Chris Gillam

Corn establishments have been pretty handy this season. Some challenging temps in southern NSW and Vic. PAC660 vigour has been excellent. Commerical crop near Shepparton #silagebeast #livelarge @PacificSeeds

Strip tilling at The Foundation farm today. Conditions aren’t ideal however it’s doing a good job. Checking out safe fertiliser rates for corn.

Awesome few days up in Shepparton at the @PacificSeeds corn trial site! We have taken lots of growers and agronomists through the site and there has been great interest in our new hybrids coming through.

Foundation farm week was fun. But it doesn’t stop on the farm. The team are back at it. Testing whole plant digestibility in corn silage.

Signs are going up finishing touches are being made. Foundation farm field days are just around the corner. Check out the link to register. bit.ly/FFFD2025

🌽🌱🚜Register now for the 2025 Foundation Farm field days on 11-13 Feb. Join @PacificSeeds for an exciting program of guest speakers, field walks, machinery demonstrations, trial updates and much more! Visit the website for more details + tickets.👉 bit.ly/FFFD2025

Testing out this precision tyne setup thanks to #Bossagriculture around Forbes and Shepparton this week. Handy piece of equipment handles these soils really well.

@bugs_are_us Nice. Will be keen to see how this goes for you.

@Gillam90 120,000 in twin row

Trialling twin row corn in an attempt to increase plants/m (and hence cobs/m)in a 1 metre system.

12 rows, 9 different combos of press wheels. Ready for the paddock demos next week at Foundation farm.

@kurilda @phillipchayward I agree lots of variables. I should have mentioned firstly this is fully replicated multiple times to help out with such variables. E.g paddock influence,population, planters. Not a perfect trial, plenty more questions than answers currently.

@Gillam90 @phillipchayward That’s not a trial That’s two neighbours planting side by side Way to many variables to be a trial

View from the ground tells a different story to the overhead shot. Precision vs Airseeder. #Foundationfarm #growingpossilities

@kurilda @phillipchayward Simplicity aircart with boss single disc. Twin disc with vset select meters. Population was 55kseeds/ha airseeder and 55kseeds/ha & 75kseeds/ha precision. Change in setup on aircart would help improve distribution I believe. I’ll send out all the details once harvested as well.

@Gillam90 @phillipchayward Was the exact same planter unit used for precision and air seeder comparison?

@farmerjim13 Will let you know yield when it’s harvested.

@Gillam90 Yield difference? Alot of times it's basically the same, at least here.

@PacificSeeds testing precision planting vs an Airseeder. Same variety, same population planted on the same day. Lots to talk about here.

@trevor_philp @CaptainCanola @PacificSeeds @danrollsroyce @AgingAgro @hurgl1 @schilgee Giving the people what they want.

@CaptainCanola @PacificSeeds @SouthernFS @Gillam90 @danrollsroyce @AgingAgro @hurgl1 @schilgee What going on there Male model from Clifton ?

Brilliant set of new #Hyola CT, CL & XC hybrids on show at @SouthernFS for release to growers in 2023 & 2024 with “very high” genetic yields, triple or quad blackleg resistance, excellent standability & high oil. @PacificSeeds @Gillam90 @danrollsroyce @AgingAgro @hurgl1 @schilgee

Guso didn’t get the memo about funky shirt Friday. Anyway our first sorghum trial is getting planted. Happy Friday all.

@Warraboy 34mm and this at Clifton.

@Gillam90 Yuck, yes it's not pleasant your way. Hopefully it misses you today Chris. Hopefully it misses everyone in the South. Send it North and West.

For all of you playing #stormlotto this afternoon, I hope your numbers DO NOT come up. #StaySafe

Tripping around today. Plenty happening. 1. Exp silage forage near Condamine. 2. Sentinel near Billa Billa. 3. MR Bazley Harvest near Yetman.