Upcoming Events

SARDI Farmer Meeting – Kimba

Kimba Gateway Hotel 40 High St, Kimba, SA, Australia

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

Lotsa Lambs – Improving Reproduction Success

Caleb Girdham's Farm 628 Girdham Road, Melrose, SA

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 Meeting – Port Kenny

Port Kenny Golf Club Flinders Highway, Port Kenny, SA

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

Improving Water Security – On Farm

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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…

AWI Shearing & Sheep Handling Innovation & Demonstration Day

Victoria Park Number One Oval 11 Kilmarnock Terrace, Jamestown, SA

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…

GRDC SPAA Variable Rate Technology Workshop – Wudinna

Wudinna Commnunity Club 43 Medley Terrace, Wudinna, SA, Australia

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…

Lucerne Australia Annual Trial Inspection Morning

Keith - Venue TBA

Inspect the LA Trial site prior to harvest and hear the results of the Herbicide Resistance Screening Project from Dr Peter Boutsalis, Plant Science Consulting

Stop watching land go saline…Lets fix it!

Alawoona Institute Karoonda Highway, Alawoona, SA

This workshop will provide the tools to bring saline land back to production. You will learn how to install a piezometer, test your water salinity and develop a personalised management plan to help you solve your Mallee seeps. Plus, all attendees will receive Puccinellia and Tall wheatgrass seeds to start remediating your bare scolds. The session:…

GRDC SPAA Variable Rate Technology Workshop – Crystal Brook

Crystal Brook Football Club Railway Tce, Crystal Brook, SA, Australia

The 2023 SPAA Precision Ag Expo, Thurs 2nd March 2023 follows the GRDC VRT Crystal Brook workshop, held on Wed 1 March 2023. The 2023 SPAA Precision Ag Expo will feature speakers covering a range of contemporary precision agriculture topics as well as showcasing technology and machinery from industry and SPAA sponsors. The Expo has…

Managing Soil Acidity Workshop

Eyre Business High Street, Kimba, SA

This event has a limited number of places. Registration is essential.

AgRi-Silience – Mount Compass

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

Stop watching land go saline…Lets fix it!

Underbool Recreation Reserve Pavillion, Gnarr Road, Underbool, SA

This workshop will provide the tools to bring saline land back to production. You will learn how to install a piezometer, test your water salinity and develop a personalised management plan to help you solve your Mallee seeps. Plus, all attendees will receive Puccinellia and Tall wheatgrass seeds to start remediating your bare scolds. The session:…

SPAA Precision Ag Expo & PA Workshop

Crystal Brook Football Club Railway Tce, Crystal Brook, SA, Australia

The 2023 SPAA Precision Ag Expo, Thurs 2nd March 2023 follows the GRDC VRT Crystal Brook workshop, held on Wed 1 March 2023. The 2023 SPAA Precision Ag Expo will feature speakers covering a range of contemporary precision agriculture topics as well as showcasing technology and machinery from industry and SPAA sponsors. The Expo has…

Understanding Your Soils

Location TBA Tooligie Hill, SA

Join WoTL for an introductory workshop on understanding your soil. Presented by Mel Fraser of Soil Function Consulting, the day will cover: What soil have I got and where did it come from? What makes a healthy soil? Methods to assess soil physical, chemical and biological health Soil test results: what do all the numbers…

Mallee Research Update

Underbool Recreation Reserve Pavillion, Gnarr Road, Underbool, SA

The Mallee Research Update’s coming in 2023 promises to look at practical learnings that can be taken into 2023, highlights from 2022 projects and how these projects will help to manage our unique Mallee environment. These updates will bring together technical experts from different areas of expertise with their insights into managing Mallee soils, optimising…

Farm HR: Creating Employers of Choice Workshop Series 3

Online , Australia

This practical interactive online workshop series has been developed for those: in farm businesses that currently employ who will be employing in the future who have family members who are working within their farm business.These workshops will update knowledge and provide reassurance that you are doing the right thing with your employees and family members.

