Delivered by Riverine Plains and Paul McIntosh, the practical full-day workshops will provide growers with practical information to improve harvester productivity, minimise grain losses and make informed decisions ahead of harvest.
GRDC Senior Regional Manager North, Rebecca Raymond, said even small improvements in harvester set-up and operation could have a significant impact on grain recovery, efficiency and overall profitability.
“These workshops are designed to give growers practical, evidence-based information. By bringing together leading harvest experts from across the grains industry, we are helping growers better understand where grain losses occur and what can be done to minimise them.”
The free workshops bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers for facilitated discussions and practical demonstrations covering preventable grain losses, methods for measuring harvest loss, harvester efficiency and output, harvest weed seed control, fire prevention and the calibration of harvester technology.
New South Wales grain grower Rory Keady, who attended a previous workshop, said the sessions provided valuable insights and practical ideas.
"Great to get the tips from the workshop and see the changes make a difference for us... best harvest we have had with low losses!" Mr Keady said.
Workshop leaders
The workshops will be led by industry specialists including:
- Murray Skayman — Independent Harvest Specialist, International
- Brett Asphar — Independent Harvest Specialist, Australia
- Kassie van der Westhuizen — Independent Harvester Specialist, Australia
- Ben White — Kondinin Group
- Peter Broley — Primary Sales Australia
The workshops will also include practical demonstrations by industry representatives and machinery manufacturers.
Program
The workshop program will cover:
- Understanding the impact of harvest loss
- Measuring grain loss and adjusting harvesters to reduce losses
- The latest harvest weed seed control information
- Setting up mill systems, including iHSD, Seed Terminator and Seed Control Unit
- Chaff decks and chaff lining
- Reducing the risk of harvester fires
- Improving harvester capacity and efficiency
- Managing harvest operations, productivity and economics
Dates and locations
Registration is essential for catering purposes.
