Ag Excellence News and Updates

Survey of Legume Growers

March 22, 2013

The Nitrogen Fixation Program, through the University of Adelaide & SARDI are conducting a survey of legume growers about inoculation & N fixing.  to provide information for this program,…

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Lower Eyre Peninsula Expo

March 22, 2013

More than 80 people attended the annual Lower Eyre Peninsula Expo held on Thursday the 21st of March.  Farmers made up 75% of the audience. Held at the Ungarra…

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Using Electromagnetic Soil Mapping in Precision Agriculture

March 17, 2013

Peter Treloar talks about electro-magnetic soil mapping in precision agriculture.

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Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Crop Sensors

March 17, 2013

Precision Ag – Leighton Wilksch talks about Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Sam Trengove talks about crop sensors.

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Using Site Specific Crop Management for Precision Ag

March 17, 2013

Leighton Wilksch talks about Precision Ag Management, using site specific crop management (SSCM).

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Facts About Native Bees in Australia

March 15, 2013

Katja Hogendoorn, from the University of Adelaide, discuses native bees in Australia and their importance for our natural environment. Native bees have co-evolved with native plants for millions of years…

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Native bees in cropping systems

March 15, 2013

Katja Hogendoorn, from the University of Adelaide, discusses native bees in broad acre cropping systems. There are several native bee species that will pollinate crops. Yield increases can be…

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Join the Ag Excellence committee

March 13, 2013

Would you like the opportunity to be involved in a passionate committee, working together to build an influential and action orientated organisation?   If so, please consider nominating for…

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No Till Following Pastures

March 12, 2013

Chris McDonough, from Rural Solutions SA, speaks about many of the key messages, benefits and results which have been discovered following the project investigating No-till cropping following pastures.

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Reduce Water Logging Through Planned Drainage Systems

March 12, 2013

Precision Agriculture’s Andrew Whitlock speaks about strategies to manage water logging through planned drainage systems.

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