A TWO-DAY course on spray droplets will be held at the Victorian Department of Primary Industries' Attwood centre today and tomorrow.
Cost is $750 per person, including all meals.
For information, phone Nickie Berrisford (03) 5226 4075 or 0428 622 655.
Having a field day
THE West Wimmera Durum Group will hold a field day next Tuesday.
The field day will start at Bordertown High School, in South Australia, before moving to Frances, in South Australia, and Kaniva.
For more details, phone the Durum Growers Association of South Australia on (08) 8338 7339.
Headers up
FARMER group Riverine Plains will host free header set-up workshops at Dookie and Rand, in NSW, next week.
The workshops will focus on the benefits of yield mapping and how to set up and calibrate yield-mapping equipment.
The Dookie workshop will be held from 1pm-4pm next Monday and the Rand workshop from 9am to noon the following day. For details, phone Fiona Hart on (03) 5744 1713.
Seeds in spotlight
SEED-DRILLING techniques will be under the spotlight at an Upper Murray Seeds field day at Tooma Station, in NSW, next Wednesday from 10am.
The field day will feature spraying, spray rigs, nozzles, spray patterns and calibration and a tour highlighting the farm's new seed varieties.
For details, phone (02) 6040 6464.
Canola guide
THE Grains Research and Development Corporation has released a new publication to assist southeast Australia's canola industry.
The Canola Best Practice Management Guide for South Eastern Australia is free and designed for growers, agronomists, consultants, students and others involved in the canola chain. Phone 1800 110022.
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