Welcome back to Shared Ag Solutions by BCG. We're thrilled to introduce our latest series, On the Horizon: Farm Tech!

In this season, BCG is on a mission to bring the latest in on-farm technology to our listeners. We'll explore topics such as protein mapping, optical spray technology and batching machines. This series will also investigate non-chemical weed management strategies, the latest in drone technology for livestock management, autonomous spray units and on-farm security.

Hosted by mixed-farmer and BCG Media and Communications Manager, Janine Batters, you can expect each episode to delve into the benefits, challenges and solutions associated with implementing new technology.

More about BCG:

www.bcg.org.au

Welcome back to Shared Ag Solutions by BCG. We're thrilled to introduce our latest series, On the Horizon: Farm Tech!
In this season, BCG is on a mission to bring the latest in on-farm technology to our listeners. We'll explore topics such as protein mapping, optical spray technology and batching machines. This series will also investigate non-chemical weed management strategies, the latest in drone technology for livestock management, autonomous spray units and on-farm security.
Hosted by mixed-farmer and BCG Media and Communications Manager, Janine Batters, you can expect each episode to delve into the benefits, challenges and solutions associated with implementing new technology.
More about BCG:
www.bcg.org.au

This show is for those curious to hear the latest news and agricultural research and how to apply it on-farm to improve profitability, decision making, safety, community development and overall wellbeing. BCG Podcast is focused on the listener's needs with BCG staff and renowned agricultural scientists unpacking growers' agronomic and business challenges for the fortnight.

For more information, please visit https://www.bcg.org.au/podcasts/.

This show is for those curious to hear the latest news and agricultural research and how to apply it on-farm to improve profitability, decision making, safety, community development and overall wellbeing. BCG Podcast is focused on the listener's needs with BCG staff and renowned agricultural scientists unpacking growers' agronomic and business challenges for the fortnight.
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Shared Ag Solutions by BCG

This show is for those curious to hear the latest news and agricultural research and how to apply it on-farm to improve profitability, decision making, safety, community development and overall wellbeing. Shared Ag Solutions by BCG is focused on the listener's needs with Birchip Cropping Group staff and renowned agricultural scientists unpacking growers' agronomic and business challenges.

This show is for those curious to hear the latest news and agricultural research and how to apply it on-farm to improve profitability, decision making, safety, community development and overall wellbeing. Shared Ag Solutions by BCG is focused on the listener's needs with Birchip Cropping Group staff and renowned agricultural scientists unpacking growers' agronomic and business challenges.

Trailer - On the Horizon: Farm Tech

“It did happen, that's true, but it's also a pain in the neck with logistics, right? At harvest time, it's hard sending trucks different ways and shifting shifters at your own site or having some trucks going to the site and some going home. The secret sauce is getting your economy right and using these maps to inform what you're doing next time around.” 

In our second episode, we chat with Kaniva farmer Jonathan Dyer, who shares how he uses the data from his protein machine to create nitrogen maps to guide nitrogen inputs.  

The conversation covers technical set up, software, support, data handling, protein machine models as well as some of the challenges he has experience and where he looks for advice.  

About Jonathan Dyer

Jonathan is a grain grower from Kaniva in the West Wimmera. The Dyers grow a mixture of bread and durum wheat, canola, lentils, faba beans and chickpeas in a continuous cropping rotation. Having a background in IT, Jonathan completed a Nuffield Scholarship in 2015 on ‘big data’ in agriculture. 

You can find Jonathan on:

X: https://x.com/dyerjonathan

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-dyer-10aa5135/

BCG website: https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/jonathan-dyer/

Helpful links:

Broden Holland on X: https://x.com/brodenholland

Tim Rethus on X: https://x.com/TRethus

Crop Scan: https://cropscanag.com/

John Deere HarvestLab: https://www.deere.com.au/en/technology-products/precision-ag-technology/data-management/harvest-lab-3000/

SMS: https://www.agleader.com/farm-management/sms-software/

Addressing El Nino Misconceptions at Trials Review Day: https://www.bcg.org.au/addressing-el-nino-misconceptions-at-bcg-trials-review-day/

Nitrogen Banking: https://www.bcg.org.au/research-article/investigating-nitrogen-management-using-urea-pulses-and-temporary-intercropping-2022/

SPAA: https://www.spaa.com.au/

Nuffield Scholarships: https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/



To learn more about BCG visitwww.bcg.org.au

In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.  

Disclaimer:

The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast. 

