Breeding for Efficiency: How Animal Genetics Can Reduce Farm Emissions with Jim Meckiff
2026-02-26 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Online, Australia
Landscape SA is offering a free series of topic-specific carbon farming webinars, delivered by South Australia’s Landscape Boards alongside trusted external experts.
You are invited to register for the upcoming webinar: Breeding for Efficiency: How Animal Genetics Can Reduce Farm Emissions with Jim Meckiff on 26 February 2026, to be delivered via the MS Teams Webinar platform.
This webinar explores how animal genetics influence on-farm emissions and what that means for livestock businesses as carbon and reporting expectations change for Australian farmers. We will break down the key genetic traits that affect productivity and emissions intensity, and why they matter for future market access and profitability. Farmers will come away with practical options they can start using now to improve herd performance while reducing emissions.

Autumn Sticky Beak Friday
2026-02-27 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Onfarm, Coleraine-Edenhope Road, Pigeon Ponds, VIC
Limestone Coast Landscape Board together with MFMG
Sticky Beak Fridays are all about looking over the fence to see how other farmers run their businesses. Throughout the series, we’ll be visiting a variety of different businesses throughout the Limestone Coast and Western Victoria, learning from our hosts and each other, and having a look at the new, the old, the successful and the not-so-successful!
Check back for further details on this event.
Morning tea and lunch included.
Note times are SA.

AFIA Hay Meetup
2026-02-27 12:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Clare Showgrounds, 8510 Horrocks Highway, Clare, SA
This event will have an Export focus and will be co-hosted by the peak export hay body AEXCO. AEXCO will update hay growers on an extensive market diversification program. A range of machinery displays will also be a highlight of the day.
A half-day event including lunch, presentations and local machinery dealers with equipment and machinery on display.

12:30PM
Registration and lunch opens

Opportunity to visit the machinery and equipment on display

1:30PM
Presentations commence

4:30PM
Lucky door prize draw

Networking

5:30PM
Event close

Soils in Focus Seminar Keith
2026-03-05 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ruth Wheal Room, Keith Institute, Heritage Street, Keith, SA, 5267, Australia
Join leading scientists in soil research to hear the latest soil project outcomes from the Soil Cooperative Research Centre (Soil CRC).
This seminar is for farmers, advisors and researchers and will share practical farmer-facing solutions from recent soil projects.
Presenters and Topics

Stephen Lang, PhD Student, Adelaide University: ‘Addressing physical soil contraints in sandy soils’-
Dr Amanda Schapel, Program Lead for the SA Soils Collaboration Centre, PIRSA – ‘Amendments for sandy soils’
Dr Nigel Wilhelm, Senior Research Scientist, SARDI – ‘Overcoming soil constraints in calcareous soils’
Dr Peter Weir, Research Associate, Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI), Federation University Australia: New app helps farmers view rainfall distribution’.

followed by an interactive Q& A panel session.

Background
Established under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Program, the Soil CRC was designed as a long-term, industry-led collaboration to move soil science beyond isolated research projects and into practical, scalable solutions that help farmers improve on-farm decision-making for productivity and resilience.

Autumn Sticky Beak Friday
2026-03-06 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Limestone Coast, SA, Australia
Sticky Beak Fridays are all about looking over the fence to see how other farmers run their businesses. Throughout the series, we’ll be visiting a variety of different businesses throughout the Limestone Coast and Western Victoria, learning from our hosts and each other, and having a look at the new, the old, the successful and the not-so-successful!
Check back for further details on this event.
Morning tea and lunch included.
Note times are SA.

REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL by 4 March 2026
MFMG Members $50, additional MFMG primary producer members $30
Non MFMG members $200. Morning tea and light lunch provided.
*To receive the reduced ticket price you must login to your account on this website

HART Getting the Crop In Seminar
2026-03-10 08:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Futures Church, Stradbroke Road, Clare, SA
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Mallee Research Update
2026-03-11 08:40 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Karoonda Football Clubrooms, Pope Rd, Karoonda, SA, Australia
Speakers and topics include:

Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Welcome
Chris Davey – WeedSmart | Lentil weed management, herbicide and soil interaction
Brian Hughes – PIRSA | Managing Soil for High Performance After a Drought: Soil CRC Project
Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Lentil decision tool
Penny Roberts – MSF Research Manager | 2025 trial results: Soil stabilisation, derisking seeding systems, early sown pulses, long coleoptile
Brendan Brown – CSIRO | RiskWi$e

Fully catered.
Register here.

Tools and tactics for improving crop establishment forum– managing risk in early sowing and variable rainfall
2026-03-11 12:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Futures Church, Stradbroke Road, Clare, SA
Join the SA Drought Hub for an engaging interactive session to discuss the tools and tactics for crop establishment 2026. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the learnings of the past season and to delve into the complexities of seeding in 2026.
This forum aims to support informed farmer decision-making for seeding in 2026 by bringing together farmers, agronomists, and researchers to discuss crop establishment challenges in the Mid North of South Australia. This forum will provide an opportunity to openly explore these challenges, build shared understanding, and strengthen confidence in establishment decisions for 2026 and beyond.
Hear from:

Peter Hayman – SARDI Climate Applications
Glenn McDonald – Adelaide University
Jeff Braun – The Agronomist
Royce Pitchford – Pinion Advisory
… and more

This is a free event with lunch and afternoon tea provided. It will be held after Hart’s Getting the Crop in Seminar.
Please register early here for catering purposes.

Mallee Research Update
2026-03-12 08:40 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Browns Well Football Clubrooms, Paruna, SA, Australia
Speakers and topics include:

Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Welcome
Chris Davey – WeedSmart | Lentil weed management, herbicide and soil interaction
Ali Bajwa – La Trobe University | Gazania management
Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Lentil decision tool
Penny Roberts MSF Research Manager | 2025 trial results: Soil stabilisation, grain legume hub
Brendan Brown – CSIRO | RiskWi$e

Fully catered

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-12 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Lucindale Bowling Club, Bowling Club Road, Lucindale, SA, 5272, Australia
GRDC National Grower Network Forum
You are invited to attend this GRDC National Grower Network Forum to contribute your ideas, issues, constraints and opportunities for RD&E investments to enhance grower profitability in your local region.
Also, hear from guest speaker, Professor Chris Preston – University of Adelaide, who will present
on Pre-season weed management and herbicide resistance.
Joining the forum is Sally Klose – Mackillop Farm Management Group to discuss GRDC Funded projects.
This free of charge forum is open to growers, advisers, researchers and industry.

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-12 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Lucindale Bowling Club, Bowling Club Road, Lucindale, SA, 5272, Australia
Presentations:
– Dr Peter Boutsalis, Adelaide University (Weed management and herbicide resistance)
– Sally Klose, Mackillop Farm Management Group (GRDC project update).

Autumn Sticky Beak Friday - Coojar / Nareen
2026-03-13 09:00 - 16:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Coojar
To kick off the day we’ll be heading to Tim and Georgie Leeming’s Coojar property ‘Paradoo’ for a sticky beak of their journey across 18 years, growing from 3000DSE to 30,000DSE with a move into lamb feedlotting, and a recent change in direction with re-allocation of assets, priorities and focus. What got them to where they are now, and how do they ensure their diverse enterprises deliver consistent output?
We’ll then make our way to Nareen, visiting Richie and Sardie Edgar’s property, ‘West Cuyuac’ – a family-run business focusing on commercial lamb production and finishing through a feed lot system and fodder crops, with a ewe flock based on composite genetics from Paradoo Prime. Along the way they’ve purchased ex-forestry land – what have been the challenges and how have they made it work for them?

