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ISSUE 84, FEBRUARY 2017
in this issue...
SEPWA HARVEST
REVIEW
SEPWA STAFF ON THE
MOVE
TWO BOOKS BY SEPWA
TO BE LAUNCHED
RESEARCH AND
PROJECTS UPDATE
SEPWA 2016 TRIALS
INFORMATION
Second place getter in the
RAIN Photo Competition,
Anne Bell’s “Getting ready
for the day to begin”.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Well another year is upon us - where does the bloody time go?
SEPWA Staff
are on the move
Budgets, paddock planning, summer spraying, ripping, lime,
gypsum, the occasional clearing sale and who knows what else?
Seeding17 will be upon us in no time!
Alice Butler started work for SEPWA
as a graduate in 2014. In the two and
a half years she lived in Esperance,
she met many farmers and industry
people in the region.
After a near record grain production year in 2016, (despite the
challenges faced by many growers), we can all give ourselves a
pat on the back and hopefully the high production helps to cover
for the lousy grain prices.
Her work ethic was fantastic and she
was always friendly and happy to be
around. So it was with much sadness
that we said goodbye to her last month.
CBH has handled around 2.7 million tonnes this harvest with 2M
coming into the system in 30 days! Congratulations to all involved
and although we all like to gripe about the occasional line-up etc
- to handle this amount of grain of varying segregations in such
a short time goes to prove we have a world class system with
fantastic people operating it.
Alice has returned to her home town
of Albany and taken up a position
with the Department of Agriculture
and Food (DAFWA) in crop
protection, funded through GRDC.
We wish her well in her endeavours.
Port price differential has yet again reared its ugly head particularly
with malt barley at different times being bought by the same
company out of different zones at a $25 premium to ours. This is
nothing new and has been investigated many times by the SEPWA
team, with quite often the same answers being given: competition
from grain marketers being one main reason; not enough tonnes
being another; or quality in one shape or form as well.
Many of you will know Aidan Sinnott
who has taken on the Project Officer
position to work alongside Nigel
Metz. Since moving from Ireland to
Esperance in 2010, Aidan has worked
for Swans Vets, AGT and DAFWA
and most recently he was Operations
Manager for Precision Agronomics
Australia. Aidan has a Bachelor of
Science (Chemistry) and also speaks
fluent German.
However it has become apparent that the number of malt barley
segregations offered is harming our ability to extract a premium,
or at the very least hold par with the other zones as there is not
enough tonnes of one variety for buyers to compete for a shipload.
Barley variety rationalisation is not a new issue but one that
is very tricky for industry to tackle as nobody wants to tell the
growers what they should grow since what suits the market quite
often does not perform in the paddock, be it head loss, disease
or even the little matter of yield.
Projects that Aidan is working on this
year will include: the Variable Rate
Technology project (GRDC funded),
Headless Barley Project (COGGO),
Stubble Management Project
(COGGO), Lime trials, SEPWA variety
trials (with Bill Sharp) and the Malt
Barley Project (Royalties for Regions).
Aidan will work four days per week.
It would be nice if industry took a leadership role in this and
perhaps looked at it from an agronomic perspective as well as
from a malt performance point of view. From my perspective it
would be great if we had just three varieties segregated in the
port zone: a short season; longer season; and Clearfield variety
is one way to approach it, but with this debate comes a lot of
differing opinions. But if we want to have close to parity pricing
with the other zones it needs to be looked at by both industry and
growers with a little bit of compromise by both.
Julia Ashby has also finished work
with SEPWA after over a decade of
loyal service to the organisation. Julia
was SEPWA’s first staff member and
after moving with her family to Perth
several years ago, she took on the
Media Officer role externally.
The malt barley project headed by Nigel Metz has just started
looking at, among other things; forging closer ties between the
grower and end user, i.e. the maltster and brewer. One of the
things this entails is visiting some breweries and malt houses to
gain a better understanding of the process as well as giving them
an understanding of the issues of why we don't grow such varieties
as Stirling anymore; do we really need a colour measurement; etc.
Julia’s professionalism and
experience have been a fundamental
reason for SEPWA’s success and the
Executive Committee and Staff are
forever grateful to Julia for her work in
establishing SEPWA as the wonderful
organisation it is today.
These trips, with the first being to Vietnam, are open to members
and are a fantastic opportunity for our people to learn more about
your product and I highly recommend anyone interested to consider
going they are both very educational, fun and tax deductible.
All this and much more are happening with your local grower
group in 2017.
Michelle Handley will take on
working six hours per week as a
project officer and will support Niki
Curtis in delivering the Newsletter and
media releases to replace Julia.
I wish you all the best with the forthcoming season.
Greg Curnow
President
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SEPWA Harvest Review
events
“Thinking outside the square”
Inspiring people to think outside the square will be the
focus of this year’s Harvest Review which is set for Friday
February 24 in Esperance.
Sponsored by GRDC and GrainGrowers, the annual Review
and AGM will bring farmers, industry and SEPWA sponsors
together to learn from a number of relevant speakers who will
challenge and inspire attendees.
Speakers who will travel to Esperance for the day include:
Nuffield Scholar, Reece Curwen from South Stirlings will talk
about broad acre farming management systems; and another
Nuffield Scholar, Bob Nixon will travel from Kalannie to discuss
double break and on farm lime resource opportunities.
A panel of experts from across Australia will focus on finding
solutions to the recurring issue of barley price differentials
for the Esperance Port Zone. Included in the panel will be
Executive Chairman of Barley Australia, Andrew Gee who is
based in NSW. Andrew has had 25 years of experience in the
malting industry, with Joe White Maltings and more recently as
a consultant. He has been with Barley Australia since 2011.
Local professionals will include: DAFWA’s Mark Seymour who
will talk about break crop research findings; Jeremy Curry
(DAFWA) will discuss cereal research including barley head
loss; David Hall (DAFWA) will show results from on-going soil
research in the region and SEPWA’s Nigel Metz will report on
current SEPWA research projects.
CBH Board member, Simon Stead will give an overview of the
2016 harvest.
The recipient of the Rob Ashman Memorial Scholarship, which
is sponsored by SEPWA and Hassad Australia, will also be
announced.
The SEPWA AGM and Harvest Review will be held on Friday,
February 24 with registrations from 8.30 am at the Esperance
Bay Yacht Club.
The day is open to anyone and entry is free. The SEPWA
Harvest Review is partly sponsored by GRDC and
GrainGrowers and will be fully catered for. A sundowner
will follow in the Cliffs Room. To register, please email Jan
Clawson [email protected].
Results from the SEPWA variety trials will also be presented
at the RAIN Crop Updates in Ravensthorpe on Thursday,
February 23. For more information on the Rain Updates,
please contact Elisa Spengler on (08) 9838 1018.
Or for further information, contact SEPWA Executive Officer,
Niki Curtis on 9083 1152 or check out the SEPWA website at
www.sepwa.org.au.
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8.30 am
9 am
9.05am
9.30am
10am
Registration
Welcome
Murray Ayers, SEPWA
Harvest review – wrap up of 2016
Simon Stead, CBH Esperance
SEPWA projects update
Nigel Metz, SEPWA Projects Officer
SEPWA AGM
President’s and Treasurer’s report
General Business
Greg Curnow and Tara Vermeersch, SEPWA
10.30am
11am
11.25am
11.40am
11.55am
Morning Tea
Break crops – what we know works
Mark Seymour, DAFWA Research Officer, Esperance
Exporting opportunities in containers from the EPZ
Neil Wandel, Esperance Quality Grains
GRDC Update
GRDC
Rob Ashman Memorial Scholarship presentation
Hassad Australia and SEPWA
12.10pm
Lunch Sponsored by Grain Growers
1pm
Growing your business with people: The dynamics
between family farms and labour management
systems
Reece Curwen, Nuffield Scholar, South Stirlings
1.30pm
1.50pm
Cereals and barley head loss trials results
Jeremy Curry, Cereals Research Officer, DAFWA
Esperance
Soils constraints results from deep ripping trials in
EPZ
David Hall, Soils Research Officer, Esperance
2.15pm
2.55pm
Double break findings and on farm lime resources
Bob Nixon, Nuffield Scholar, Kalannie
Afternoon Tea
Australia’s barley market
3.10
Andrew Gee, Executive Chairman, Barley Australia
3.30pm
Barley rationalisation and marketing to improve
returns
Industry panel
4.20 pm
Closing and summary
Tara Vermeersch, SEPWA
Please join us in the Cliffs Room for a sundowner
With grateful thanks to our event sponsors
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Thursday March 16, Salmon Gums Recreation Centre
The North Mallee Updates will be held at Salmon Gums on Thursday March 16 at
the Recreation Centre.
