Ag Excellence News and Updates

South Australia’s premier grain and livestock conference – Growing SA – will return on 30 August 2023 with a new venue and engaging topics. Anticipating 300 attendees, Growing…

Climate Services for Agriculture gives Australian farmers an online platform to help prepare for climate variability, providing seasonal forecasts, future climate projections and historical climate data.

The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission review of the Future Drought Fund. The review will assess the effectiveness of the FDF in supporting farmers and communities to prepare for drought and inform the future direction of the program.

MacKillop Farm Management Group (MFMG) has launched season 2 of The Prosperous Farmer podcast. If you’re curious about adopting cutting edge cropping and livestock systems based on research this is the show for you!

Nominations for the 2023 Ag Institute Australia – SA Student Award have opened to recognise a current undergraduate or postgraduate student studying a topic related to agriculture, natural resource management and/or animal science at the University of Adelaide.

Farm biosecurity has been identified as a weak link in the biosecurity chain, and a recent Livestock SA survey identified that many producers are unsure of the practical things they need to do to protect their farm.

For the first time South Australia is hosting evokeAG, Asia Pacific’s premier AgTech event, exploring how agrifood innovation and technology impact our food, farmers and the natural resources that sustain them.

All South Australian sheep and goat producers are encouraged to contribute towards the consultation on individual sheep and goat traceability through the Sheep and Goat Traceability Survey. This is your chance to provide input to influence how individual sheep and goat traceability through electronic identification will be implemented here in South Australia.

Applications for the 2023 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship Program are now open. Students entering their final two years of an undergraduate degree who are passionate about the future of Australian rural industries are encouraged to apply.

South Australian grain producers will be able to use either the Grassland Fire Danger Index (GFDI) or the new Fire Behaviour Index (FBI) under the Harvest Code of Practice during this harvest, after an agreement was reached between Grain Producers SA (GPSA), the State Government and SA Country Fire Service (SACFS).