UNFS Booleroo Pre-Seeding Meeting
2026-03-13 13:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Booleroo Centre Complex, Orroroo Murray Town Rd, Booleroo Centre, SA, 5482, Australia
Hear from leading experts Prof. Chris Preston, Dustin Berryman, Dr Marg Evans and Leet Wilksch as they cover key topics ahead of seeding including summer weed control demonstrations, ryegrass and broadleaf management, herbicide strategies, residue considerations after dry seasons, and insights into inversion layers and using the weather station network.

Pre-Seeding Workshop
2026-03-17 08:30 - 13:15 (Australia/Adelaide) | Pretoria Hotel, 50 Randall St, Mannum, SA
Speakers and topics include:

Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Welcome
Sean Mason – Agronomy Solutions | Variable Rate Technology and Nutrition Management
Chris McDonough – Insight Extension for Agriculture | VRT & AgriSolve
Jeremy Nelson – Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board | Carbon Farming Outreach Program

Fully catered (includes lunch)

GRDC Speaker Presentation Workshop
2026-03-17 17:30 - 2026-03-18 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Hilton Adelaide, 233 Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
GRDC Speaker Presentation Workshop
As part of its commitment to advancing the grains industry, the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is dedicated to improving the skills of speakers and presenters across all regions. We recognise that effective communication is crucial for sharing research findings, driving innovation and influencing industry practices. To support this, GRDC is pleased to offer a specialised workshop designed to enhance your presentation skills. This initiative focuses on upskilling and training presenters through intensive workshops, ongoing mentoring, and personalised support. You will gain a comprehensive toolkit of strategies to transform your presentations.

Pre-Seeding Workshop
2026-03-18 08:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Bowhill Community Centre, Bowhill, SA, Australia
Speaker and topics include:

Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Welcome
Sean Mason – Agronomy Solutions | Variable Rate Technology and Nutrition Management
Chris McDonough – Insight Extension for Agriculture | VRT & AgriSolve
Jeremy Nelson – Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board | Carbon Farming Outreach Program

Fully catered
Register here.

Workbench for the Mind
2026-03-19 08:45 - 12:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Coorong Realty Meeting Room, 93A Railway Terrace, Tailem Bend, SA, 5260, Australia
An intensive but nourishing session, offering practical, easy-to-use tools that create immediate impact, through shifted perspectives and acting with purpose.
This practical and engaging session introduces a fresh way of understanding how our minds respond to pressure, uncertainty and constant demand. Drawing on her Workbench for the Mind framework, Suzi Evans shares simple, accessible tools around three simple steps; Awareness, Availability and Acceptance. In the workshop, you will;

recognise unhelpful thinking patterns
learn to steady internal responses
create more space for clarity and calm
gain the confidence to thrive personally and create stronger connections at work and in community.

This is a complimentary event, and includes morning tea. Participants are encouraged to continue conversations over lunch after the session, at your own cost.
The full cost of this workshop is $360 per person which has been heavily reduced thanks to the support of event sponsors.
Numbers are limited for this workshop so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Pre-Seeding Workshop
2026-03-19 09:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Lameroo Football Clubrooms, Butler Terrace, Lameroo, South Australia, 5302, Australia
Speakers and topics include:

Sarah Day – MSF Comms & Extension Manager | Welcome
Penny Roberts – MSF Research Manager | Derisking seed systems
Sean Mason – Agronomy Solutions | Variable Rate Technology and Nutrition Management
Chris McDonough – Insight Extension for Agriculture | VRT & AgriSolve
Jeremy Nelson – Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board | Carbon Farming Outreach Program

Fully catered
Register here.

Restocking decision-making and recovery planning
2026-03-20 | Nuriootpa, SA
AgRiSilience masterclass: Restocking decision-making and recovery planning
Coming out of a period of record dry, this workshop is an opportunity to develop a plan for the future and connect with other livestock producers. This masterclass will provide practical support and strategies to build a plan for recovery. Designed specifically for livestock producers. Case study activities will be used to ensure practical and real-world application to your situation.
AgRi-Silience is delivered by Livestock SA and jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Government of South Australia.
All sessions are free (including morning tea and lunch). Please provide your details to allow us to plan catering for the event. All sessions commence at 9:00am.