Stephen Park from Pacer Legal will travel from Perth to discuss legal rights and
responsibilities.
Other speakers will include: Nuffield Scholar Nick Gillett, from Bencubbin
who will talk about innovative ways to improve crop establishment and yield;
DAFWA research officer Dave Hall will talk about subsoil constraints and Mark
Seymour will discuss break crop research.
Cascade farmer Gary Walter will give an overview of how his farming operation
deals with grain storage at Cascade and Mick Daw will provide an update on the
2016 harvest.
For more information you can contact Sam Guest on 0428 758 008 or Niki Curtis
on 0447 908 311.
This free event is fully catered for. Please RSVP for catering purposes to Jan
Clawson: 0407 990 497 or email [email protected]
AGENDA
Registration and morning tea
10am
10.15am
Welcome
10.20am
GRDC Update
Sam Guest
10.40am
Your legal rights and responsibilities
12.10pm
Lunch
Stephen Park, Pacer Legal, Perth
Two books edited by SEPWA and funded
by GRDC will be printed and released this
month.
“Variable Rate Technology: Maximising
returns for Western Australian Grain
Producers” showcases some of the
Variable Rate Technology (VRT) tactics
used by WA grain growers mostly in the
Esperance and Geraldton Port Zones
to increase productivity and profitability
in their farming systems. This was
highlighted as being a research and
development priority by the Grains
Research and Development Corporation’s
(GRDC) Western Region in 2016.
The GRDC Regional Cropping Solutions
Networks in Geraldton and Esperance
saw VRT as being a useful tool worth
extending further. GRDC enlisted SEPWA
to oversee the project.
Case studies in the more northern grain
growing regions of Western Australia
were undertaken by Erin Green of Yuna.
In the southern regions, case studies
were compiled by Michelle Handley, Alice
Butler, and Niki Curtis. Comments from
four experienced consultants working in
the field have also been included.
1.10pm
Innovative ways of improving crop establishment and yield
2pm
Break crops – research update
Two YouTube videos are being released
as part of the project.
2.30pm
Soil constraints – blue sky ideas
3pm
Afternoon Tea
“Settling the Dust: Lessons learnt from
the 2015 Esperance Fires” is also a book
of case studies funded partly by GRDC.
Nick Gillett, Nuffield Scholar, Bencubbin
Mark Seymour, DAFWA, Esperance
David Hall, DAFWA, Esperance
3.20pm
SEPWA Projects Update
3.40pm
Grain storage case study
4pm
2016 harvest review
4.30pm
Closing and wrap up
In the weeks following the November
2015 fires, SEPWA was contacted by
many individuals and industry groups
offering support. GRDC was one of
those groups and it was decided by the
SEPWA Executive Committee and staff
that a book was needed to document
what was learnt from the tragedy for the
benefit of others in the future.
Nigel Metz, SEPWA
Gary Walter, Cascade
Mick Daw, CBH
Sam Guest
Both books will be online and limited
printed copies will also be available.
You are invited to stay for a Sundowner and dinner ($20 per head) .
With grateful thanks to our sponsors:
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RAIN WRAP
By Elisa Spengler, RAIN Executive Officer
AGENDA
10.30
11.00
First place getter in RAIN Harvest Photo Competition: Ros Giles
It’s been a very dry spell after what
many will remember as ‘soggy
sixteen’. Growers have enjoyed a
fairly uninterrupted break on the
coast or away with loved ones over
January.
RAIN held a 2016 Harvest
Photography Competition (following
the success of the Seeding version), a
celebration of the agricultural industry
and our farming community. We
were inundated with quality entries! It
was a tie first place between Stacey
Webster’s beaut shot of "I'll take the
arvo shift Dad" and Ros Giles drone
beauty. Anne Bell's "Getting ready
for the day to begin" was awarded
a second place. In the under 16's
category, Hamish Medway's headers
photo took the prize. Thanks to
everyone for their support. Sharpen
those photography skills as there’ll
likely be a 2017 seeding competition
to follow.
RAIN and sub-group, the Southern
Biosecurity Group held stalls at the
Paddy’s Market Day in Hopetoun
on January 14th. There was a great
roll up with plenty of enthusiastic
youth fishing for ‘salty facts’. A
‘Try Snorkelling’ event followed.
South Coast NRM delivered some
small classes aiming to build youth
confidence with a snorkel and
encouraging ocean appreciation.
These were well supported despite the
dismal weather.
The Ravensthorpe Crop Updates are
scheduled for Thursday 23rd February.
RAIN will be offering to cover the cost
of childcare at The Cub House (prior
registrations required). Please see
below agenda, a reminder to RSVP so
we get the catering spot on! The RAIN
Crop Updates event is sponsored by
GRDC, GrainGrowers and SEPWA.
The Lakes Grower Group Crop
Updates event will follow on Thursday
March 16th. Details are being refined
and will be advertised shortly.
To find out more about the RAIN
group email rainoffice@westnet.
com.au, phone 98381018 or
follow us on facebook: https://
www.facebook.com Ravensthorpe
AgriculturalInitiativeNetwork
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REGISTRATIONS &
MORNING TEA
Peter Kuiper (RAIN) Introduction
11.05
Alan Meldrum (Grain Growers)
11.10
TBC, GRDC Update
Grain Growers Update
11.20
Brendan Nicholas (DAFWA)
11.30
TBC CBH Update/ 2016 Harvest
11.50
Aidan Sinnott (SEPWA) SEPWA
12.20
Nathan Mudie (Landmark) Break
12.40
LUNCH
1.20
DAFWA Update
Review
Trial Update (incl. Stubble & Lime
Trial Results)
Crop Trial results
Michael Nash (SARDI) Snails
Research Update
1.50
Bob Nixon (Nuffield Scholar)
2.20
Tyler Raleigh (Energy Made
Clean) Off Grid Power Options
2.35
Afternoon Tea sponsored by
Energy Made Clean
3.05
Luke Marquis (South East
Agronomy Services) SEPWA Trial
The Double Break/ On Farm Liming
Sources
Summary/ Summer Cropping Trial
3.35
TBC Commercial Planting of
4.05
Panel Session - TBC
4.50
Stephen Brown (CEO WA
Farmers)
Banksias
Panel Session
WA Farmers Update
5.00
Peter Kuiper (RAIN)
5.00
Sundowner with tasting boards
Event Close
Lucky Bay Brewing Beer Sponsored
by WA Farmers
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SEPWA
Variety
Trial
Summary
By Bill Sharp, SEPWA trials co-ordinator
The SEPWA trials play a very
important role in assisting farmers
to identify the better performing
varieties and have resulted in
SEPWA members being some of
the fastest adopters of new varieties
in Australia. Trial data has been
collated to show yields, quality and
economic ranking for all SEPWA
wheat, barley and canola trials for
the period 2011 to 2016.
All SEPWA trial results are now
posted on the SEPWA web site
at www.sepwa.org.au. and 2016
data will be available at the SEPWA
Harvest Debrief day on February 24.
For further information about the
SEPWA trials, contact SEPWA
Trials Co-ordinator Bill Sharp on
0428 711375.