“It did happen, that's true, but it's also a pain in the neck with logistics, right? At harvest time, it's hard sending trucks different ways and shifting shifters at your own site or having some trucks going to the site and some going home. The secret sauce is getting your economy right and using these maps to inform what you're doing next time around.” 
In our second episode, we chat with Kaniva farmer Jonathan Dyer, who shares how he uses the data from his protein machine to create nitrogen maps to guide nitrogen inputs.  
The conversation covers technical set up, software, support, data handling, protein machine models as well as some of the challenges he has experience and where he looks for advice.  
About Jonathan Dyer 
Jonathan is a grain grower from Kaniva in the West Wimmera. The Dyers grow a mixture of bread and durum wheat, canola, lentils, faba beans and chickpeas in a continuous cropping rotation. Having a background in IT, Jonathan completed a Nuffield Scholarship in 2015 on ‘big data’ in agriculture. 
You can find Jonathan on: 
X: <a href="https://x.com/dyerjonathan">https://x.com/dyerjonathan</a>  
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-dyer-10aa5135/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-dyer-10aa5135/</a>  
BCG website: <a href="https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/jonathan-dyer/">https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/jonathan-dyer/</a>  
Helpful links: 
Broden Holland on X: <a href="https://x.com/brodenholland">https://x.com/brodenholland</a>  
Tim Rethus on X: <a href="https://x.com/TRethus">https://x.com/TRethus</a>  
Crop Scan: <a href="https://cropscanag.com/">https://cropscanag.com/</a>  
John Deere HarvestLab: <a href="https://www.deere.com.au/en/technology-products/precision-ag-technology/data-management/harvest-lab-3000/">https://www.deere.com.au/en/technology-products/precision-ag-technology/data-management/harvest-lab-3000/</a>  
SMS: <a href="https://www.agleader.com/farm-management/sms-software/">https://www.agleader.com/farm-management/sms-software/</a>  
Addressing El Nino Misconceptions at Trials Review Day: <a href="https://www.bcg.org.au/addressing-el-nino-misconceptions-at-bcg-trials-review-day/">https://www.bcg.org.au/addressing-el-nino-misconceptions-at-bcg-trials-review-day/</a>  
Nitrogen Banking: <a href="https://www.bcg.org.au/research-article/investigating-nitrogen-management-using-urea-pulses-and-temporary-intercropping-2022/">https://www.bcg.org.au/research-article/investigating-nitrogen-management-using-urea-pulses-and-temporary-intercropping-2022/</a>  
SPAA: <a href="https://www.spaa.com.au/">https://www.spaa.com.au/</a>  
Nuffield Scholarships: <a href="https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/">https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/</a>  
 
To learn more about BCG visit <a href="http://www.bcg.org.au/">www.bcg.org.au</a> 
In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.  
Disclaimer: 
The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast.

We chat with Kaniva farmer Jonathan Dyer, who shares how he uses the data from his protein machine to create nitrogen maps to guide nitrogen inputs.

On the Horizon: Farm Tech - Is protein mapping the new nitrogen management strategy? With Jonathan Dyer

“Take that challenge. Nut it out, really. Have a bit of persistence and find support from someone else to get ideas on how to fix it. What are other people doing to get through those wet conditions? How do they do that? Can I keep climbing that ladder, rather than starting back from scratch? Because, as we climb that ladder, our yields are improving. 

“We're getting way better soil health. It's better for our bottom line. We're getting way more sustainable farms.” 

In the first episode, we chat with Wimmera farmer Tim Rethus, who shares his insights into new farm tech and when to pull the trigger.  

About Tim Rethus

Tim Rethus farms a rainfed broadacre cropping enterprise near Horsham. He has degrees in engineering and commerce from the University of Melbourne and worked in the oil industry for 11 years before returning to the family farm in 2013. Tim has been a member of the BCG Wimmera Advisory Committee since 2016 and joined the BCG Board in October 2018. He has a strong interest in agricultural innovation and data-based precision technologies. 

You can find Tim Rethus on:

X: https://x.com/trethus

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rethus-06229787

BCG website: https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/tim-rethus/

Helpful links:

Weedsmart: https://www.weedsmart.org.au/

Follow Jonathan Dyer on X: https://x.com/dyerjonathan

Follow Broden Holland on X: https://x.com/brodenholland

To learn more about BCG visitwww.bcg.org.au

In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.  

Disclaimer:

The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast. 

“Take that challenge. Nut it out, really. Have a bit of persistence and find support from someone else to get ideas on how to fix it. What are other people doing to get through those wet conditions? How do they do that? Can I keep climbing that ladder, rather than starting back from scratch? Because, as we climb that ladder, our yields are improving. 
“We're getting way better soil health. It's better for our bottom line. We're getting way more sustainable farms.” 
In the first episode, we chat with Wimmera farmer Tim Rethus, who shares his insights into new farm tech and when to pull the trigger.  
About Tim Rethus 
Tim Rethus farms a rainfed broadacre cropping enterprise near Horsham. He has degrees in engineering and commerce from the University of Melbourne and worked in the oil industry for 11 years before returning to the family farm in 2013. Tim has been a member of the BCG Wimmera Advisory Committee since 2016 and joined the BCG Board in October 2018. He has a strong interest in agricultural innovation and data-based precision technologies. 
You can find Tim Rethus on: 
X: <a href="https://x.com/trethus">https://x.com/trethus</a> 
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rethus-06229787">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rethus-06229787</a>  
BCG website: <a href="https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/tim-rethus/">https://www.bcg.org.au/our-team/tim-rethus/</a>  
Helpful links:
Weedsmart: <a href="https://www.weedsmart.org.au/">https://www.weedsmart.org.au/</a>  
Follow Jonathan Dyer on X: <a href="https://x.com/dyerjonathan">https://x.com/dyerjonathan</a>  
Follow Broden Holland on X: <a href="https://x.com/brodenholland">https://x.com/brodenholland</a>  
To learn more about BCG visit <a href="http://www.bcg.org.au/">www.bcg.org.au</a> 
In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.  
Disclaimer: 
The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast.