Growing Great Relationships - AgRiSilience masterclass
2026-03-20 | Pinnaroo, Pinnaroo, SA, 5304, Australia
Great relationships are the foundation to a healthy marriage, a strong community and a great workplace culture. So many aspects of our life are shaped by how we turn up and the way we approach each personal interaction.
This masterclass is a great chance to learn more about yourself and how you can improve everyday communication.
At the end of this interactive day, you will have developed strategies that will make a difference to your relationships – whether it is your marriage, your children or your employees!
All sessions are free (including morning tea and lunch). Please provide your details to allow us to plan catering for the event. All sessions commence at 9:00 am.
AgRi-Silience is delivered by Livestock SA and jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Government of South Australia.

Soils to Solutions Workshop
2026-03-25 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Coomandook Hall, Coomandook, SA, Australia
Ready to make your soil tests work harder for you?
You are invited to attend the upcoming ‘Soils to Solutions’ Workshop at Coomandook with Felicity Turner and Dr Melissa Fraser.
This practical, hands-on workshop will give you the confidence to interpret your own soil test results and turn them into clear, actionable variable rate (VR) decisions.
What you’ll gain:

Confidence to read and understand your own soil test results
Skills to identify limiting factors and production opportunities within paddocks
Practical knowledge to translate soil data into variable rate fertiliser decisions
Real-world insights from 2025 demonstration paddocks, showcasing results, lessons learned and economic outcomes

You’ll leave with:

A simple, practical VR implementation plan tailored to one of your own paddocks
A clear next step — whether that’s a full prescription or trial test strips across your paddock
Greater confidence to invest inputs where they’ll deliver the best return

Designed for farmers who want practical tools, clear numbers and realistic steps toward smarter soil and input management.

Soil Carbon in SA: What Builds It, What Loses It, and What You Can Influence
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Online, Australia
Landscape SA is offering a free series of topic-specific carbon farming webinars, delivered by South Australia’s Landscape Boards alongside trusted external experts.
You are invited to register for the upcoming webinar: Soil Carbon in SA: What Builds It, What Loses It, and What You Can Influence on 25th March 2026, to be delivered via the MS Teams Webinar platform.
Soil carbon is often talked about as a quick win, but the reality in South Australian farming systems is more complex. Soil type, rainfall, history and management all play a major role in how much carbon a soil can hold — and whether that carbon can realistically be increased.
This webinar will unpack the realities of soil carbon in South Australia, including what drives soil organic carbon up or down and where the real opportunities sit across different soil types and rainfall zones. We will explain South Australian soil carbon benchmarks, what they represent, and how growers can use them to understand whether their soils have potential to build carbon or whether the priority should be protecting what is already there.
Producers will leave with a practical understanding of what affects soil carbon in their paddocks, how to interpret benchmarks, and what management actions are likely — or unlikely — to make a difference in SA conditions.
Dr Amanda Schapel is Principal Officer for Soil Action with PIRSA and leads the South Australian Soils Collaboration Centre. With nearly 30 years’ hand-on experience in agricultural soils, she specialises in soil carbon and soil function. Amanda’s benchmarking work helps growers understand where soils have real potential to build carbon — and where carbon needs protecting.
This webinar is delivered with funding support from the Commonwealth of Australia through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and water under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program.

ISCC market readiness and risk awareness - FREE information dinner
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Cummins Hotel, 36 Railway Tce, Cummins, SA, 5631, Australia
Join us for a FREE informal pub dinner as we discuss getting International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) ready and what it means for your operation. We’ll start conversations and hear from growers on their ISCC experiences. We’ll also introduce a unique opportunity with three practical workshops which provide free tailored advice and time to focus on getting ISCC ready.
Don’t miss out on your chance to update your knowledge on ISCC at these FREE information dinners.

