

MIA Focus Site
CY25 Establishment Field Day
11 November 2024
Patrick Sergi, Sergrow | Murrami




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

PDK 6 (F1439)
PDK 19 (F1045)
Paddock 6 History

PDK 6 (F1439) PDK 19 (F1045)



NDVI - 18 December 2022




Paddock 19 History






PDK 19 (F1045)





19 October 2024


Management Timeline

Management Plan

Group input throughout season
PADDOCK 6
t/ha (VO71-Matilda)
PADDOCK 19
t/ha (VO71-Matilda)
Target PI 05/01/25 05/01/25
Layouts (e.g., beds) Beds Beds
Sowing date and rate
Soil amelioration
Sowing nutrition
Water management?
Nitrogen ?
Weed control?
Another flush (depending on weather)
PW: mid-end November 2024
Considering applying GRAN-AM before PW UREA variable rate: according to plant counting and NDVI/NRDE maps
Another flush (depending on weather) PW: mid-end November 2024
Considering applying GRAN-AM before PW UREA variable rate: according to plant counting and NDVI/NRDE maps
Evaluation