YIELDS AND FARMANCO RANKING FOR SEPWA TRIALS 2011-2016
Canola
Barley
Wheat
Yield
(t/ha)
Farmanco
Ranking
($)
Yield
(t/ha)
Farmanco
Ranking
($)
Yield
(t/ha)
Farmanco
Ranking
($)
High Rainfall Sandplain
1.702
$842
2.970
$680
3.444
$940
2011
1.828
$899
3.810
$896
3.366
$891
2012
1.888
$982
2.466
$692
3.131
$1,007
2013
1.191
$573
2.957
$652
3.634
$997
2014
2.140
$1,032
2.282
$534
3.268
$913
2015
1.126
$534
3.433
$892
Area × Year
2016
3.346
$658
4.199
$978
Medium Rainfall Mallee
1.732
$868
3.442
$827
3.314
$885.72
2011
1.536
$760
3.000
$739
2.985
$685
2012
1.954
$1,079
3.051
$889
3.124
$978
2013
1.773
$884
3.411
$803
3.521
$993
2014
1.383
$635
2.979
$735
2.813
$790
2015
1.725
$829
4.673
$1,085
3.490
$951
2016
2.089
$1,070
4.410
$860
4.240
$966
Low Rainfall - Mallee
1.168
$585
2.967
$683
2.632
$713
2011
0.782
$348
1.380
$321
1.995
$525
2012
0.848
$422
2.065
$595
1.829
$590
2013
1.432
$735
3.968
$901
3.767
$1,047
2014
1.064
$477
2.398
$580
2.534
$692
2015
1.435
$724
3.513
$819
2.619
$705
2016
1.548
$862
3.580
$711
2.934
$655
Average
1.544
$770
3.073
$715
3.039
$823
First place getter in RAIN Harvest Photo Under 16 Competition: Hamish Medway
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WHEAT VARIETY TRIALS
For the period 2011 – 2016 SEPWA
has tested 34 wheat varieties and for
the past few years there have been 13
SEPWA Wheat variety trials throughout
the Esperance Port Zone (EPZ)..
In 2016 there are no new wheat
varieties in the SEPWA Trials which
shows the dominance of Mace as the
new benchmark. Notable inclusions
from 2015 are Scepter a new Mace
replacement (Mace as the major
parent) and Cutlass (Fang as the major
parent, Carnamah and Stylet as minor
parents) and is a mid-late maturity
variety (approx. 1 day earlier than Yitpi)
and photoperiod responsive so time to
maturity can vary depending on sowing
date. Other varieties included 2014
releases Bremer, Longreach Trojan
(Pacific Seeds), Impress CLplus and
Hydra (both from Intergrain) and older
varieties including Yitpi, Emu Rock,
Corack and Eagle Rock.
Average yield, quality and Farmanco
Ranking from SEPWA Wheat variety
trials for 2011 – 2016 can be seen in the
following table.
WHEAT YIELDS AND QUALITY DATA FOR SEPWA TRIALS 2011-2016
Year
High Rainfall - Sandplain
2011
Varieties include winter and spring
wheats such as Einstein, Manning,
Forrest, EGA Wedgetail, DS Pascal
and Revenue. DS Pascal in a recently
released variety from the Dow
AgroSciences breeding program and
Edstar Genetics have included a new
variety EDGE06-039-13 while a farmer
selected variety AFP Typhoon was
included in the Hopetoun site. Mace
and Scepter have been included in
the site at Condingup while the site at
Wittenoom Hills the site has been sown
in early April including the varieties
Mace and Trojan however a further
sowing of Mace in mid may will be
the control as a comparison to normal
planting of wheat in the area.
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Protein
%
Hect
Wt.
Falling
Numbers
Farmanco
Ranking
Yield
(kg/mm)
3.444
3.366
11.6
11.6
77
77
310
286
$940
$891
9.3
8.6
3.131
2012
11.7
3.634
2013
12.4
3.268
2014
12.2
3.433
2015
2016
Medium Rainfall - Mallee
2011
10.4
2016
2011
2013
286
$892
9.4
9.8
11.1
11.4
79
75
327
146
$886
$685
11.2
9.4
10.9
11.2
12.6
9.6
78
80
80
77
364
409
333
327
$978
$993
16.0
11.7
$790
10.3
$951
9.7
4.240
9.7
81
394
$966
10.8
2.632
1.995
11.1
12.6
78
75
340
261
$713
$525
11.2
9.0
11.9
10.1
12.2
77
82
78
75
342
$590
407
$1,047
337
$705
308
$692
12.0
13.9
10.2
2.619
10.3
9.4
82
396
$655
11.7
3.039
11.3
78
328
$823
10.6
2.934
2016
Average
9.0
3.314
2.985
2.534
2015
$913
8.5
3.767
2014
319
$978
1.829
2012
10.2
$997
374
2.813
Low Rainfall - Mallee
74
$1,007
81
3.490
2015
76
335
304
10.3
3.521
2014
76
78
4.199
3.124
2012
2013
LONG SEASON WHEAT TRIALS
There were THREE long season wheat
trials which are CBH sponsored trials
located at Condingup, Hopetoun and
Wittenoom Hills. The trials are looking at
early sowing of long season winter wheat
varieties in the in mid to high rainfall
areas sown in early April and looking for
high yields with a protein around 9.5%.
Yield
(t/ha)
10.4
LONG SEASON WHEAT
YIELDS AND QUALITY DATA FOR SEPWA TRIALS
Region × Location
Yield
(t/ha)
Protein
%
Hect Wt.
Falling
Numbers
Farmanco
Ranking
Yield
(kg/mm)
High Rainfall - Sandplain
5.357
10.7
76
360
$1,102
12.5
Hopetoun
4.558
9.4
72
340
$968
13.0
Medium Rainfall - Mallee
3.601
9.2
74
357
$765
9.4
Wittenoom Hills
3.601
9.2
74
357
$765
9.4
Average
4.793
10.2
75
359
$994
11.5
Condingup
6.076
11.8
80
378
$1,223
12.0
Note: Condingup site suffered waterlogging and therefore only the best areas of plots were harvested
In 2017 SEPWA and CBH will further continue with long season wheat trials and early
sowing in the Esperance Port Zone.
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BARLEY VARIETY TRIALS
In 2016, ten SEPWA barley variety trials
were sown throughout the Esperance
Port Zone. The only new barley variety
in the SEPWA trials in 2016 was from
Intergrain, IGB 1305 which is a Flinders
type and has been included in FOUR
sites in medium to high rainfall areas
with other varieties include La Trobe,
Flinders, Hindmarsh, Scope, Fathom,
Compass and GrangeR. Varieties
from 2015 included Rosalind (Feed)
and Spartacus CLF (Clearfield) from
Intergrain. In 2016 the Neridup site has
been moved to Condingup.
Frost damage occurred at some sites
with the most affected being at Lake
King and Salmon Gums.
Like wheat, at harvest sub-samples are
taken of all barley varieties and CBH
undertake quality testing including
protein, moisture, colour screenings
and hectolitre weight. These results
determine the Farmanco Economic
ranking based on the varietal
classification e.g. Malt, Food or Feed
and current pricing at time of harvest.
