Upcoming Events

Featuring Alan McKay, Blake Gontar, Gupta Vadakattu and Andy Bates Meet at: Gus Bergmann’s Shearing Shed, 1227 Goode Hall Road @ 2pm The 2 hour workshop will be conducted in-paddock, and includes: Refresher on Rhizoctonia development and symptoms and how this relates to modern farming systems Digging plants, examining roots and identifying disease symptoms Group…

Boosting Profitability ~ Resilient Solutions Wednesday 31st July – 9am to 1pm, followed by LUNCH New generation and adapted wheat and barley varieties – Kenton Porker On-farm grain storage – looking at the options for maintaining grain quality – Ben White Cost effective outcomes for ameliorating sandy soils – Therese McBeath Sustaining our herbicides into…

EPARF - Special General Meeting to vote on merger between EPARF and LEADA to create AIR EP (Agricultural Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula) and presentation by Mark Congreve, ICAN weed specialist on pre-emergent herbicides. Download the AIR EP Constitution here. Kindly supported by SAGIT Wednesday 29 January 2020 1pm to 5.30pm Wudinna Community Club Afternoon…

Growers are invited to attend a pre-sowing dry-time regional forum which offers practical information on: Pre-sowing planning following dry-times Nutrition status of eroded paddocks Soil nutrition and budgeting What to expect from weeds and managing herbicide residues Crop / variety selection to sow following erosion and / or rebuilding good stubble cover Soil, fallow and…

Growers are invited to attend a pre-sowing dry-time regional forum which offers practical information on: Pre-sowing planning following dry-times Nutrition status of eroded paddocks Soil nutrition and budgeting What to expect from weeds and managing herbicide residues Crop / variety selection to sow following erosion and / or rebuilding good stubble cover Soil, fallow and…

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Register here Workshop Overview Group discussion What have been your experiences of treating soil acidity? How do you know if you have an issue? Overview of acidity What is acidity? How is acidity measured? Causes of soil acidity Soil types Farming systems Indicators of acidic soils. Introduction to mapping exercise Measuring & Treatment options Measuring…

  Warren Beattie's Shearing Shed

Morning session: EP Landscape Board Demonstration Site landholder meeting Afternoon session: Dr Christine Jones, David Davenport Lunch provided For more information please contact Josh Telfer, Sustainable Ag Officer susag@airep.com.au RSVP essential by Wednesday 2 June Register here

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID. A webinar will be conducted with the speakers  - date and time to be announced.

AIR EP's first AGM will be held on Monday 23 August at 1.30pm via zoom. Please email Naomi Scholz eo@airep.com.au for link.

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The SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre Annual Field Day showcases the extensive trials and research being undertaken for low rainfall farming on upper Eyre Peninsula. RSVP essential to Leala Hoffmann, 8680 6200 or leala.hoffmann@sa.gov.au.