Stop watching land go saline…let’s fix it!

Manangatang Hall 75 Wattle St, Managatang, VIC

This workshop will provide you with the tools to bring saline land back to production. You will learn how to install a piezometer, test your water salinity and come away with a personalised management plan to help you solve your own Mallee seeps. Plus, all attendees will receive Puccinellia and Tall wheatgrass seeds to start…

Mallee Research Update

Manangatang Hall 75 Wattle St, Managatang, VIC

The Mallee Research Update’s coming in 2023 promises to look at practical learnings that can be taken into 2023, highlights from 2022 projects and how these projects will help to manage our unique Mallee environment. These updates will bring together technical experts from different areas of expertise with their insights into managing Mallee soils, optimising…

Grazing Naturally Fundamentals Workshop with Dick Richardson

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

Both entertaining and hugely instructional session covering the basics of ecology, plant growth and the principles of Grazing Naturally. The relationships between ecosystem function and the patterns of grazing is highlighted, giving insight to outcomes and the patterns that created them. The day emphasizes the practical and easy to apply Grazing Naturally method. Grazing Naturally…

SARDI Farmer Meeting – Lock

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

AgRi-Silience – Auburn

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

Wudinna Commnunity Club 43 Medley Terrace, Wudinna, SA, Australia

MLA MeatUp Forums, first held in 2021, deliver the latest in red meat Research, Development and Adoption (RD&A) and are held throughout southern Australia. MeatUp Forums are designed by producers for beef, sheep and goat producers through the input of Regional Producer Working Groups. This means the program is purposely designed to be relevant to…

SARDI Farmer Meeting – Rudall

Rudall Sports Club SA

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

SARDI Farmer Meeting – Cowell

Cowell Institute Supper Room Cowell, SA

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

Australian Summer Grains Conference

RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast, QLD

The 2023 event will again be hosted by the joint venture partners comprising sorghum, maize, sunflower, soybean and mungbean under the banner of “Sustainable, Resilient, Innovative, Profitable”. This conference will feature renowned scientists, marketers, growers and leading industry identities from overseas and within Australia.

Scratching the Surface

Upalinna Station Upalinna, SA

Learn how to: Identify and describe your soil profile soil testing methods how soil health can affect livestock nutrition

AgRi-Silience – Mount Compass

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

Ag in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges, Opportunities & Achievements

Waite Campus Plant Research Centre Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, SA, Australia

Join the Crawford Fund's South Australia Committee to celebrate the benefits to developing countries, Australia, South Australia and our researchers from international agricultural research for development and consider the challenges ahead. RSVP: Please register for catering purposes by 2pm, Friday, 10 March 2023.

AgRi-Silience

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

AgRi-Silience

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

The Big Canola Call Out (& Long Coleoptile Wheat Whisper)

Online , Australia

Bring your morning coffee into the office, and make the time to hear the latest research into canola establishment and long-coleoptile wheat. During this 90-minute interactive online session, the CSIRO project teams will walk you through their most recent research results, and give you a chance to provide direct feedback on their 2023 canola establishment…

Fleurieu Ag Fest

Yankalilla Showgrounds Yankalilla, SA

AG FEST will showcase the ideas and technology being used in primary production and conservation and land management. The diversity and abundance of ag career pathways and related pathways will be on display. Topics include: practicalities of carbon farming regenerative farming animal & vet science climate projections heavy vehicle regulations involving students in your farming…

Better Health for Better Wealth Workshop

Cummins Hotel 36 Railway Tce, Cummins, SA, Australia

Livestock SA are holding a Better Health For Better Wealth Workshop in Cummins on the 20th of March at the Cummins Hotel (36/38 Railway Tce, Cummins). The workshop will run from 12:30pm to 4:30pm , with free lunch from 12pm. The focus of the workshop is sheep health and topics will include: Sheep Health on…

Sheep Technology Expo

Hawker Community Sports Centre Druid Range Drive, Hawker, SA

Presentations Include: Using eID in low rainfall and pastoral areas Wool traceability, marketing and certified integrity schemes Water telemetry: Producer case studies Q & A with producers and telemetry providers Please register to assist with catering.