BARLEY YIELDS AND QUALITY DATA FOR SEPWA TRIALS 2011-2016
Year × Region
Yield
(t/ha)
Protein
%
High Rainfall - Sandplain
2.970
11.1
3.810
2011
10.9
Colour
Hect
kg/hl
Farmanco
Ranking
Yield
(kg/
mm)
55
61.9
$680.33
8.9
55
62.0
$896.12
13.0
2012
2.466
11.6
56
59.2
$691.87
8.5
2013
2.957
13.2
54
61.0
$652.12
9.1
2014
2.282
10.6
56
62.5
$533.78
5.8
2016
3.346
8.9
57
64.5
$658.14
8.4
3.000
11.6
56
64.9
$826.78
$739.06
12.0
2011
3.442
2012
3.051
11.5
57
63.4
$889.37
13.8
Medium Rainfall - Mallee
11.1
57
64.3
9.4
2013
3.411
13.0
57
62.4
$803.30
9.9
2014
2.979
10.8
56
64.3
$734.99
11.9
2015
4.673
8.6
57
65.7
$1,085.26
21.0
2016
4.410
8.2
57
67.0
$859.94
11.4
$683.00
12.2
2.967
Low Rainfall - Mallee
11.5
1.380
2011
58
12.0
63.5
55
61.6
$321.14
5.8
2012
2.065
11.0
58
62.4
$595.18
11.9
2013
3.968
12.2
57
65.0
$901.02
15.1
2014
2.398
10.6
58
64.0
$579.90
9.3
2015
3.513
13.3
61
63.1
$818.82
15.0
2016
3.580
9.7
60
63.2
$710.54
13.8
Average
3.073
11.4
57
63.3
$714.63
11.5
Based on quality standards from SEPWA Barley variety trials for 2011 – 2016 varieties
which were either under malt accreditation or malting varieties 50% achieved Malt 1 or
Malt 2.
BARLEY CLASSIFICATIONS (MALT VARIETIES) FOR SEPWA TRIALS 2011 - 2016
MALT Varieties
MALT 1
MALT 2
8
Total
Bass
5
16%
11
35%
15
48%
31
Baudin
4
16%
10
40%
11
44%
25
Buloke
7
24%
7
24%
15
52%
29
Commander
5
19%
9
33%
13
48%
27
Compass ***
2
8%
6
24%
17
68%
25
Flinders
10
24%
10
24%
21
51%
41
Gairdner
13
57%
3
13%
7
30%
23
GrangeR
9
28%
8
25%
15
47%
32
La Trobe
10
23%
15
35%
18
42%
43
Scope
5
9%
19
34%
32
57%
56
Spartacus CLF ***
4
33%
8
67%
12
IGB 1305 ***
1
25%
3
75%
4
Total
70
20%
103
30%
175
50%
348
*** Denotes variety under malt evaluation
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Hindmarsh achieved 50% food quality
grade for the same period. Please note
that in some instances the SEPWA trials
are not harvested immediately when the
rest of the paddock is harvested (head
loss information) and this will affect the
quality of seed.
Barley head loss represents significant
loss of revenue for WA grain growers
and this is particularly so in the south
coast regions of WA where higher
yielding barley production tests barley
straw strength.
SEPWA through funding from Council
of Grain Grower Organisations Limited
(COOGO) has been monitored head
loss in SEPWA barley variety trials for
2016 whereby head loss has been
recorded immediately before harvest
and like 2015 head loss at most sites
at harvest was very low. Scope is a
variety prone to head loss and has
demonstrated this in SEPWA trials for a
number of years and Scope has been
used as the benchmark for measuring
head loss in SEPWA barley variety trials.
2016 SEPWA BARLEY VARIETIES TRIALS - HEAD LOSS HEADS PER M²
PERCENTAGE OF SCOPE
High Rainfall Sandplain
Medium Rainfall Mallee
Low Rainfall Mallee
Average
39%
8%
40%
55%
9%
6%
Compass
20%
89%
29%
36%
Fathom
5%
33%
35%
22%
Flinders
19%
59%
60%
42%
Gairdner
40%
27%
Hindmarsh
14%
10%
30%
39%
50%
34%
Varieties
Bass
Baudin
La Trobe
Oxford
23%
15%
Scope
100%
100%
100%
100%
GrangeR
14%
50%
34%
IGB 1305
9%
68%
36%
Rosalind
14%
56%
35%
29%
Spartacus CLF
17%
47%
50%
35%
Scope Average
13
3
4
5
OAT TRIALS
There has been some interest in oats
in the Esperance Port Zone and 3 sites
have been organised at Coomalbidgup,
Grass Patch and Ravensthorpe.
Varieties included milling varieties
Williams, Carrolup, Yallara, Pallinup and
a new milling (dual purpose) variety
Durack (WA02Q302-9), an early maturity
oat (7 to10 day’s earlier in maturity) than
Carrolup, Williams or Bannister together
with a feed variety Swan. The main aim
of the oat trials is to ascertain if the EPZ
can produce high yielding quality oats
suitable for milling.
OAT VARIETY SEPWA TRIALS 2016
Year × Region
Yield
(t/ha)
Protein
%
Hect
kg/hl
Screenings
Farmanco
Ranking
Yield
(kg/mm)
Low Rainfall - Mallee
2.801
8.0
52.6
4.6
$477.14
10.8
Grass Patch
2.318
7.8
53.2
1.7
$396.20
10.1
Ravensthorpe
3.283
8.1
51.9
7.6
$558.08
11.6
Medium Rainfall - Mallee 3.802
9.2
57.1
3.2
$652.13
7.9
Coomalbidgup
3.802
9.2
57.1
3.2
$652.13
7.9
Grand Total
3.134
8.4
54.1
4.1
$535.47
9.9
Results from all 3 trials showed that all
milling varieties did make the minimum
the hectolitre weight of 51 for milling
quality for WA. (OAT1) with Williams the
top yielding variety.
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CANOLA VARIETY TRIALS
2016 season was a mixed year for
SEPWA canola variety trials with TWO
Roundup and TWO Triazine trials
being abandon due to water logging at
Condingup, Neridup (RR and TT) and
Jerdacuttup. Therefore this year there
is limited data especially on Roundup
Ready varieties for 2016.
SEPWA have tested 89 canola varieties
for the period 2011 to 2016 in SEPWA
variety trials throughout the Esperance
Port Zone (EPZ) and has included 2
conventional, 18 Clearfield, 33 Triazine,
33 Roundup Ready and 3 RT® dual
herbicide canola varieties.
CANOLA YIELDS × HERBICIDE TOLERANT FOR SEPWA TRIALS 2011-2016
Region × Yield
Conventional
High Rainfall - Sandplain
Clearfield
Roundup
Ready
RT Hybrid
Triazine
2011
2.089
1.851
1.797
1.771
2012
1.704
1.683
1.454
1.577
2013
1.193
1.243
1.182
0.799
2014
2.670
2.526
2.377
1.773
2015
1.174
1.141
2011
2.195
1.656
1.016
1.647
2012
2.394
2.132
2.635
1.840
Medium Rainfall - Mallee
1.166
1.047
2013
1.840
1.744
1.707
1.832
There has been a lot of discussion
2014
1.266
1.363
1.512
about hybrid and open-pollinated
2015
1.980
1.673
1.640
1.770
canola varieties. For the period 20112016
1.737
1.769
2.455
2.050
1.615
2016 there have been 13 hybrids and
16 open pollinated triazine varieties
Low Rainfall - Mallee
within the SEPWA variety trials. Below
2011
0.678
0.810
are the average site means for yield
2012
0.884
0.839
when comparing Triazine hybrid and
open-pollinated varieties. (Site means
2013
2.544
1.163
were calculated using Triazine varieties
There has been a lot of discussion about hybrid and open-­pollinated canola varieties. For the
2014
1.628
0.876
Pioneer ® Sturt TT, ATR TM Bonito, ATR
2016 there have been 13 hybrids and 16 open pollinated triazine varieties within the SEPWA
2015
1.435
TM Stingray, CB TM Atomic HT, CB TM
Below are the average site means for yield when comparing Triazine hybrid and open-­pollina
Telfer, Crusher TT, Hyola
450TT, Hyola
2016
1.548
555 TT and Hyola 559TT)
(Site means were calculated using Triazine varieties Pioneer ® Sturt TT, ATR TM Bonito, AT
Average
1.946
1.518
1.756
1.619
1.388
With canola because CB TM Atomic HT, CB TM Telfer, Crusher TT, Hyola 450TT, Hyola 555 TT and Hyola 559TT
there are so many
, Ready,
different systems e.g. Roundup
Clearfield, Triazine and each
has a
significantly different seed
and chemical
Triazine Canola Average Site Yields
cost in the Farmanco Economic Ranking
Hybrid and Open Pollinated
is based on current canola prices (FIS)
and quality
at time of harvest, yield
2011-­‐2016
including oil bonus and
cost of seed
3
based on seeding rates
and chemical
costs, not including the knockdown
2.5
component.
