AgCommunicators

07/10/2026

What did 2026 tell us about net blotch, and what does it mean for next season?

Join Dr Lisle Snyman, Queensland DPI, Dr Tara Garrard, SARDI, and Dr Nola D’Souza, CCDM, for the latest on fungicide resistance and NFNB research, and how variety choice, fungicide use, stubble and rotation can help manage net blotch risk in 2027.

Join our free webinar on Friday 23 October presented by the Disease Management Extension Network.

When: Friday 23 October
Time: 1:30pm ACDT

Register now: https://bit.ly/4rF1WiZ

06/10/2026

What could your 2027 rotation mean for root disease risk?

Join Brad Baxter and Dr Steven Simpfendorfer, NSW DPIRD, Dr Kirsty Owen, UniSQ, and Dr Lisa Kelly, Queensland DPI, to explore lessons from 2026 and how rotation, paddock history, variety choice and testing can help identify and manage root disease risk ahead of next season.

Join our free webinar this Friday presented by the Disease Management Extension Network.

When: Friday 16 October
Time: 1:30 ACDT

Register now via link in bio.

Plan ahead for 2027. Hear from leading experts on root disease risk and how rotation, paddock history, variety choice and testing can help identify and manage risk.

05/10/2026

What can your 2026 canola crop tell you about variety choices for next season?

Join our free webinar thisFriday presented by the Disease Management Extension Network.

Grain experts Dr Angela Van de Wouw, Marcroft Grains Pathology, and Dr Kurt Lindbeck, NSW DPIRD, will explore what to look for now and how to balance disease resistance, yield, maturity and other agronomic traits when choosing canola varieties for 2027.

When: Friday 9 October 2026
Time: 1:30pm ACDT

Register now: https://bit.ly/4z96HE3

30/09/2026

Prepare your crops for 2027 with the Disease Management Extension Network webinar series

Hear from leading researchers this October in three free webinars exploring key disease management insights from the 2026 season and what they mean for your crop planning next year.

🌱 National | Choosing canola varieties for 2027

Learn how to use observations from your 2026 crop to balance disease resistance, yield, maturity and other agronomic traits when selecting canola varieties for next season.

🗓 Friday 9 October, 1:30pm ACDT

Register now: https://bit.ly/4z96HE3

🌱 Northern | Crop rotations and root disease risk

Discover how rotation planning, paddock history, variety choice and testing can help identify and manage root disease risk ahead of 2027.

🗓 Friday 16 October, 1:30pm ACDT

Register now: https://bit.ly/4AGexq4

🌱 National | Net blotch resistance and management

Hear the latest fungicide resistance and net blotch research, plus practical strategies to reduce risk through variety selection, fungicide use, stubble management and crop rotation.

🗓 Friday 23 October, 1:30pm ACDT

Register now: https://bit.ly/4rF1WiZ

24/09/2026

The Term 3 edition of the Lead Ag Teacher newsletter is out now!

This issue includes info on National Ag Day, PIRSA’s biosecurity resources, an update from Adelaide University, Alpaca Youth Education, accessing VR headsets via ATASA, and key dates for your calendar.

Check out all previous editions - and sign-up to receive future copies - here: https://agcommunicators.com.au/education-resources/

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16/09/2026

🌱 Mallee growers, registrations are now open for the Optimising Spray Applications workshops in Manangatang and Quambatook.

Join Craig Day, Spray Safe & Save for practical insights into improving spray application, maximising w**d control and integrating best practice w**d management into your farming system.

The workshops will feature updates on the Weeds Ag Tech Project will be shared from Andrew McMahen, Nutrien Manangatang (Manangatang workshop) and Kent Wooding, Ag Insights Consulting (Quambatook workshop), as well as live demonstrations covering nozzle selection, water quality, weather conditions, spray planning, pH logging and more.

Places are limited. For more details and to register, visit:

📍 Manangatang: https://bit.ly/4yAqsnr

📍 Quambatook: https://bit.ly/4cQjeDE

AgCommunicators Pty Ltd

15/09/2026

AgC senior consultant Haylee Clifford caught up with the National Nitrogen Fixation project team last week in Tamworth to discuss the N fixation trial work and research for GRDC Investment ‘Improving the understanding and effectiveness of N fixation in pulses in Australia’.

The project is led by SARDI, in collaboration with Adelaide University, Murdoch University, Department of Primary Industries (Queensland), NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development, AAGI - Analytics for the Australian Grain Industry and AgCommunicators.

The NSW DPIRD team lead a tour of their project trial sites, including an opportunity to visit the NSW DPIRD Chickpea Breeding Australia – Breeding and Research Centre.

The team is currently planning their 2026/27 workshop series. If your grower group, ag bureau or agronomy team would like to host a workshop, please contact us at [email protected].

View the latest project updates here: https://bit.ly/3USJJSL

10/09/2026

Join soil experts in the Murray Mallee for the Sandy Soils Sticky Beak Crop Walks this month.

We will examine amelioration trials, review the treatments and discuss the results, plus learn tactics to manage constraints affecting crop performance on sandy soils.

📍Meribah, Wednesday 23 September 2pm – 4pm

Register now: https://bit.ly/4ypqRcr

📍Wynarka & Ettrick, Thursday 24 September 9am – 1pm

Register now: https://bit.ly/4ioSjm1

09/09/2026

The AgC team is out at the SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre annual field day today, supporting the SA Discovery Farms program as well cheering on the MAC team, who we work with on a range of projects.

Belinda Cay and Kaye Ferguson are amongst the 120 attendees (who are very rugged up!!) in the shed and field sessions - hearing from researchers on the latest soil, herbicide residues, trial and variety updates, including a keynote presentation from Soil CRC project lead Dr Mick Rose.

It’s fantastic to see such strong interest in research and innovation that’s helping to strengthen farming systems across the EP.

Thank you to the Minnipa Agricultural Centre for hosting another successful field day!

Department of Primary Industries and Regions

03/09/2026

Belinda is in Mildura today, helping facilitate the final workshop in a series for the Grains Research and Development Corporation Disease Management Extension Network project.

Designed to be intentionally interactive and engaging, these workshops start with a getting-to-know-you activity, with a twist! In Mildura, the team chose to make the most of the spring sunshine and start the day outside!

These interactive workshops, run by expert facilitator and consultant Bill Long Ag Consulting Co, have provided an opportunity for growers and agronomists to build knowledge and practical skills to make confident, long-term disease management decisions.

HUGE thank you to all the project partners: Department of Primary Industries and Regions Agriculture Victoria Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development FAR Australia Centre for Crop and Disease Management University of Southern Queensland - Australia Queensland Agriculture NSW Agriculture Marcroft Grains Pathology Adelaide University

For more information on the project, head to https://dmen.com.au.