Ag Excellence News and Updates

Big crowd rolls in for 2024 Hart Field Day

September 24, 2024

The 42nd Hart Field Day attracted a large crowd, on par with past events, when the gates opened at the trial site last week.

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Nominations are open for the MFMG board & operations committee

September 24, 2024

Are you interested in nominating to be part of the MFMG Board or Operations Committee? There are positions available on both the Board and the Operations Committee.

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Have your say on the future of Drought Hubs

September 15, 2024

Farmers, agribusinesses, stakeholders and rural communities have the chance to weigh in on the role of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs.

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GRDC welcomes SA grower as Board Chair

September 14, 2024

In what will be a new leadership era for GRDC, South Australian grain grower Sharon Starick has been announced as the new Board Chair by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry the Hon. Julie Collins.

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Popular harvester set-up workshops coming to SA & VIC

September 11, 2024

A series of harvester workshops will roll-out across the South Australian and Victorian grainbelts in September to bring together harvester specialists, industry experts and researchers to give grain growers the latest advice ahead of this season’s harvest.

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GPSA launches ground-breaking project to establish grain production GHG baseline in South Australia

September 11, 2024

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) has launched a groundbreaking project to establish a quantified grain production baseline in South Australia.

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Continued funding for Soil Health supports farmers and communities on ground

September 11, 2024

The eight Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs have welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of grant funded soil health projects through the Natural Heritage Trust’s $302.1 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.

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SA Drought Hub welcomes Karen Hollamby as Loxton Node Team Leader Coordinator

September 11, 2024

Karen Hollamby comes to the SA Drought Hub with over 20 years’ working experience in economic and community development, particularly in primary industry sectors.

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2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant applications now open

September 8, 2024

AgriFutures Australia is proud to champion diversity through our grants for women. In addition to our AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, we have created the Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant, developed to foster the professional growth of rural women who are not quite ready to apply for the Award.

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Biosecurity Farmer of the Year

September 6, 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Livestock SA On-Farm Biosecurity Farmer of the Year award.

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