On the Horizon: Farm Tech - Innovation and Pulling the Trigger with Tim Rethus

“One of the issues with P allocation on, say, lentils or chickpeas is that they're not that responsive in terms of yield, but they do respond, in terms of nitrogen fixation. So phosphorus will stimulate growth, which stimulates nitrogen fixation. So your pulses, and even some of the medic pastures and vetch, for example, they're usually the first things we cut phosphorus off, in our crop budget. But in fact, what happens is, by doing that, you actually reduce some of the nitrogen input from the legume nitrogen fixation.”

In the final episode in our first series of Planning for Profit, I caught up with Dr Rob Norton to hear his top tips for soil and health and profitability in 2024.

About Dr Rob Norton

Rob Norton has expertise in crop nutrition, farming systems and agronomy. For the past 40 years he has worked in education, training and research for the Australian grains industry with various organisations including The University of Melbourne, where he still holds an adjunct position. His research projects at the University of Melbourne concerned crop adaptation, soil health, plant nutrition and plant responses to high carbon dioxide and climate change.

From 2009 until 2017 he was the IPNI Regional Director (Australia New Zealand) where he led a program of applied plant nutrition research and extension projects across Australia. He has been a regular speaker at industry conferences and national and international science conferences. Following the establishment of his consulting company, Norton Agronomic, he was engaged in soil fertility projects across Africa as well as local consultancies to a range of public and private organisations.

He holds a PhD in crop agronomy and has authored 150 refereed scientific publications, as well as many more articles for industry. His work was recognised in 2017 with awards from the Grains Research and Development Corporation and Fertilizer Australia.

You can find Dr Robert Norton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-norton-22a99547/?originalSubdomain=au

To learn more about BCG visit www.bcg.org.au

In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. 



Disclaimer:

The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast.

“One of the issues with P allocation on, say, lentils or chickpeas is that they're not that responsive in terms of yield, but they do respond, in terms of nitrogen fixation. So phosphorus will stimulate growth, which stimulates nitrogen fixation. So your pulses, and even some of the medic pastures and vetch, for example, they're usually the first things we cut phosphorus off, in our crop budget. But in fact, what happens is, by doing that, you actually reduce some of the nitrogen input from the legume nitrogen fixation.”
In the final episode in our first series of Planning for Profit, I caught up with Dr Rob Norton to hear his top tips for soil and health and profitability in 2024.
About Dr Rob Norton
Rob Norton has expertise in crop nutrition, farming systems and agronomy. For the past 40 years he has worked in education, training and research for the Australian grains industry with various organisations including The University of Melbourne, where he still holds an adjunct position. His research projects at the University of Melbourne concerned crop adaptation, soil health, plant nutrition and plant responses to high carbon dioxide and climate change.
From 2009 until 2017 he was the IPNI Regional Director (Australia New Zealand) where he led a program of applied plant nutrition research and extension projects across Australia. He has been a regular speaker at industry conferences and national and international science conferences. Following the establishment of his consulting company, Norton Agronomic, he was engaged in soil fertility projects across Africa as well as local consultancies to a range of public and private organisations.
He holds a PhD in crop agronomy and has authored 150 refereed scientific publications, as well as many more articles for industry. His work was recognised in 2017 with awards from the Grains Research and Development Corporation and Fertilizer Australia.
You can find Dr Robert Norton on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-norton-22a99547/?originalSubdomain=au">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-norton-22a99547/?originalSubdomain=au</a>
To learn more about BCG visit <a href="http://www.bcg.org.au">www.bcg.org.au</a>
In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. 
 
Disclaimer:
The Birchip Cropping Group Inc. (“BCG”) makes no warranties regarding merchantability, fitness for purpose or otherwise with respect to this podcast. Any person relying on this report does so entirely at their own risk. BCG and all persons associated with it exclude all liability (including liability for negligence) in relation to any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast and any consequences arising from the use of such opinion, advice or information to the full extent of the law, including but not limited to consequences arising as a result of action or inaction taken by that person or any third parties in reliance on the report. Where liability cannot be lawfully extinguished, liability is limited to the re-supply of the report or payment of the cost of resupplying the report. You should seek independent professional, technical or legal (as required) advice before acting on any opinion, advice or information contained in this podcast.

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