10
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Hybrid
Linear (Open Pollinated)
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AVERAGE SITE YIELDS AND QUALITY DATA FOR SEPWA CANOLA TRIALS 2011-2016
Region × Year
Yield (t/ha)
High Rainfall - Sandplain
Condingup
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Hopetoun/Jerdacuttup
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Medium Rainfall - Mallee
Wittenoom Hills
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Scaddan
2016
Coomalbidgup
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Munglinup
2012
2013
2015
Low Rainfall - Mallee
Beaumont
2015
2016
Salmon Gums
2011
2012
2013
2014
2016
Cascade
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
Ravensthorpe/Lake King
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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Protein %
Oil %
Farmanco Ranking
1.641
20.9
44.5
$810.25
1.973
1.612
1.096
2.476
1.174
19.6
21.4
20.6
24.5
20.4
43.4
44.2
42.9
45.9
48.8
$976.73
$857.60
$510.91
$1,231.41
$594.55
1.600
1.645
1.321
1.882
1.117
1.779
19.3
20.7
20.9
22.2
21.1
20.6
43.3
46.1
45.5
44.6
45.7
44.4
$778.09
$871.14
$658.52
$879.73
$521.87
$891.30
0.987
1.766
1.818
1.430
1.718
19.9
21.6
20.1
21.5
20.7
43.3
43.4
46.1
44.8
45.9
$462.78
$980.93
$927.09
$677.74
$828.75
2.382
20.0
48.2
$1,163.86
2.485
2.228
1.780
1.266
1.980
1.688
20.1
22.6
18.3
23.1
18.5
17.3
41.3
41.0
43.5
37.7
43.8
46.6
$1,274.55
$1,222.73
$895.69
$529.77
$988.84
$942.03
2.635
1.636
1.636
1.168
22.5
19.3
21.4
21.5
43.6
44.4
48.0
44.2
$1,318.84
$750.23
$758.95
$585.24
1.251
1.403
23.6
18.8
42.2
47.6
$610.23
$762.16
0.466
0.542
1.703
0.636
1.277
22.4
25.3
20.0
23.5
18.5
40.4
40.4
47.1
38.9
49.2
$187.80
$258.54
$904.01
$236.34
$719.73
1.096
0.989
0.762
1.686
1.771
22.3
19.7
23.1
19.3
19.3
40.7
47.0
41.5
41.5
49.1
$524.23
$506.87
$330.54
$856.56
$1,000.36
0.678
1.015
1.590
1.437
1.368
1.839
22.0
24.3
19.6
20.7
20.0
20.3
40.5
40.8
47.7
47.6
48.7
47.5
$263.18
$511.36
$803.35
$675.84
$705.72
$1,015.93
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5.3
7.3
8.3
2.3
6.0
3.6
3.6
5.0
3.3
6.2
3.2
5.8
3.8
7.0
6.3
3.6
5.0
6.9
7.9
9.8
3.8
3.8
8.9
3.5
11.8
3.6
5.0
4.9
5.3
6.7
2.4
4.2
7.0
3.4
5.5
4.6
3.4
3.9
5.6
5.4
3.4
5.9
6.9
4.2
4.5
6.1
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Setting
the PASE
BY Jason Vermeersch, PASE President
With a decline in the hectares of pulses grown in the port
zone over the last 4-5 years the PASE (Pulse Association
of the South East) committee have been trying find ways
to reinvigorate the love of pulses. Prior to harvest the
committee worked with Bevan Bessen of Tuna Blue, a
professional facilitator, to help PASE develop our strategic
plan which has given us a better understanding of our
short and long term goals, and a clearer picture of where
PASE is headed.
Lime trials
for the future
By Aidan Sinnott, SEPWA Project Officer
Acidification of soils within the Esperance Port Zone
is a long term issue which has been approached in
many ways. Spreading lime on soils to counteract
the rate of acidification is widely used, however quite
often trials in a project are too short term for analysing
the economic benefits over a longer period. SEPWA is
currently running a project focussing specifically on
referencing these trial locations in the future to better
understand the improvements, if any, and analysing
them economically.
Four trials have been laid out prior to seeding in 2016
using PA technology and broadacre farming equipment,
the locations of which were selected using a combination
of grower and consultant knowledge, yield data, and
satellite imagery. The trials are based at Hopetoun,
Ravensthorpe, Cascade, and Condingup.
Soil samples were taken from the trial areas and analysed
for pH prior to spreading, confirming acidity. Average pH
(calcium chloride) values at the trial locations ranged from
4.1-4.5 in the 0-10cm, 3.8-4.6 in the 10-20cm range, and
3.9-5.2 from 20-40cm.
The trials composed of three treatment rates of lime, 0, 2,
and 4t per hectare and this was replicated 3 times.
From this process it was pretty clear that while we cannot lose
sight of our main role of marketing your pulses, we also need
to invest some time and money into a few key areas to ensure
that we remain relevant and are able to assist growers with
agronomic and marketing options.
The ongoing assessment and monitoring of the trials will
be via DAFWA and future SEPWA projects.
As a result PASE is strengthening our relationship with SEPWA
and will use SEPWA’s variety trail platform and the expertise
of Bill Sharp to conduct legume variety trials on grower’s
properties this season. We are seeking growers to register
their interest in hosting a legume variety trial site and which
species of legume you are interested in trialling. You can do
this by emailing [email protected] or calling me directly
as soon as possible.
We have also been working with Nigel Metz to apply for an
R4R funded project to improve PASE’s ability to collaborate
with other supply chain participants and gain better access to
international end users. If our funding application is successful
we will make details available via PASE updates and in the
next SEPWA newsletter as we are committed to sharing
information and extension between the two grower groups to
help you keep your finger on the pulse.
For more information, contact Jason Vermeersch on
0428786069 or visit www.pase.org.au.
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RESEARCH Lentil Variety experiments in Esperance region 2016 By Mark Seymour, Senior Research Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Esperance DAFWA LOGO Nine named varieties and 21 lines were tested in three lentil variety experiments at Kumarl, Grass Patch and Wittenoom Hills, but only the results for released varieties and two near release lines are presented here. The majority of lentil plots grew well at the 3 sites and yields were higher than expected. The Kumarl site in particular had very good conditions and plots were very uniform with average yields of 1.7 t/ha. Both Grass Patch (2.0 t/ha) and Wittenoom Hills (1.8 t/ha) suffered from transient waterlogging which affected some plots and those were excluded from analysis. CIPAL1422 which is destined to be the new XT lentil variety (with improved botrytis grey mould resistance) performed well, producing equal or higher yields than PBA Hurricane XT or PBA Herald XT . Of the large red varieties, PBA Jumbo2 outperformed PBA Jumbo – which was expected. LENTIL VARIETY EXPERIMENTS
IN ESPERANCE REGION 2016
In the medium red lines, PBA Bolt which has been bulked up by a number of growers in the Esperance region in 2016 performed well, with no variety out-­yielding it. CIPAL1301 which is the next conventional variety set for release did not match the yield of PBA Bolt at any site in WA in 2016. The long cool spring appeared to suit the mid-­season variety PBA Ace which performed well at all sites ranking number 1 overall and in the top 5 at all sites – indicating it may be a variety worth trying if sown By Mark Seymour, Senior Research Officer, Department
of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Esperance
early. Nine named varieties and 21 lines
were tested in three lentil variety
experiments at Kumarl, Grass Patch
and Wittenoom Hills, but only the
results for released varieties and two
near release lines are presented here.
