Upcoming Events

Do you want to work with farmers or rural landholders? Or present agricultural research to farmers? These 90-minute online workshops will give you a head start in your agricultural extension career. Presented by some of Australia's leading agricultural extension practitioners, each will introduce you to the key concept of agricultural extension. Learn how to use…

Reversing Mallee Seep Degradation An interactive session with consultant Chris McDonough from Insight Extension for Agriculture. This workshop has been tailored to provide agronomists, consultants, and other people working in Agriculture and Landcare with the knowledge to provide farmers with the most suitable advice for their Mallee seep situation. The session will cover seep identification…

Presented by Mary O'Brien Rural Enterprises

An update on local and relevant research for Lower Eyre Peninsula Ironstone Soils Canola Profitability & Blackleg Nitrogen Time of Sowing & Variety Selection Estimating Paddock Scale Production Long Coleoptile Wheat Varieties Trace Elements in Pulses Lentil Damage Paddock Survey Frost Fungicides RSVP 13 February

Managing a farm is a complex business. A program built around the skills and knowledge required to run a modern farming business, Next Gen Breakthrough is a three year program has been designed to assist and support the development of the next generation of farm managers. Next Gen Breakthrough steps through key financial, business and…

Get subsidised access to leading advisers who will deliver both on-farm support and group workshop learning to prepare you and your business to bounce back in the face of adverse climate and other challenges through the AgRi-Silience program, a Livestock SA project. The program will help you and your staff: Improve your financial literacy and,…

SARDI Farmer Meetings provide an excellent opportunity for a seasonal review of current research. In addition to updates on the Minnipa Agricultural Centre and Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP), topics will include: barley grass resistance annual legumes seed priming rhizoctonia sandy soils calcareous soils AgTech SA Drought Hub

Presented by Tony Catt, of Catapult Finance, WoTL brings you Farming Women’s Financial Roadmap. Developing your personal financial roadmap is about knowing where you are now, where you want to be and working out how you are going to get there. In this interactive workshop session Tony will cover: Knowing your business structure and what…

SARDI Farmer Meetings provide an excellent opportunity for a seasonal review of current research. In addition to updates on the Minnipa Agricultural Centre and Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP), topics will include: barley grass resistance annual legumes seed priming rhizoctonia sandy soils calcareous soils AgTech SA Drought Hub.

Join us for a stickybeak about the wattleseed industry and native plants of economic importance suitable for diversification and bush food business opportunities. Join a field site visit, wattleseed tasting and a bushfood theme BBQ at the Cradock Hotel. Hear from native plant specialists Neville Bonney & Angus Jones, farmers Trever Gum, Neil Sleep and…

Support farmers in decision making for summer fallow weed control to conserve the soil moisture profile from a wet spring and see improved spray application throughout the district. New and existing technologies demonstrations to help increase adoption of spray technology that improve summer fallow weed management, reduces off target drift and improve herbicide application efficiency.…

SARDI Farmer Meetings provide an excellent opportunity for a seasonal review of current research. In addition to updates on the Minnipa Agricultural Centre and Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP), topics will include: barley grass resistance annual legumes seed priming rhizoctonia sandy soils calcareous soils AgTech SA Drought Hub

NATHAN SCOTT (Achieve AG Solutions) – eID – what’s in it for me?  The what, how, and why (or why not) of applying it practically on your farm. How the technology works Equipment options What data to collect Understanding the implications of applying selection pressure How to collect data & tips on managing data _____________________________________________________________ DEB…

SARDI Farmer Meetings provide an excellent opportunity for a seasonal review of current research. In addition to updates on the Minnipa Agricultural Centre and Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP), topics will include: barley grass resistance annual legumes seed priming rhizoctonia sandy soils calcareous soils AgTech SA Drought Hub

Register for a FREE half-day water security and planning field day at Eudunda. (Location details provided on registration) The Northern and Yorke Landscape Board is hosting a half-day session to support farmers in making water security, monitoring and management decisions for livestock and farm water supplies. Presenter Brian Hughes from PIRSA/SARDI will help participants create a…

Demonstrations of options for mobile, upright and adaptable wool harvesting alternatives and sheep handling equipment and yards. Working demonstrations and presentations will be held across the day: Talk to leading machinery and shed manufacturers on design and construction See what’s the horizon with research into safer and more productive and efficient wool harvesting systems Check…

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Precision fertiliser decisions in a tight economic climate In partnership with AIREP Growers and agronomists Australia-wide are expressing concern in relation to soaring fertiliser prices and the likely impact of this on their own or their client’s bottom line. Come and network and learn about specifically identifying how the application of precision agriculture (PA) tools…