Projects

Remote Snail Sensing

Project Brief Increasing snail populations are damaging emerging crops and pastures, lowering produce quality & causing management practices which increase erosion risk. Controlling snails before egg laying is critical…

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Social Media in Agriculture

Project Overview SocialMedia in Agriculture is an innovative project that will explore the use of social media (You Tube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, RSS, etc.) as an extension tool. The…

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Grain & Graze 2

Project Brief: The project aims to achieve practice change amongst farmers by increasing their knowledge and skills. The project acknowledges the importance and impact of advisers and uses advisers…

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Improved Communication of N&Y NRM Outcomes through use of Social Media

Project Brief Ag Ex will work with key grower groups, organisations and N&Y NRM staff and volunteers to improve engagement and communication of NRM outcomes in the Northern &…

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Stepping in to Leadership Training Program

Project Brief This program will enable women in agriculture and agribusiness across South Australia to participate in professional development building personal leadership skills. Ongoing support will also be provided…

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Managing Climate Variability

Project Brief The objective of the National Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative is to establish a network of farms to demonstrate strategies for grain farming systems that address adaptation and…

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Farmers leading and learning about the soil carbon frontier

Project Brief A network of trial and demonstration sites, coordinated by key farm groups, are designed to deliver the AotG goal of increasing soil carbon stocks. The farm groups…

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Brome Grass Control

Project Brief To reduce competition and contamination from grass-weed populations through effective use of best practice long term grass weed control and reduced need for cultivation, biomass reduction and…

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Young Grower Workshops in the N&Y RM Region

Project Brief To improve resource management through increasing fifteen young farmer’s skills in grazing management, crop establishment and production risk management Project Duration July 2011 – June 2013 Project…

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Native Pollination

Project Brief Build farmer and advisor knowledge of links between native vegetation, native pollination, integrated pest management and improved crop production, through monitoring three farm demonstration areas for native…

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