The majority of lentil plots grew well
at the 3 sites and yields were higher
than expected. The Kumarl site in
particular had very good conditions
and plots were very uniform with
average yields of 1.7 t/ha. Both Grass
Patch (2.0 t/ha) and Wittenoom Hills
(1.8 t/ha) suffered from transient
waterlogging which affected some
plots and those were excluded from
analysis.
CIPAL1422 which is destined to be the
new XT lentil variety (with improved
botrytis grey mould resistance)
performed well, producing equal or
higher yields than PBA Hurricane XT
or PBA Herald XT .
Of the large red varieties, PBA Jumbo2
outperformed PBA Jumbo – which
was expected.
In the medium red lines, PBA Bolt
which has been bulked up by a number
of growers in the Esperance region in
2016 performed well, with no variety
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Figure 1 Seed yield (% of PBA Bolt ) in 2016 WA Lentil Variety experiments (Lsd for Kumarl =
17%, Grass Patch = 23% and Wittenoom Hills = 21%)
out-yielding it. CIPAL1301 which is the
next conventional variety set for release
did not match the yield of PBA Bolt at
any site in WA in 2016. The long cool
spring appeared to suit the mid-season
variety PBA Ace which performed well
at all sites ranking number 1 overall and
in the top 5 at all sites – indicating it may
be a variety worth trying if sown early.
In 2017 we plan to conduct more
lentil variety trials throughout WA and
to investigate the agronomy of April
sown lentils in the Esperance region.
In particular if seeding rates can be
reduced and if longer season varieties
are options for April sown lentils.
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MANAGING WATER REPELLENT
SOILS PROJECT UPDATE
By Tom Edwards, DAFWA Research Officer, Esperance
2016 was a year where consistent
early rainfall and a wet winter
combined to mask the commonly
encountered constraints of nonwetting paddocks. Sustained rainfall
allows the soil profiles to wet up
through natural infiltration pathways
such as old root channels and through
capillarity associated with perched
water tables. Once the soil profile
is wet water infiltration is greatly
improved on even the most severely
repellent soils permitting good
establishment and subsequent yield.
Additionally low temperatures through
winter reduced the evaporation rate
preventing soils from drying out.
This is the case in our EDRS long
term water repellent management trial
(Figure1) with the maximum benefit
recorded at 600kg/ha for a deep
incorporation of clay in 2016, compared
to 2014 when a 1 ton/ha benefit was
recorded for the same treatment.
region this year to investigate:
Trials in 2016 further demonstrated
that the most substantial and long term
• How the risk of frost might be reduced
productivity gains from soil amelioration
with the incorporation of clay in the
are achieved when multiple constraints
surface layer.
are addressed. Table 1 demonstrates
a range of soil constraints that can be
• Poor establishment and subsequent
managed by one off strategic tillage
yield of break crops (canola & lupins)
operations. For 2017 the project aims
several years post Mould board
to continue to monitor the long term
ploughing. Complementary trials
economic benefits for the range of
examining, seeding placement, an
soil management options, in order to
increase in pre-emergent herbicide
• Efficacy and economic benefit of wetters examining interactions with herbicid
provide
the best information for every
phytotoxicty and a decrease in
weed control. combination
of soil constraints that may
nutritional availability
be encountered.
• Efficacy and economic benefit of wetters examining interactions with herbicides an
• Delving machinery on shallow duplex
Plans
are underway to add further water
soils with non-wetting sand over clay
weed control. repellent soil trials in the Esperance
• Efficacy and economic benefit of
wetters examining interactions with
MED Yield
herbicides and weed control.
6.0
MED Yield
5.0
6.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
4.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
The severity of water repellence can
be measured using the molarity of
ethanol droplet (MED) test. This is a
measurement of how much ethanol is
required in a solution of water for a drop
to infiltrate the repellent soil in under 10
seconds, with more ethanol needed for
strongly repellent soils. Typically a MED 0.0
measurement of 2 or above indicates
that a significant yield and weed control
Figure 1: EDRS long term water repellent management trial. Molarity of ethanol droplet (MED) test scale
of 1-4.The 2016 yield of Mace (t/ha).
benefit will be seen through mitigation
Figure 1: EDRS long term water repellent management trial. Molarity of ethanol drop
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Stubble
Management
By Aidan Sinnott, SEPWA Projects Officer
Evaluating the pros and cons of stubble retention can
cause farmers headaches. For many, burning is a cheap
option to overcome excessive stubble loads. An increasing
number of growers are looking to different methods for
managing their stubbles post-harvest. A COGGO Research
Fund project granted to SEPWA is taking a look at using
various machinery options.
Malting – the
process that links
the paddock and
the brew house
By Nigel Metz, SEPWA Projects Officer
As we commence our first visit to the new Intermalt
malting factory in Vietnam we take a look at the basic
process of “malting barley”.
Putting in the trial at Ash Stewart’s Wittenoom Hills property on January 25
Three trial sites have been selected for the purpose of
evaluating various implements at Wittenoom Hills, Condingup,
and Cascade. In January, the first of the trials was run using a
Väderstad Top Down, Bednar Swifter disc, K-Line Trashcutter
and K-Line Speedtiller. The area was harvested particularly
high to facilitate the trial, where cereal stubbles were 350400mm high. Initial impressions from observing the machinery
was that the stubble height was a problem, resulting in
irregular clumping and dragging.
The trial went in at Wittenoom Hills on January 25, and a few
days later had approximately 40mm of rain, which will aid the
degradation process.
The two remaining trials are due to proceed in the middle of
February, with the implements including Speedtiller, Joker,
Trashcutter, Slasher, and possibly a scarifier.
Evaluation of the trial areas will be conducted at seeding,
with soil tests taken immediately before the seeder. We will
be looking at important efficiency factors, such as trash
flow, blockages, seed placement and then also doing plant
establishment counts, and also looking at weed burdens. Yield
data will be collected and analysed on each treatment.
The overall findings will be compiled into an information
resource for WA grain growers to draw on for future reference
in relations to crop residue management and it will be
available for the 2019 season.
For further information contact SEPWA Projects Officer, Aidan
Sinnott on 0427 188 854.
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Malted barley, or malt, is the basic ingredient used in
the production of pretty much all beer around the world.
While there are multiple variations in the malting process
the basic process remains constant.
STEEPING
The first step for your barley is the soaking in water,
termed steeping. In this process the barley will be
drained and resoaked several times taking the moisture
content to around 44%. The absorbed water commences
the germination process with enzymes breaking down
protein and carbohydrate within the seed.
Steeping is complete when the barley has reached a
sufficient moisture and the start of the rootlets that are
now visibly emerging from the embryo of the kernel.
GERMINATION
In a process called “steep out,” the sprouted barley
is transferred from the steep tank to the germination
compartment. The germination process continues for 4
to 5 days with temperature and humidity control. Stirring
augers turn the grain bed to prevent rootlets growing
together.
DRYING
In the final process the germination progression is
stopped by drying and tumbling to knock off the shoots
and roots. Speciality malts ae dried or roasted further
depending on the desired colour or flavour.
You are now left with dry sprouted barley grains which
look very similar to the original barley, only now much
sweeter to taste. In our trip to Vietnam we will be planning
the testing program in which we will test samples from the
SEPWA variety trials for their ‘malting’ quality.
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Research Projects
Advanta Seeds offers cashback on Hyola varieties Better internet connection here’s hoping $22 million will
be the start of something!
