Winter Field Walk

All farmers welcome to join ASHEEP at our annual Winter Field Walk. Join us as we tour around farms and hear from expert speaker.

9:00AM - Meet at Esperance Bay Yacht Club Carpark - Carpool to Gibson

9.30AM – Meet at Gibson Soak Hotel Carpark

Meet at the Gibson Soak Hotel carpark for a quick welcome before we travel via car around local farming properties. Lunch and snacks will be provided during the field walk. Don’t be late, we won’t wait.

10.30AM

Farm 1 – Peter McCrea – Swan Road - Salmon Gums

ASHEEP /MLA Pasture Variety Trial Site: Leafmore Brassica & Moby Barley

Plate Meter Demonstration

If you are already out of town, there’s the option to meet us here at 10.30AM

Farm 2 – Michael Ietto – Tom Starcevich VC Road – Grass Patch

Serramax yellow serradella

Lunch provided

Farm 3 – Josh Sullivan – Esperance Downs Research Station – Coolgardie Hwy

DPIRD Feed365 Trail Site including Forage Oats, Tetraploid Ryegrass, Balansa Clover & RM4 Vetch & Triticale, RM4 Vetch, and Brassica

Farm 4 – Peter Stevens – Degrussa Road – Gibson

New acid tolerant Rhizobia for Vetch

Hear From:

South Coastal Agencies – MLA PDS Pasture Variety paddock scale site

Dan Bell, South Coastal Agencies Agronomist – Serramax bulk up

Theo Oorschot – Esperance Rural Supplies  and Dr Ron Yates – DPIRD -Acid Tolerant Rhizobia for Vetch

4.30pm – Beer Appreciation Session with Ron at Gibson Soak Hotel

When all is done, we will head back to the Gibson Soak for Ron’s Beer Appreciation Session, this has a charge of $30 each. We encourage everyone to stay for dinner, at own cost.

We will provide a complimentary bus service back to the Yacht Club, leaving at 6.45PM and 8.45PM

Please RSVP by 8th August for catering