Ag Excellence News and Updates
Grain Producers Australia’s successful mental health partnership returns this year, with a fresh focus on empowering local leaders and sharing resources, to support farmers and rural communities.
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Grain Producers SA’s (GPSA) proposal to modernise the system through which funds are collected for the Grain Industry Fund (GIF) and Grain Industry Research and Development Fund (GIRDF) has now come into effect following majority grain producer support.
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Ag Ex welcomes keynote speaker Andy Barr, SAGIT Chair who will set the scene for AgExForum24 on the global drivers and sustainability of emissions management.
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Registration is now open for the Ag Excellence Forum & Awards, South Australia’s premier grower group event. A valued collection point for grower groups, government and industry to share experiences, develop new ideas, enrich connections and contribute to evolving conversations.
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SPAA is on the lookout for an energetic and dedicated Project Officer who is passionate about enhancing the knowledge and confidence of Australian grain producers towards the adoption of precision agriculture and paving the way for autonomous machinery technologies. The Project Officer will play a pivotal role in coordinating, implementing and monitoring the outcomes of innovative projects under the guidance of the SPAA Executive Officer.
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Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is establishing the Young Grain Producer’s Committee, a pioneering initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of leaders and policy makers within the South Australian grain industry.
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“Our ability to compete on the world stage is not just determined by what we grow, but also how efficiently we get our grain to market,” GrainGrowers Chair Rhys Turton told The Land.
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Experienced grain industry professionals Lou Flohr and Felicity Turner are the newest trustees set to join the South Australian Grain Industry Trust (SAGIT). Both bring a depth of agricultural knowledge, experience and corporate governance to the role, with Lou starting immediately, and Felicity to start in early 2025.
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The MNHRZ is offering candidates an opportunity to join the team as their Research and Extension Officer (REO). This new role wil be instrumental in developing and implementing local research while being effective at project management and extension to the MNHRZ membership and wider research community.
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BIGG recently welcomed new Executive Officer Alexi Kentish. Alexi has a strong connection with sustainable land management with an Honours degree in Agricultural Science, six years working with a large fertiliser company and 16 years farming in the south east of South Australia with her husband, Nic. Alexi’s role on the farm was to monitor the soils, pastures and crops and guide the business from conventional farming methods through to sustainable, biological broadscale farming.
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