Advanta Seeds offers cashback on Hyol
Advanta Seeds offers
cashback on Hyola varieties
Australian canola growers will be able to claim $100 cashback on every bag of selected Hyola new technology hybrids they purchase in the coming season. Australian canola growers will be able to claim $100 cashback on
Advanta Seeds canola business manager Justin Kudnig said the cashback offer was Hyola new technology hybrids they purchase in the coming seaso
designed to both reward customers and add value to the higher gross returns new technology hybrids can produce compared with open pollinated (OP) canola. Advanta Seeds canola business manager Justin Kudnig said the c
designed to both reward customers and add value to the higher gr
“The offer is available to canola growers who purchase Hyola 600RR or Hyola 725RT with Australian
canola growers will be able to claim
selected seed treatments for the 2017 cropping season,” he said. technology hybrids can produce compared with open pollinated (O
By Nigel Metz, SEPWA Projects Officer
$100 cashback on every bag of selected Hyola
“These hybrids have shown impressive yields, gross returns and improved weed control new “The offer is available to canola growers who purchase Hyola 600
technology hybrids they purchase in the
when compared to some OP TT varieties, while also taking into account the higher hybrid selected seed treatments for the 2017 cropping season,” he said. coming
season.
seed price.” Well after more than 3 years of all of us annoying Federal
“These hybrids have shown impressive yields, gross returns and i
and State politicians, regional WA is set for a boost In addition to the yield and oil advantages hybrids can bring, Mr Kudnig said these new in in
herbicide tolerant hybrids offer more options in the cropping rotations, improving overall IWM when compared to some OP TT varieties, while also taking into ac
data connection!
system profitability. seed price.” When SEPWA sat across from Terry Redman in early 2015
to talk
“In addition to the herbicide technology employed in many canola hybrids, the higher In addition to the yield and oil advantages hybrids can bring, Mr K
about the need for better farm internet connection, it was biomass allows for enhanced weed competitiveness up to 50 per cent higher compared to hard to
herbicide tolerant hybrids offer more options in the cropping rotatio
OP TT varieties, meaning a cleaner paddock and lower weed burden for the following gauge his response. It appears however he was listeningrotation.” and
system profitability. the State Government has now announced a $22 million State
Mr Kudnig said recent research suggested that these hybrids showed adaptability with early “In addition to the herbicide technology employed in many canola Agricultural Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement
sowing opportunities across medium-­high to high rainfall districts across southern Australia, biomass allows for enhanced weed competitiveness up to 50 per Fund, in partnership with the Department of Commerce. and that growers could increase their gross returns per hectare by selecting key hybrid varieties. OP TT varieties, meaning a cleaner paddock and lower weed burd
While the exact delivery of this fund has not yet been
rotation.” “Naturally it is up to each grower and their consultants to decide which technology group fits specified, the fundamental objective was stated as being
best with their integrated weed management plans.” Mr Kudnig said recent research suggested that these hybrids sho
“to create an opportunity for agriculture telecommunications
sowing opportunities across medium-­high to high rainfall districts Advanta
Seeds canola business manager Justin
For more information on eligibility and on how to claim, as well as terms and conditions, visit infrastructure to be constructed in the regional agricultural
and that growers could increase their gross returns per hectare by
pacificseeds.com.au/canolacashback Kudnig
said
the cashback offer was designed to
areas of WA”.
both varieties. reward customers and add value to the higher
This telecommunications infrastructure will need to be cogross“Naturally it is up to each grower and their consultants to decide w
returns new technology hybrids can produce
funded in its construction. At least a 50% co-contribution
compared
with open pollinated (OP) canola.
best with their integrated weed management plans.” separate to the R4R funds will be required from either local
“TheFor more information on eligibility and on how to claim, as well as
offer is available to canola growers who
users or federal funding.
purchase
Hyola 600RR or Hyola 725RT with selected
pacificseeds.com.au/canolacashback While the mobile phone blackspot funding gave many of us
seed treatments for the 2017 cropping season,” he
phone signal, as an internet connection it is expensive and
said. limited in data volumes. Some of you may now be using
hybrids have shown impressive yields, gross
“These
NBN satellite with variable results, and again limited data
and improved weed control when compared to
returns
allowances. This funding is designed to fill the gap between
some
OP TT varieties, while also taking into account
mobile connection and the consumer grade satellite NBN
the
higher
hybrid seed price.”
connection for dedicated data services.
Media contact: Brandon Long, 07 4690 2623 In addition to the yield and oil advantages hybrids can
According to government, this money is approved and bring, Mr Kudnig said these new herbicide tolerant
committed. It will roll out regardless of the March state election
hybrids offer more options in the cropping rotations,
outcome. Here’s hoping the investment that SEPWA has put
improving overall IWM system profitability.
into this topic can deliver some change in the coming year.
Scott Pickering at Cascade
“In addition to the herbicide technology employed
in many canola hybrids, the higher biomass allows
for enhanced weed competitiveness up to 50 per
cent higher compared to OP TT varieties, meaning
Media contact: Brandon Long, 07 4690 26
a cleaner paddock and lower
weed burden for the
following rotation.”
Mr Kudnig said recent research suggested that
these hybrids showed adaptability with early sowing
opportunities across medium-high to high rainfall
districts across southern Australia, and that growers
could increase their gross returns per hectare by
selecting key hybrid varieties.
“Naturally it is up to each grower and their consultants
to decide which technology group fits best with their
integrated weed management plans.”
For more information on eligibility and on how to claim,
as well as terms and conditions, visit pacificseeds.
com.au/canolacashback
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Annual Ryegrass control
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According to the Grains Research &
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Annual Ryegrass is one of the most
serious and costly weeds of cropping
systems in southern Australia.
Annual Ryegrass is a problem for a
number of reasons:
• It produces an extremely high number
of seeds per plant
• It is highly competitive
• Is a host for the bacteria Clavibacter
spp. that cause annual ryegrass
toxicity
• It can be infected by ergot fungus
• Many populations have developed
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will produce large numbers of seeds
and quickly become a serious and
significant weed problem.
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The introduction of ARCADE
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Prosulfocarb was developed by
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represented the first alternative MOA for
control of Trifluralin resistant ryegrass
populations in cereals and offered a
solution for resistance management.
BOXER GOLD continues to provide
a reliable and flexible solution for
controlling Annual Ryegrass for growers
across Australia. However, ARCADE
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herbicide diversity for resistance
management. It is also provides an
alternative to BOXER GOLD for those
sowing in lighter soil types or using disc
seeding systems.
It is important to have integrated weed
management tactics when developing
a management plan to control weed
populations on your property.
GRDC reported that in 2013, Annual
Ryegrass had developed resistance
to seven herbicide mode-of-action
(MOA) Groups (A, B, C, D, L, M and Q).
Repeated use of herbicides from the
same MOA group (particularly the highrisk Groups A and B) is likely to select
for herbicide-resistant individuals that
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MEMBER FORUM &
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
A deep dive into your business – from receivals to
markets and beyond.
It’s been another big year for the CBH
Group – we received and shipped the 13.6
million tonne crop, sold and marketed over
7 million tonnes and recorded a profit of
$49.8 million net of rebates. We announced
the Network Strategy and completed a full
Structure and Governance review where
the majority of grower members supported
retaining a co-operative structure.
28 FEBRUARY 2017
12:30pm
REGISTRATIONS OPEN
MEMBER FORUM &
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
We want to engage with our members openly,
so this year we’re introducing a member forum
before the AGM. Come and hear about the
performance of each business unit including
Storage & Handling, Marketing & Trading and
Investments and what lies ahead for the year.
There will also be plenty of opportunities to
ask questions and engage with CBH’s senior
management team.
1:00pm –
2:00pm
UNDERSTANDING CBH’s GRAIN PROCESSING
INVESTMENTS
An in-depth look at CBH’s current investments and how they
benefit your business.
Presented by Ben Macnamara, Commercial & Business
Development Manager, CBH Group.
Guest presenters - Greg Harvey, Managing Director and Chief
Executive, Interflour Group and Ben Abbot, Chief Executive
Officer, Blue Lake Milling.
2:15pm –
3:15pm
HOW CBH MARKETS YOUR CROP
A deep dive into your business –
from receivals to markets and beyond.
An overview of CBH’s Marketing & Trading business over the last
12 months with an outlook on market trends for 2017.
