Stress, wellbeing and the seasons we weather
2025-05-23 09:00 - 12:45 (Australia/Adelaide) | Minnipa Sports Club, Minnipa, SA, Australia
A practical workshop for rural women navigating stress, uncertainty and the pressure of ongoing dry conditions.
Do you ever feel like you reach a certain level of stress, and your brain just shuts down under the pressure?
When you’re juggling so much that you can’t think straight, and the storm of things you can’t control continues to rage on around you – how can you get your brain back online? This workshop shines a light on what’s really happening in your mind and body when stress takes hold. You’ll learn simple, practical techniques to clear the mental fog and restore your ability to make calm, confident decisions –not just in the high pressure moments, but long term.
We’ll explore the physiological response, plus seven key areas that support personal wellbeing and clear thinking. You’ll walk away with strategies you can actually use – to steady yourself in challenging times, and take care of the one person who keeps everything else going: you.

Best Practice Spray Workshop
2025-05-26 09:00 - 15:00 | Coomandook Church Hall, Dukes Highway, Coomandook, SA
The workshops boast an expert line-up of speakers, including spray expert Mary O’Brien, PIRSA and regional grower case studies presenting on their ‘best practice’ approach on farm.
Mary O’Brien is a passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture. She is one of Australia’s leading experts on spray drift, application risk management and chemical use best practice.
Mary has an exceptional ability to communicate with farmers. Her straightforward approach and broad agricultural knowledge affords her the capacity to explain technical information in a simple manner and provide practical strategies to assist growers to get the job done while protecting their long-term viability.
Free to attend.
Morning tea and lunch provided.

Regenerative Grazing
2025-05-26 10:00 - 14:30 | Pine Grove, Craddock, SA
Join Alejandro Carrillo and Colin Seis, leaders in regenerative agriculture, for a day of learning with real life examples. This workshop is for farmers, graziers, pastoralists, land managers, and anyone wanting to learn more about regenerative land management or share their experiences. The event will begin with presentations from Alejandro and Colin, each sharing their work in regenerative grazing, holistic management, and pasture renewal. You’ll hear how they have managed drought-affected landscapes to encourage productive systems while reducing inputs and promoting ecological stability. After presentations, there will be a paddock walk with opportunity for discussions and questions.
Key Themes:

Regenerative Grazing & Holistic Management
Pasture Identification & Valuation
Ground Cover & Drought Resilience
Rotational Grazing Strategies
Input Reduction & Soil Health

Meet the Speakers:
Alejandro Carrillo – A fourth-generation rancher in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico, Alejandro is globally recognised for adapting holistic grazing techniques to arid environments. His work supports over three times more cattle per acre than the regions’ benchmark. He also advises internationally and represents desertification solutions at the United Nations.
Colin Seis – The Australian farmer behind the Pasture Cropping Method, which combines pastures, crops, and livestock to improve land condition on his property. By adopting this method, Colin was able to boost soil carbon which dramatically reduced his costs and improved land health.

Best Practice Spray Workshop
2025-05-27 09:00 - 15:00 | Imperial Football Club, Adelaide Road, Murray Bridge, SA

Best Practice Spray Workshop
2025-05-28 09:00 - 15:00 | Crystal Brook Football Club, Railway Tce, Crystal Brook, SA, Australia

Best Practice Spray Workshop
2025-05-29 09:00 - 15:00 | Minlaton District Community & Sports Centre, Lot 279 West Terrace, Minlaton, SA

Workshops for a Solid Foundation (succession in family business)
2025-05-29 09:30 - 12:30 | Hood Sweeney, Level 3/167 Fullarton Road, Dulwich, SA
Succession is one of the greatest challenges associated with running a family business. Every family business needs to start planning for their future leadership. Whatever your planning horizon is to transitioning your business, now is the time to start having the conversation.
This workshop will enable participants to:

Understand what Succession involves for families in business.
Why Succession Planning is vital for any size family business.
Succession Planning is an essential focus for the family, the business they operate and for owners.
Understand the elements to Succession in family business.
Be able to assess where they are on their Succession journey and plan further steps.

eID Tech Group Session
2025-05-29 12:00 - 17:00 | Vine Inn Barossa, 14-22 Murray Street, Nuriootpa, SA, 5355, Australia
eID Tech Group Session with Achieve Ag’s Nathan Scott

