Variety Trial Update – Year 2 Seed Harvest 17th March 2020
The team from Kalyx recently completed the second seed harvest of the LA Variety Trial near Keith. Stay tuned for results! (Photo supplied by Kaylx)
Variety Trial Update – Annual Field Day – March 2020
With the Variety Trial moving beyond the seedling stage and into it’s second year, the annual Variety Trial Field Day on March 3rd generated great interest. Almost 50 growers and industry representatives, including members of the AgriFutures Pasture Seeds Advisory Panel, took the opportunity to inspect the plots just prior …
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LA Announces New EO
Dear Member, As you are aware, Executive Officer, Jenny Aitken has stepped down from the role as she and her husband are moving from Keith. Jenny has been in the role since May 2016. I would like to thank Jenny for her efforts as EO and on behalf of the …
Save the Date – Tuesday 3rd March – Annual Field Day
The trial site is now in full flower, with the watering stress management being applied to the 3 bays. We will have the results of the second year of herbage cuts at the field day and hope to see as many of you there to view the crop on March …
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Variety Trial Update
The team from Kalyx out early to beat the heat for another herabge plot cut – they report that it’s the best cut yet with some plots getting to 10Kg. And the seed plots look great too.
Variety Trial Update 8th November
Rebekah Allen and Jessamy Bennet from Kalyx braving the cold, wet and windy conditions today to take another cut from the herbage plots in the LA Variety trial.
2019 AGM
35 Grower members and associates attended the 2019 AGM held at Henry & Rose Cafe in Keith on Tuesday 25th October. Guest Speakers prior to the AGM were: Aaron Freeman- Each year, LA Gold sponsor – Rabobank conducts the Rabobank Farm Manager Course. Lucerne Australia has for the past few …
Seed Wasp project covered by the Stock Journal.
PROTECTION PROJECT: Lucerne Australia chairman Josh Rasheed with NSW DPI researcher Ainsley Seago, who has just completed a project aiming to find ways to reduce the impact of lucerne seed wasp. By Catherine Miller, The Stock Journal, 31st August 2019 Lucerne seed wasp is an economic threat to the industry, …
LA Info Session – July 2019
Almost 40 members attended the session which released the first year of data from the Variety Trial. LA executives, Simon Allen and Scott Hutchings gave an overview of the trial and in particular the water management. Nic Amos from Kalyx presented the data for the seed and herbage yields. Dr …