Check
the program for2017
what’s happening on
28 FEBRUARY
the day, and we look forward to seeing you
there.
It’s been another big year for the
AFTERNOON TEA
Following the AGM you’ll have the opportunity
to network with your fellow members,
Directors, CBH representatives and our
community partners at a cocktail function.
3:15pm –
3:45pm
Presented by Jason Craig, General Manager Marketing &
Trading, CBH Group.
CBH Group – we received and shipped the
3:45pm – over
STORING,
MOVING
AND SHIPPING
YOUR GRAIN
All
sessions
are open
to CBH
members
to and marketed
13.6
million
tonne
crop,
sold
7 million
tonnes
and recorded
4:45pm
attend and include question time with the
A look at CBH’s
& Handling
business and
how it’s driving
a profit of $49.8 million net of rebates. We announced
theStorage
Network
Strategy
and
presenters.
to improve the efficiency of your network.
completed a full Structure and Governance review where the majority of grower
CBH partners and industry stakeholders will
Presented by David Capper, General Manager Operations, CBH
members
supported
retaining
be
invited to join
us for the cocktail
function. a co-operative structure.
Group.
Registrations
We want to engage with our members
openly, so
this year we’re introducing a
Members are invited to attend one or all of the
5:00pm –
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
member
forum
AGM. Come
and hear about the performance of each
sessions
as well
as the before
AGM with the
registrations
6:30pm
Walter Newman, Chairman
open
on the day
fromincluding
12:30pm.
business
unit
Storage & Handling, Marketing & Trading and Investments
Andrew Crane, Chief Executive Officer
Location
and what lies ahead for the year. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask
Fraser’s State Reception Centre, 60 Fraser
Edward Kalajzic, Chief Financial Officer
questions
andWest
engage
Avenue,
Kings Park,
Perth. with CBH’s senior management team.
6:30pm –
COCKTAIL FUNCTION
RSVP
Following the AGM you’ll have the opportunity
to network with your fellow
10:30pm
Your RSVP is not mandatory, but would be
Join
fellow grower members,
Directors,
members, Directors, CBH representatives and ouryour
community
partners
at aCBH representatives
appreciated for catering purposes. Please
and our community investment partners for a cocktail function to
cocktail
function.
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your attendance
help celebrate CBH’s achievements over the last 12 months.
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by Tuesday, 21 February 2017 by calling the
seeing
youCentre
there.
Grower
Service
on 1800 199 083 or
emailing [email protected].
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Production cuts prod the bulls
By Georgia Twomey, Rabobank commodity analyst
Australia’s record winter grain
harvest has seen bins busting
around the country, and it has
been the same story globally,
with burgeoning grain stocks
continuing to weigh on the world’s
grain balance sheet.
However the January US Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) WASDE,
Winter Wheat Seedings and Quarterly
Stocks of Grain reports’ released
on January 12 provided some
moderately bullish news, despite
reinforcing that the world remains
awash with grain. The good news
for the market came with downward
production revisions for US corn,
soybeans and wheat – with US winter
wheat plantings cut by 3.75 million
acres, some 10 per cent lower YOY to
their lowest level since 1909.
The reduction in US winter wheat
seedings (a response from US
producers to low financial returns),
marks the first sign of a US supply
and demand deficit in 2017/18.
Rabobank has forecast stocks to be
eroded by some 150 million bushels
in 2017/18, halting the three years
of stock accumulation, which are
forecast to increase in 2016/17 by 21
per cent YOY to their highest level in
nearly three decades.
This transition to a US deficit will
help realise Rabobank’s 2017 price
outlook that forecasts CBOT wheat to
average USc460/bushel in late 2017.
It was not all good news in the reports
however, as additional US and global
stocks continue to add further weight
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US winter wheat seedings for 2017/18 are reported at their lowest levels since 1909
Source: USDA, Bloomberg, Rabobank 2017
to an already bulging supply situation.
The EU, Argentina and Russia all saw
increases to their wheat production
figures and global grain supply is still
expected to outpace use. While the
USDA lifted wheat use for food; feed
and residual use were both reduced.
Meanwhile corn, soybean and wheat
ending stocks are all still expected to
rise in 2016/17, each by more than
five per cent.
The USDA maintained their Australian
wheat production estimate at 33
million tonnes, up 35 per cent YOY
and in line with the December
ABARES crop report estimate. The
Department also estimated exports
to increase 52 per cent YOY to
an ambitious 24.5 million tonnes.
Although the lift would help to
reduce the estimated ending stocks
compared with last month’s report,
stocks are still forecast to rise 11 per
cent YOY with the large production
increase.
On balance, the USDA’s January
WASDE, as well as the Dec 1 Stocks
and Winter Wheat Seedings reports
were considered slightly bullish.
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u p c o m in g e ve n ts
February
Thursday 23 – RAIN Crop Updates
(Ravensthorpe)
Elisa Spengler – 9838 1018
Friday 24 – SEPWA Harvest Review
March
Monday 13 – EFOM Seminar
Niki Curtis – 0447 908 311
Thursday 16 – North Mallee Updates
Sam Guest – 0428 758 008
Niki Curtis – 0447 908 311
Monday 27 – GRDC Updates (Perth)
www.giwa.org.au/2017researchupdates
Esperance Farm Office
Management (EFOM)
March 13
May 8
June 12
August 14
September 11
November 13
Your SEPWA Team
2017
GRAINGROWERS
USA & CANADA
STUDY TOUR
25 MARCH – 1 APRIL 2017
GrainGrowers international tours
provide insight into international
markets, technology and systems.
Each tour reaches a different market
therefore targeting different members
of the community and offering a variety
of knowledge to each tour.
Previous tours have been to
Singapore, Malaysia and Jakarta to
gain a better understanding of Asian
market requirements and the end
customer. A tour to the USA focused
on giving growers insight into how
the US supply chain operates with a
focus on technology, and research
and development. In 2017 Michael
Southan, GrainGrowers’ General
Manager- Industry Development,
will accompany growers to the US
Pacific North West and Canada to
visit Cargill’s facilities, Oregon state
University, Canadian Grain commission
and the US Wheat Associates.
All tours allow participants to open
opportunities for their business and
build their networks Australia wide and
internationally.
If you wish to recieve updates on the
tour please contact GrainGrowers
on (02) 9286 2000 or email events@
graingrowers.com.au.
SEPWA Executive
President
Greg Curnow
9079 2101
0427 792 101
[email protected]
9078 2053
0429 008 638
[email protected]
9076 6068
0427 766 068
[email protected]
9078 6009
0404 845 435
[email protected]
Con Murphy
9075 0065 0418 400 548
[email protected]
Murray Ayers
9079 2018
0427 792 018 [email protected]
Andrew Chambers
9838 0083
0429 380 084
[email protected]
Craig Newman
9874 7032
0429 871 625
[email protected]
Chris Reichstein
9076 7049
0429 101 970
[email protected]
Lyndon Mickel
9076 6045
0427 766 029
[email protected]
Dan Sanderson 0427 786 044
[email protected]
Luke Marquis 0429 367 947
[email protected]
9083 1152
[email protected]
9083 1165
[email protected]
0404 277 337
[email protected]
0428 711 375 [email protected]
0427 792 179 [email protected]
0407 990 497 [email protected]
Immediate Past President
David Cox
Vice President
Adrian Perks
Treasurer
Tara Vermeersch
Secretary
SEPWA Staff
Executive Officer
Niki Curtis Senior Projects Officer
Nigel Metz Projects Officer
Alice Butler
Trials Coordinator
Bill Sharp Media Officer
Julia Ashby Bookkeeper
Jan Clawson Thanks to our sponsors for their invaluable support.
For further information, head to the SEPWA webpage (www.sepwa.org.au) or
SEPWA Facebook page.
DISCLAIMER SEPWA does not accept any liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or
otherwise arising from use or release of this information or any part of it.