Redesigning Broadacre Farming

Redesigning Broadacre Farming Systems is a Future Drought Fund funded project aimed at improving broadacre drought resilience. Lead by Dorin Gupta from UniMelb

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

What is the future of #native #crop farming 🌱? Join us for a workshop on 9th May for shared learning from the experience at Gap Flat Track in NE Victoria. 👉RSVP to attend
#futuredroughtfund #AusGov #AusAg #droughtresilience

[Riverine Plains @RiverinePlains]

🔎🌱Learn about the role of silica in enhancing soil health and crop resilience
📍Burramine Hall 📆Thursday 15 August, join us to hear from A/Prof Dorin Gupta, Project Leader & Crop Scientist; Prof Bill Malcolm, Economist; & Dr Alexis Pang, Soil Scientist. @UniMelb @DAFFgov #fdf

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Our harvest has begun despite all the setbacks and weather challenges. We are happy to have our research partner @BCG_Birchip helping us with the harvest at Dookie. Also a huge thanks to @agronomeiste for all his endless guidance.

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Work at our partner field trial site Riverine Plains. This year we have 3 replicated site across Victoria, assessing effect of #silicon for drought mitigation @GuptaDorin @Waseem_Ashfaq @razzprotein @SciMelb
#futuredroughtfund #droughtresilience

[Riverine Plains @RiverinePlains]

No rest for our field team once harvest is complete! Last week we commenced post-harvest soil sampling at our replicated trial with @UniMelb.

📖More on this project, 'silicon fertiliser for drought resilience in broadacre cropping' ➡️ https://t.co/OReg0EIOVe
@VicHub_Drought

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

#futuredroughtfund #droughtresilience #AusGov #AusAg

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Project staff Dr Razlin Azman and Dr Waseem Ashfaq and Dr Elena Colombi (@HangweiHu lab) were in Hobart last week to attend the #ASPS2023 conference. All three presented findings from 2022 field trial. @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq @colombi_elena @GuptaDorin @SciMelb

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

@AnaelleFait I feel your pain.

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

How's beautiful is this view of Mount Murramurrangbong from the indigenous garden site at Gap Flat Track in Kergunyah?
Come join us on Tuesday 24/10/23 for our field day! 🌱

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

A friendly reminder for our upcoming field day on Tuesday 24 October 📆. Open to all. Come join us and see the work we do with #nativecrops #futuredroughtfund #ausag

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

NExt up: Kergunyah Indigenous Garden, hosted with our project partner Gay Baker at her farm GapFlatTrack. The day will focus on the importance of #nativecrops for sustainable production systems. #futuredroughtfund #AusAg @GuptaDorin @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq @VicHub_Drought

[Dorin Gupta @GuptaDorin]

Thanks Professor Giovanni Turchini @gioturchini for visiting our FDF project trial site at Dookie campus and a good discussion on our Silicon mediated stress tolerance work in legumes and cereals @SciMelb @UniMelb @ausgov @Redesigning22 @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

@gduff_sfs @SC_Catt @SouthernFS We have Amberley currently growing in our paddock I Dookie. Growing great so far, already podding no disease yet.

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

NExt up: Kergunyah Indigenous Garden, hosted with our project partner Gay Baker at her farm GapFlatTrack. The day will focus on the importance of #nativecrops for sustainable production systems. #futuredroughtfund #AusAg @GuptaDorin @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq @VicHub_Drought

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

We are looking forward to welcoming you to #dookie campus for our Dookie Field Day 2023 #futuredroughtfund #AusAg #droughtresilience #broadacre

[Dorin Gupta @GuptaDorin]

And we are ready for our FDF Field day tomorrow at Dookie campus @UniMelb @SciMelb @ausgov @Redesigning22 @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq @NavyaBeera @jummyoged

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Our upcoming #Dookie Field Day 2023 is getting attention from the local press. We welcome students, academics, farmers, extension services & the general public to our flagship event. #futuredroughtfund #AusAg #drought (https://t.co/wKijt2GyV1)

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

@BCG_Birchip We are looking forward to this day. It's always great to have our research partners at our field days, each site has its own characteristics.

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Project research Fellow Dr Razlin Azman presented some findings from our 1st year of field trials and its implications for #legumes in #broadacre farming systems at the 4th International Legume Conference #futuredroughtfund #droughtresilience #AusAg @SciMelb

[Razlin Azman @razzprotein]

Presenting the research from the #futuresdroughtfund project @Redesigning22 at the 4th International Legume Conference @IntlLegmSociety.
Grateful to the Plant Nutrition Trust of @asps_ozplants for the funding. #droughtresilience #AusAg @SciMelb

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Next up is our very own Dookie Field Day at Dookie campus of @SciMelb on 3/10/2023. Lots of great talks by @GuptaDorin @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq
@agronomeiste @c_celestina @YolandaPlowman @RiverinePlains
morning ☕️ & lunch provided. Pls RSVP to attend.

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

Our research team @razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq and project leader @GuptaDorin were at this year's BCG Main Field Day #BCGMFD23 yesterday presenting key outcomes from last year's results field trial results for #droughtresilience #futuredroughtfund
Thanks to @BCG_Birchip

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

#research at #dookie campus under supervision of our project leader @GuptaDorin involving #lentil #cropwildrelatives #stresstolerance

[Dorin Gupta @GuptaDorin]

Proud of my PhD students! @NavyaBeera at our Dookie campus is ready to work on her second experiments _exploring wild and distant lentil genotypes for stress tolerance while addressing bigger challenges of food security and sustainability @SciMelb @UniMelb @Redesigning22

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

@razzprotein @Waseem_Ashfaq

[Redesigning Broadacre Farming @SAPUoM]

The @SciMelb team led by @GuptaDorin will be there to share our results for the #futuredroughtfund project aimed at improving #droughtresilience for #broadacre farming systems. Many thanks to our research partner @BCG_Birchip for organising the event.

[Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) @BCG_Birchip]

We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 BCG Main Field Day on Wednesday 13 September at Kinnabulla.

Free Entry for BCG Members and $50 for non-Members.

Register online here https://t.co/jPu1eUhziQ