Grain and Graze Field Day: Western Flat

Grain and Graze Field Day: Western Flat

Thursday 24 September 2026

Proposed: 9.00am - 1:00 pm, includes morning tea and lunch

Josh Savages farm

Join researchers and fellow farmers for a Field Walk morning in the upper Limestone Coast on 24 September. Hear from researchers on three MFMG Trial Sites currently underway - including the MLA GRDC Legumes in Mixed Farming Rotations Project. For this, we'll be looking at the impact of nitrogen under three treatments of vetch.

We'll also check the progress of the GRDC Barley trial, and canola crops as part of the MFMG Improving Crop Establishment in the upper Limestone Coast project.

Owen Rees, ruminant nutritionist from TRAC will present on using legumes for animal production.

Trial Sites include:

MFMG Barley trial Site - hear from Elders Agronomist Adam Hancock on early crop protection products.

Part of the Getting the most out of your Barley in mixed farming systems project.

MFMG Vetch legume site 

Part of the MLA GRDC Legumes in Mixed Farming Rotations Project.

Derisking seeding demonstration site, insights from researcher Nathanial Modra, Brivon.

Part of the Improving crop establishment in the upper Limestone Coast Project.

Hear from Owen Rees, ruminant nutritionist with TRAC, on using legumes - in paddock and supplementary - for livestock production. 

Josh Savage's farm, followed by Western Flat Hall for presentation and lunch. 

The HPC Discussion Group - North - will follow the morning session with a Discussion Group afternoon. 

Registrations essential, includes morning tea and lunch. 

Cost: MFMG Members $25, additional MFMG primary producer members $15

Non MFMG members $100.

NB MFMG Member login required to access Members pricing.

Registrations essential by Monday 21 September.