Take out the guesswork and get the latest ISCC information.
Connect with industry and market representatives and growers from your local area.
Discover how you can take the headache out of getting ISCC ready.

The ISCC market readiness and awareness project is an investment of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Led by Pinion Advisory in collaboration with Grain Producers SA (GPSA).
Attendance is free, but please register for catering purposes.

Strategy and risk management - AgRiSilience masterclass
2026-03-26 | Lock
This workshop is designed for all farming businesses looking to develop their long-term strategy. Risk can be upside risk and downside risk – we will explore how these play into our decision-making and planning. Learn how to manage risk as well as the strategies that can be used to minimise risk. Get involved in practical case study examples that can be applied back in your own business. All sessions are free (including morning tea and lunch). Please register to allow us to plan catering for the event. All sessions commence at 9:00 am.
AgRi-Silience is delivered by Livestock SA and jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Government of South Australia.

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-26 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Crystal Brook Golf Club, Hughs Gap Road, Crystal Brook, SA, 5523, Australia
GRDC National Grower Network Forum
You are invited to attend this GRDC National Grower Network Forum to contribute your ideas, issues, constraints and opportunities for RD&E investments to enhance grower profitability in your local region.
Also, hear from guest speaker, Brett Asphar who will present on Seeder set-up and seeder bar function, including levelling/depth control, maintenance and how to troubleshoot common problems plus seed distribution for maximising yields.
Joining the forum is Sam Trengove – Trengove Consulting and Stefan Schmitt – Northern Sustainable Soils presenting Crop Establishment Trials in the region.This free of charge forum is open to growers, advisers, researchers and industry

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-26 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Crystal Brook Golf Club, Hughs Gap Road, Crystal Brook, SA, 5523, Australia
Presentations:
– Brett Asphar, Specialised Ag (Seeder set-up and bar function)
– Sam Trengove, Trengove Consulting and Stefan Schmitt, Northern Sustainable Soils (Crop Establishment Trials in the region).

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-27 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Bute Bowling Club, 4 Second Street, Bute, 5560, SA, Australia
You are invited to attend this GRDC National Grower Network Forum to contribute your ideas, issues, constraints and opportunities for RD&E investments to enhance grower profitability in your local region.
Also, hear from guest speaker, Brett Asphar who will present on Seeder set-up and seeder bar function, including levelling/depth control, maintenance and how to troubleshoot common problems plus seed distribution for maximising yields.
Joining the forum is Sam Trengove – Trengove Consulting and Stefan Schmitt – Northern Sustainable Soils presenting Crop Establishment Trials in the region.This free of charge forum is open to growers, advisers, researchers and industry.

GRDC National Grower Network Forum
2026-03-27 09:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Bute Bowling Club, 4 Second Street, Bute, 5560, SA, Australia

Kick Off Ya Boots screening
2026-03-27 17:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Kimba Town Hall, Crnr of High Street and Cross Street, Kimba, SA, 5641, Australia
Kick Off Ya Boots is a unique initiative promoting rural wellbeing and community resilience, delivered in partnership with Little Town Productions and ifarmwell.
This is a community-oriented night with neighbours, listen in on meaningful stories about rural life, and take away practical tools for wellbeing. Originally a live dinner-theatre production, it has evolved into a touring movie event, with the 2024 live show “This Farming Life” professionally filmed and now shown across regional South Australia. Come along, share a meal, and watch the Conner family tackle the tough topics of succession, drought, financial security, and unspoken truths as they go about their farming lives in a relatable and humorous way. Key themes include:

Farm succession planning, financial and business pressures
Drought, climate, seasonal risk and the rural work-life balance
Family communication, mental health, community connection

This event is supported by the SA Drought Hub through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, Rabobank Client Council, and SkiForLife.

Kick Off Ya Boots screening
2026-03-28 17:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Cleve Town Hall, Third Street, Cleve, SA, 5640, Australia