Koonamore Stickybeak Day

Koonamore Station Junction of Tea Tree Road & Baratta Road, Koonamore, SA

The Koonamore Stickybeak Day will showcase the initiatives and works being undertaken on the property as a result of its involvement in the Pastoral Management Planning project. The day will include presentations from Rangeland Ecologist Richard Marver and Soil Consultants Geoff Kew and Michael Eyres. A property tour showcasing grazing practice changes will look at:…

AgRi-Silience

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

Diesel and Dirt Derby

Keith Showgrounds 27 Hender St, Keith, SA

Header Demolition Derby Down Under - Modified Tractor Pull AFJSA - V8 Superboats and much more!

GPSA On-Farm Grain Storage Workshop

Balaklava Sports Club 7 Werocata Rd, Balaklava, SA, Australia

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is delivering a series of Grain Storage Workshops, in conjunction with Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension Project, to provide information and resources for producers on best practice on-farm grain storage. The free workshops are being held in late March 2023 from the Yorke Peninsula to the Murraylands…

GPSA On-Farm Grain Storage Workshop

Georgetown Bowls Club Georgetown, SA

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is delivering a series of Grain Storage Workshops, in conjunction with Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension Project, to provide information and resources for producers on best practice on-farm grain storage. The free workshops are being held in late March 2023 from the Yorke Peninsula to the Murraylands…

Soil Acidity & Liming Workshop

Bordertown Civic Centre Bordertown, SA, Australia

Growers and advisors are invited to this workshop which will explore the management of surface and subsurface acidity and consider liming management strategies for 2023. Hear from leading experts on: The cause and effect of soil acidity Soil pH mapping, VR and NDVI Lime sources and application rates Decision support tools Strategies for deep ripping…

2023 MNHRZ Autumn Update

Riverton Football Club Riverton, SA, Australia

Industry leaders and professionals servicing the agricultural industries' businesses will be impacted by an emergency animal disease (EAD) response, but for those prepared, there may be opportunities to maintain a level of business continuity. Livestock SA, supported by the Sheep and Cattle Industry Funds and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) invites you…

GPSA On-Farm Grain Storage Workshop

Maitland Golf Club Maitland, Australia

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is delivering a series of Grain Storage Workshops, in conjunction with Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension Project, to provide information and resources for producers on best practice on-farm grain storage. The free workshops are being held in late March 2023 from the Yorke Peninsula to the Murraylands…

Ag-Ri-Silience

Venue TBA Booleroo Centre, SA

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,…

GPSA On-Farm Grain Storage Workshop

Browns Well Football Clubrooms Paruna, SA, Australia

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is delivering a series of Grain Storage Workshops, in conjunction with Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension Project, to provide information and resources for producers on best practice on-farm grain storage. The free workshops are being held in late March 2023 from the Yorke Peninsula to the Murraylands…

Ag Institute: 2023 Student Compendium Launch meeting

The Victorian Room, The Edinburgh Hotel, MITCHAM 5062 7 High Street, Mitcham, SA, Australia

AIA SA is launching the 2023 Student Compendium. The compendium working group & interns have been busy working on the 3rd edition of the very successful & highly regarded student compendium & this meeting will provide the platform for its 2023 launch & look into the future communications. Our key note presentation is from Sue…

GPSA On-Farm Grain Storage Workshops

Coomandook Church Hall Dukes Highway, Coomandook, SA

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is delivering a series of Grain Storage Workshops, in conjunction with Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension Project, to provide information and resources for producers on best practice on-farm grain storage. The free workshops are being held in late March 2023 from the Yorke Peninsula to the Murraylands…