Session includes:

Practical use of eID to pick the best stock
Common issues and how to overcome them easily
Data use and what should we be looking at as we rebuild numbers
‘Another late break’ Q & A

Lunch is provided

Considering Carbon
2025-05-30 08:45 - 13:00 | Cummins Hotel, 36 Railway Tce, Cummins, SA, 5631, Australia
An Introduction to carbon farming and farm emissions
Curious about what carbon farming really means and how it applies to your farming operation? This introductory workshop will help demystify the carbon conversation and provide practical insights into how carbon and emissions relate to the everyday decisions made on-farm.
The workshop will cover;

The carbon cycle
Greenhouse gasses
Government actions
Supply chain responses
Understanding your emissions
Emission calculators
Options to reduce emissions

The day includes morning tea and lunch, which will follow the workshop.

ARLF Changemaker Workshop
2025-06-02 08:30 - 2025-06-03 16:30 | Tumby Bay Football Club, West Tce, Tumby Bay, SA

Service Provider Workshop - The Dry Times Toolkit
2025-06-03 07:30 - 11:00 | Murray Bridge RSL, Lot 2 Ross Rd, Murray Bridge, SA
This practical, hands-on workshop is for rural service providers supporting farmers through dry times. You’ll walk away with tools to navigate tough conversations, strategies to assist decision-making under pressure, and techniques to protect your own wellbeing—because supporting others effectively starts with taking care of yourself.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This workshop is strictly for those service providers that work directly with farmer producers eg Agronomists, Vets, Stock Agents, Agri Bankers etc

Ag KI Weather Station Soil Probe Dashboard Update & eID NLIS intergration
2025-06-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Stokes Bay Hall, 1950 Bark Hut Road, Cassini, SA
Two years in development, Leet Wilksch from AgByte has developed a new data dashboard for the weather station soil probe network on Kangaroo Island. Come along for a demonstration on the new dashboard, how to access it and the array of previous and real time weather and soil data you can access for free from the network accross KI.
Also presenting the second session for the eID Implementation Series with George Basha from Intergrity Systems presenting on the intergration between NLIS, my MLA and the LIvestock Production Accreditation Scheme. Also hear from Denise Rendell and Kat Buck (PRISA) on PIC recociliation, livstock transfers onto and from a property and using the NLIS Buddy phone app.
All participants will be required to bring

A smart phone (or tablet or laptop)
A scanner/stick reader and an eID tag, along with any unused eID tags, as these tags must be reconciled with the data base
Their eID data base on phone/tablet or laptop (if available)

All participants will also be encouraged to download the NLIS Buddy if they haven’t yet done so.

Livestock SA Regional Round Up
2025-06-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Wudinna Commnunity Club, 43 Medley Terrace, Wudinna, SA, Australia
Agenda:

Guest Speaker – Mark Inglis, Thomas Foods
Livestock SA Update

Registrations are required for catering purposes as dinner is included. Please note this event is free for Livestock SA members. Stakeholders and industry professionals will be charged $30 to attend.

Optimising Lime and Fertiliser Spreading
2025-06-04 18:45 - 21:00 | Mount Gambier Hotel, 2 Commercial St W, Mount Gambier, SA
Information session focused on lime and fertiliser application on crop and pasture.
Come along if you are interested in learning more about pH and nutrient variability in your soils, and how variable rate technology can benefit your business.
Speakers:
David Oddie (Precision Ag).
Getting the data right (Best soil sampling methods).
Squib Group Farms
Jack Altschwager – agronomy of matching soil requirments.
Tom / Malcolm Earl – landholders point of view.
Andrew Phelan – Technolgy available.
Dinner provided

ARLF Changemaker Workshop
2025-06-05 08:30 - 16:30 | Cummins Hall, 46 Railway Tce, Cummins, SA

Sit in a Pit - Soil Health on Grazing Land
2025-06-05 09:00 - 13:30 | 88 Green Road, Ashbourne, SA
With PIRSA’s Amanda Schapel and Soil and Land’s Ed Scott, participants will be walked through two soil pits of two different soil types – loam over clay and deep sand over clay – to outline the importance of different management practices according to soil type.
Learn:
– The fundamentals of soil health
– The importance of measuring before you manage
– Understanding soil constraints and how to manage them
The new Knowing Your Soils Ute Guide and Pasture Weed Guide will be on hand for participants to take home.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Spots are limited, booking is essential!

