Summit Ag Agricultural Consulting

Summit Ag Agricultural Consulting A specialised agronomy team looking after irrigated and Dryland crops and conducting ag research

This page is facilitated by the team at Summit Ag Heath McWhirter, Emma Ayliffe, Sam O’Rafferty, Benjamin Romeo, Chelsea Butler and Kym Ayliffe. No responsibility is undertaken for unsatisfactory results borne by this page

The content is general in nature and not recommendations for cropping systems. Many factors contribute to management decisions so consult your agronomist or adviser before implementing actions.

02/06/2026

This crop of Y94 sown at the start of April is really powering away now.

28/05/2026

This year with the co ordination of and we have run replicated variety trials to compare the range of cotton variety options. Picked this week we are looking forward to getting some ginning and classing results and working out how it all stacks up.

Seed canola is going in the ground. We love being part of producing hybrid canola seed for Aussie farmers.
26/05/2026

Seed canola is going in the ground. We love being part of producing hybrid canola seed for Aussie farmers.

Planting progressing on the irrigation in Murrumbidgee valley.   Approx 50% of crop now planted infront of this change. ...
18/05/2026

Planting progressing on the irrigation in Murrumbidgee valley. Approx 50% of crop now planted infront of this change.
This included mustard getting planted with the 4m great plains pulled out of retirement

18/05/2026

Winter crop trials going in before the rain! 🌧️
Here is hoping you got a good drop.

Where do your pre emergents end up? And do you even know how to see where soil is moving?  has been looking at different...
28/04/2026

Where do your pre emergents end up?
And do you even know how to see where soil is moving?
has been looking at different seeding systems and soil movement to see where the fit is for pre ems in different systems. A great tip, some lime/urea/map spread on the soil surface and sow through at full speed will give you a great visual!

Planting with cone plot seeder for time of sowing trial.  Now to add some water. 💦
22/04/2026

Planting with cone plot seeder for time of sowing trial. Now to add some water. 💦

Contact Emma or Heath to find out more.
19/04/2026

Contact Emma or Heath to find out more.

Last defoliation passes are being applied to the earliest crops in the district. Picking will start from the end of the ...
16/04/2026

Last defoliation passes are being applied to the earliest crops in the district. Picking will start from the end of the week. Finger crossed 🤞🏻 for a good result.

This week  has been busy with Chiara from  harvesting rice trials. We are looking forward to diving into this data after...
13/04/2026

This week has been busy with Chiara from harvesting rice trials. We are looking forward to diving into this data after a season of work.

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