Ag Excellence News and Updates

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

We need rural leaders with the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about the future of their enterprises and industries. We also know the unique challenges faced by rural women and how important grants for women are. That’s why we created the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award – Australia’s leading award empowering and celebrating the inclusive and courageous leadership of women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities, now and into the future.