The UWA Institute of Agriculture is very proud to host the UWA Farm Ridgefield 2023 Open Day on Friday, 6 October 2023. This event is free and open to all members of the public to attend. The Open Day will feature in-field visits and project demonstrations that showcase key UWA research related to the Best Practice Farming Systems Project, including (but not limited to):

• Grazing into the future for soil carbon sequestration and building soil health
• Annual Legume Breeding Australia (ALBA)
• Redefining ovine clover disease: a role for rams?
• Ridgefield Multiple Ecosystems Services Experiment
• Merino Lifetime Productivity (MLP) Project
• Seeding Native Grasses
• Research into heat stress in livestock
• The Avon Critical Zone Observatory – Western Node of the Australian Critical Zone Observatories Network
• Managing Merino weaners to survive and thrive

Complementary lunch and afternoon tea is included. To ensure we cater to all attendees, registration via Eventbrite is essential. If you are based in Perth, you are invited to click here to book your seat on the return bus from UWA Crawley to Pingelly.

Full event program and more details to come. For all enquiries, contact The UWA Institute of Agriculture via ioa@uwa.edu.au