The Hart Field Site Group Inc in conjunction with Rabobank  had its annual  "Getting the Crop In" seminar on

Wednesday 5th March 2008

at the Clare Town Hall,

commencing

9.30am to 5.00pm

For enquiries please contact either:

Peter Hooper 0427 225 590 or

Monica Trengove 0417 803 386 or

email: hartfieldsite@internode.on.net

2008 Agenda below

"Getting the Crop In" Seminar

5 March 2008

[At the Clare Town Hall]

‘Getting the Crop In’ 2008

Wednesday, March 5^th, Clare Town Hall

     9.30am         Welcome

-                 Linden Price, Chairman of the Hart Fieldsite Group Inc.

-                 Peter Neale, Rabobank Rural Manager, Clare

              Setting the scene

-                 David Cooper, farmer from Jamestown

              Container grain trade and on farm grain storage

-                 Murray Smith, Balco

-                 Edward Hawker, farmer from Clare

                                    10:30am Morning Tea

11:00am

              Hart trials review

-                 Peter Hooper, Hart fieldsite research manager

              Way Out West: Trameline farming and weed control

-                 Colin Hutchinson, farmer from Northam, WA

              New cereal varieties

-                 Rob Wheeler, SARDI, Waite

                                    12:30pm Lunch

1:30pm

              Hart trials review

-                 Justin Wundke, Hart trials committee

              Alternative fertiliser options and experiences with chicken litter

-                 Tony Craddock & Josh Hollit, Rural Directions

-                 Chris Watts, contractor from Mallala

              New pulse varieties

-                 Matt Dare, SARDI, Clare

                                    3:00pm Afternoon Tea

3:30pm

              Grazing cereal grain and pasture crops

-                 Jeff Braun, Agrilink Agricultural Consultants

-                 Steve Ball, farmer from Riverton

4:10pm Close – Linden Price, Chairman of the Hart Fieldsite Group

Hart Trial Results Booklet on sale now:  Members – FREE, Non-members - $10