After identifying a need to lift cereal yields to take advantage of the extensive soil amelioration work that’s been happening in Western Australia and newfound opportunities to sow early crops, a group of innovative Esperance growers were keen to investigate options.

Quenten Knight a member of the Soil Constraints West steering committee and an agronomist with Agronomy Focus in Esperance put together a study tour plan for the group and with a GRDC Grower Development award, the Esperance growers had the means to travel.

Their destination was the Hyper Yielding Cereals trial site in New Zealand.

Further information:

GRDC - Grower and Adviser development: https://grdc.com.au/about/scholarships-sponsorships-awards/grower-and-adviser-development

FAR - Research and Extension projects: https://www.far.org.nz/far_australia/research_and_extension_projects

Quenten Knight Agronomist Agronomy Focus

9 Currong Street PO Box 2418 Esperance WA 6450

M - 0427 720004

P - (08) 9072 0542

F - (08) 9072 0726

E - [email protected]

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