The Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) seeder demonstration day was held in April 2019 to compare six commercially-available conventional seeders and precision planters in establishing canola at two sowing rates.

In this podcast, the GRDC’s Andrew Etherton talks through the event and the GRDC investment behind it - a four-year industry collaboration aiming to increase the profitability of growers in Australia’s southern and western grain producing areas.

The trial data will be analysed later in the growing season by BCG, and the outcomes shared with growers so they can make improvements to seeding machinery and quantify the value of precision planters in optimising plant establishment and yield.

Contact: Andrew Etherton [email protected]

Resources:

Birchip Cropping Group seeder demo day video: https://youtu.be/m7VM3BC4tnE More information: https://grdc.com.au/news-and-media/news-and-media-releases/south/2019/4/seeder-demonstration-day-at-birchip

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