Lentil Agronomy Focus Day - Narromine 1/10/26

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Grain Orana Alliance (GOA) invites growers, agronomists and advisors to attend a Lentil Agronomy Focus morning. The field walk and in-paddock workshop will visit two locations and address the opportunities and challenges of lentils in the farming system, covering lentil agronomy, variety selection and local trial data.

Site 1: GOA’s NSW Pulse Project Research Site, Tomingley Rd, Narromine

Inspect the lentil variety trial at Narromine, hosted by Greg and Hamish Job and managed by GOA.

Site 2: Bell Group Australia, Narromine

The event will conclude in the paddock inspecting lentil crops. 500ha of lentils are being grown this season by Bell Group Australia, a family-owned mixed farming operation at Narromine (managed by Nathan Ovington) and Millicent, SA. The cropping program at Narromine is overseen by Matt Shephard, IMAG Consulting.

You will hear from:

• Sam Trengove, Agronomist/consultant of Trengove Consulting and Grower from Bute, South Australia. With vast experience growing, researching and providing agronomic advice on lentils in SA, Sam will share these insights and contribute to discussions with local advisors and researchers about experiences producing lentils in a NSW, and more specifically a Central NSW environment.
• Matt Shephard, Agronomist/consultant, IMAG Consulting
• Nathan Ovington, Farm Manager,Bell Group Australia,Narromine
• Grain Orana Alliance (GOA) team
• Plus a representative from Robinson Grain on lentil markets.

WHEN Thursday, 1st October 2026

TIME 8am for 8:30am start, concluding by 12:30pm

WHERE Site 1, GOA trial site - Greg and Hamish Job, Tomingley Rd, Narromine. Click here for location pin. We will move on to Site 2 as a group.

No cost to attend. Coffee cart and morning tea provided.

Register now to assist with catering, receive site directions and event updates.  

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For more info, contact Maurie Street 0400 066 201 or maurie.street@grainorana.com.au 

This Lentil Agronomy Focus Day is part of the GRDC NSW Pulse Project: “Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in NSW”