Need for Feed Fundraising Dinner
2025-06-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Encounter Bay Football Club, 16 Armstrong Rd, Victor Harbor, SA

Beginners Guide to Carbon Farming
2025-06-11 10:00 - 13:30 | Cobbs Hill Estate, 382 Swamp Rd, Oakbank, SA
Are you curious about how carbon farming can revolutionise your agricultural practices and benefit your business?
Come along for a free workshop to unlock the potential of carbon farming. We’ll provide the latest local information on this new buzz term and explain emissions reduction.
What you’ll learn:
· What is carbon farming? Understand the concept and its applications
· What it means for your farming enterprise
· Calculating emission intensity: Get practical insights on measuring and managing your emissions
This workshop would be particularly important for any farm bookkeepers, so please come along.
Lunch will be provided! Options sent in a follow up email.

AIA SA Division June Event & Annual Meeting
2025-06-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Arkaba Hotel, 150 Glen Osmond Road, Fullarton, SA, 5063, Australia
This event will have the Annual meeting formalities, including election of the division executive.
Sponsored by Primary Producers SA, CEO Caroline Rhodes will give an industry update, including wish list heading into the State Election next year.
Supper will be provided from 8.30pm at the event, and drinks will be able to be purchased at own cost.

The Drought AgriTech Meetup
2025-06-12 17:00 - 19:30 | Flinders University City Campus, Station Road, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
AgriTech Meetup exploring the impact of drought and future climate trends on agriculture in South Australia.
Presenters will include:

Peter Hayman (Principal Scientist of the SA Drought Hub) on the climate future of SA and the drivers for innovation it will create within the agrifood system
Opportunities with the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio, and presentations from drought and climate change orientated AgriTech companies
The Shultz family sharing a farmers perspective of the drought cycle

1700-1730 – Networking and drinks
1730-1800 – Presentations
1815-1930 – Pizza, drinks and networking
Thanks to the team at growAG the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio SA Drought Hub and New Venture Institute for making this event possible.

The Sustainable Seasons
2025-06-16 09:15 - 13:00 | Katnook Estate, Riddoch Highway, Coonawarra, SA
A wellbeing workshop for navigating reality without sacrificing yourself.
From running a business or farm to raising a family and keeping your community strong, rural life comes with a lot of demands that can leave you burnt out, overwhelmed and struggling to switch off, and looking for real, practical tools for boosting your energy and protecting your mental health – without the fluff.
This workshop will cover:
– Practical techniques to manage stress and prevent burnout in your daily operations
– A clear framework for managing your time and energy
– Specific strategies to combat feelings of isolation, overwhelm and uncertainty
– Hands -on exercises to identify your unique wellbeing needs and solutions
– Supportive connections and real conversations with others facing similar challenges
The workshop includes morning tea and lunch, following the workshop.

GRDC Farm Business Update
2025-06-17 09:30 - 15:30 | Bordertown Civic Centre, Bordertown, SA, 5268, Australia
The GRDC Farm Business Update events drive innovation and adoption of improved farm business management practices across the grains industry.
Topics & speakers – coming soon.

Decision-making to help farmers become more drought resilient
2025-06-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, 1 Daw St, Port Augusta, SA, Australia
Drought-resilient farming doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when farmers make informed, strategic decisions – early and often, supported by timely, relevant information from experts. But what are these decisions, what information do you need and when should they be made so you minimise the impact of drought and recover more quickly?
SA Drought Hub invites farmers, advisers and industry representatives to attend the Port Augusta pilot workshop for the SA Drought Hub DRINKS project. Presented by Cam Nicholson, this workshop will focus on strategic decision-making actions before, during & after drought for Pastoral and Rangelands Production.
The Drought Resilience Information and Knowledge Sharing (DRINKS) project is based on the model implemented by the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub. Through DRINKS, the SA Drought Hub seeks to capture experiences from farmers from different farming systems, in different seasons, and use that knowledge to build the capacity of all farmers and stakeholders.
The aim is to develop enterprise-specific ‘base maps’ for key industries and regions in SA, that identify and describe the critical considerations farmers and advisers should focus on to build drought resilience. These considerations are based on the season and the stage in the climate cycle (good times, uncertain period, drought, and recovery).
This knowledge helps build a greater feeling of control and confidence that you are spending time on actions that will make a difference, both in the short and long term.
We invite farmers and advisers to join in a decision-making workshop with Cam Nicholson from the Victoria Drought Hub to build these ‘base maps’. By the end of the workshop you will have a plan identifying the main decisions and actions to focus on depending on seasonal conditions.
Spaces are limited – registration essential.

