nutrition, pasture nutrition and sustainability issues in the meat and wool industries.
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Naracoorte Showgrounds Members Clubrooms
171 Smith Street
Naracoorte SA 5271
An event for potential and current members of the MFMG GRDC Hyper Profitable Crops Innovator Groups - North and South of Naracoorte. If you would like to be part of the group/s, please contact Gina Kreeck on 0488 600 443. ...