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The shielded sprayer session included a talk from Dr Aaron Davis of James Cook University on the water quality benefits of using shielded sprayers for application of knock-down chemicals and banded application of residual chemicals and demonstration of two spray rigs built by local Burdekin growers Mark Vass and Denis Pozzebon.
Terry Granshaw of BPS presented on the use of shields and commented that the way these two growers had built their own rigs was innovation in action.
“These spray rigs show two ends of the spectrum. Denis’s is high-end with full GPS set-up while Mark’s is a more basic version with limited electronic technology, however they both get the The event was a collaboration between
SRA, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Burdekin Productivity Services (BPS), Farmacist, and Burdekin Bowen Integrated Floodplain Management Advisory Committee (BBIFMAC) with a focus on innovation, weed and fallow management.
Presentations on the day included a demonstration of the DAF dual herbicide spray rig, with a night time viewing of spray patterns under UV light, a spray nozzle display, demonstration of BBIFMAC’s Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Trailers, a presentation on fallow management from Mike Hanks from DAF, and an information session on using shielded sprayers with knock- down chemicals.
Jack Robertson of DAF goes through the nozzle display.
Sugar innovation expo a success
The Brandon Sugar Research Australia (SRA) station welcomed about 70 growers and sugar extension providers to the Sugar Innovation Expo recently. By Belinda Billing
job done and demonstrate application of farmer ingenuity and innovation,”
he said.
All attendees received a copy of SRA’s latest publication Precision Agriculture for the Australian Sugar Industry.
This guide provides information on implementing precision agriculture on farm, from utilising soil and yield maps to variable rate technology and GPS for guidance.
For more information please contact Belinda Billing on
[email protected] or Kate Daly on
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