CIA Focus Site
CY25 Establishment Field Day
12 November 2024
Justin Sutherland | Coleambally
Agenda
Catch up on how everyone is going so far Update on the Focus site management.
Nitrogen Management until PI: Maximising returns on nitrogen and using the tools to take the guesswork out
Return Rice: Optimising yield with back-to-back rice.
Herbicide Management: Issues, options and stewardship.
Permanent Water: Timing, depth control, and relationship to yield
AIRSTRIP NORTH
AIRSTRIP SOUTH
Paddock History
HARVEST 2021 PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
HARVEST 2022 PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
HARVEST 2024 PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
Dec 2023
Management Timeline
Management Plan
Group input throughout season
Target yield
t/ha (VO71-Matilda)
t/ha (VO71-Matilda)
Target PI 05/01/25 05/01/25
Layouts (e.g., beds) Beds & irrigation automation Beds
Sowing date and rate
Soil amelioration
Sowing nutrition
Water management?
Nitrogen ?
Weed control?
seed/ha - 8 October 2024
seed/ha - 8 October 2024
(2023)