Beginners Guide to Carbon Farming
2025-06-18 10:00 - 13:30 | FABRIK, 1 Lobethal Rd, Lobethal, SA

ARLF Changemaker Workshop
2025-06-19 08:30 - 2025-06-20 16:30 | Streaky Bay Hotel, 33 Alfred Tce, Streaky Bay, SA

Stewardship on the Fleurieu Workshop
2025-06-20 09:45 - 14:30 | Yankalilla Cutural Centre & Library, ‘The Hall’, 181 Main South Road, Yankalilla, SA
Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu is inviting landholders to explore our Stewardship Program. If you own or manage a property of 2ha or larger in the Onkaparinga, Victor Harbor or Yankalilla council areas, our free forums will connect you with helpful and accessible information to manage the natural assets on your farm.
Come along and hear about how our Stewardship Program can help you care for land, water and nature.
What to expect:

Learn about new Stewardship resources and tools to help you manage pests and weeds; improve native vegetation, undertake revegetation, care for water resources, dams, and soil on your property
Get connected to local advice and funding opportunities
Share your thoughts on local land management priorities
Get to know your local Stewardship Officers

Lunch provided. Spaces are limited- bookings are essential!

AgRi-Silience Cut Out Dinner
2025-06-20 18:00 - 23:00 | Sunnybrae Estate, 1 Naweena Rd, Regency Park, SA
You are invited to join us for an evening of good food, great company, and valuable conversations at the AgRi-Silience Cut Out Dinner.
We are pleased to welcome Oli Le Lievre, founder of Humans of Agriculture, as our MC. Oli will lead us through an engaging program alongside a keynote speaker who will share practical ideas and fresh perspectives.
What’s included

A two-course dinner
Drinks throughout the evening
Engaging presentations and entertainment
The chance to connect with alumni, producers, and industry peers

In a time when many producers are facing tough seasonal conditions, this event offers a chance to come together, reset, and gain strength from shared stories and collective resilience. It is a recognition of where we are now, how far we have come, and the power of community to move forward.

ARLF Changemaker Workshop
2025-06-23 08:30 - 2025-06-24 16:30 | Wudinna Community Club, Medley Terrace, Wudinna, SA

Nitrogen Budgeting Back to Basics workshop
2025-06-23 09:00 - 15:30 | Hatherleigh Football Club, Millicent, SA, Australia
Join Dr Mel Fraser, Soil Functioning Consulting, for an in-depth look at the fundamentals of nitrogen budgeting.
Topics will include:

How is the season shaping up?: Understand the current seasonal conditions and how they compare to long-term trends.
Yield and production outlooks: Explore how in-season rainfall and stored soil moisture influence crop yield potential and nitrogen decisions for cereals and oilseeds.
Using the right information: Learn what data sources – including rainfall, forecasts, and soil test results – can improve decision making.
Planning with confidence: Refine your seasonal nitrogen management strategy.
Hands-on with My Farm Dashboard and other online tools: Set up and explore the dashboard to access real-time local data and seasonal forecasts.

Equip yourself with the knowledge, practical tools and resources to maximise the resilience of your cropping system.

Spread Smarter, Grow Better!
2025-06-24 08:45 - 15:30 | Ouyen Golf Club, 33 Cooper St, Ouyen, VIC
Are you making the most of your fertiliser investment?
Join us for an informative and hands-on workshop designed to help farmers make more informed fertiliser decisions, improve application accuracy, and maximise return on investment. This workshop brings together expert insights and practical demonstrations to help you better understand your input costs – and how that understanding can lead to smarter, more profitable decisions over time.
This must-attend workshop is packed with practical insights to help farmers unlock the true effectiveness of fertiliser use – with a clear focus on profitability and precision application.
