Ag Excellence News and Updates

Russian wheat aphid detected in SA

June 2, 2016

Growers and agronomists are encouraged to be on the lookout for Russian wheat aphid, after the exotic pest was detected in crops in the Mid North this week. The…

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Act now to secure your seat on the bus to Lambex 2016!

June 1, 2016

Following the tremendous success of LambEx 2014 in Adelaide, two buses, one from Naracoorte and one from Nuriootpa, will be travelling from SA to Albury, New South Wales, on…

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GPSA are Offering Two Young Grain Producers the Opportunity to Attend the Australian Grains Industry Conference

May 19, 2016

Grain Producers SA will sponsor two young grain producers to attend the Australian Grain Industry Conference (AGIC) on 25‐27 July 2016 in Melbourne. AGIC is hosted by Grain Trade…

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2017 Nuffield Scholarship Applications Open Now!

May 9, 2016

Nuffield Australia has been selecting Scholars for over 60 years. It is the leading program for primary producers in Australia which identifies new leaders in industry and the community.…

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Planning Guide for Farmers Recovering from Drought

April 21, 2016

This valuable publication is great tool for those farmers experiencing drought. It is being used as a resource for a number of GRDC workshops  being held around the southern region.…

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Keeping Growers out in Front

April 1, 2016

By GRDC Southern Regional Panel member & Ag Excellence Committee member, Bill Long, Ardrossan (SA) Productivity growth in the Australian grains industry has over recent decades plateaued. It’s not…

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Just Released – ‘The Technical Resource Manual for Farm Fire Recovery

March 22, 2016

A fire recovery manual is now available to assist farmers in South Australia’s Lower North cropping region as they deal with the aftermath of last year’s Pinery bushfire. The…

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See the Latest News from the Production & Environment Partnerships Project

March 10, 2016

Production & Environment Partnerships is delivering innovative technologies to grain farmers across Southern Australia that will increase production and profitability whilst addressing key natural resource issues. Working in partnership…

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Funding Grants for Women in Agriculture

February 12, 2016

Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the agriculture sector. From February 10th, 2016 the initiative will provide…

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MLA Annual call for Research, Development and Adoption Proposals

February 2, 2016

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) invites preliminary proposals from individuals, organisations or project teams to address the 2016/17 MLA research, development and adoption (RD&A) priorities for sheepmeat and grassfed…

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