SA Young Farmer – Facilitated Peer to Peer Learning

Project Location
Cleve & Ceduna
Project Manager
Rowena Norris, Amy Wright
Start Date
November 2023
Finish Date
June 2025
Funding Source
FDF via FRRR Community Impacts Grants
Funding
$60,000

PROJECT AIM

To share innovative ways to build drought resilience and build local leadership, networks, and social support In Ceduna and Cleve locations AIR EP will offer four field events for young farmers focussing on young people aged 18-35 years.

The Rudall young farmers group met in December 2023 to commence prioritisation of subjects they would like to explore as a group. Preliminary discussions with Far West young farmers commenced in January 2024, with the group in the process of forming. Preference will be to host an inaugural workshop pre-seeding to explore further topics relevant to the immediate area.

Rudall Activites 

14 March 2024 In paddock Soil Characterisation session with Mel Fraser

8 August 2024 In paddock season check-in at local NVT site

17 September 2024 Sit down Yield Potential & N Budgeting session with Mel Fraser

24 September 2024 Port Lincoln Viterra Terminal Tour

17 March 2025 Introduction to RiskWi$e, yields & deciles with Ed Hunt & Jake Giles

22-25 June 2025 Bus trip to Yorke Peninsula

 

Soil Characterisation March 2024
Soil Characterisation March 2024
Viterra Terminal Tour September 2024
Viterra Terminal Tour September 2024
Soil Characterisation March 2024
Soil Characterisation March 2024
In season check in August 2024
In season check in August 2024
Mel Fraser presenting September 2024
Mel Fraser presenting September 2024

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