Upcoming Events

GRDC Rhizoctonia Workshop – Kalanbi

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…

GRDC Grains Research Update – Minnipa Ag Centre

Minnipa Agricultural Centre 226 McKenzie Road, Minnipa, SA, Australia

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 Member Day + Special General Meeting

Wudinna Community Club Medley Tce, Wudinna, SA, Australia

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…

GRDC Dealing with the Dry Forum – Ceduna

Ceduna Blues Football Club Marchant St, Ceduna, SA, Australia

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…

Free

GRDC Dealing with the Dry Forum – Kimba

Kimba Football Club Buckleboo Rd, Kimba, SA, Australia

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…

Free

Lower EP Crop Walk

Cummins Oval Cummins Oval, Cummins, SA, Australia

Managing cereal and canola foliar diseases and fungicide resistance workshop

Cummins Bowling Club 60 Bruce Tce, Cummins, SA, Australia

Agronomists and grain growers are invited to discuss the cutting edge of cereal and canola disease and fungicide resistance management in a 2-day GRDC-supported workshop, brought to you by the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN). Cummins Bowling Club, 60 Bruce Terrace 23 & 24 November 2020 Start at 9:00am day 1, 8:00am day 2…

$55

Farming Acid Soils Workshop Cummins

Cummins Golf Club Cummins, SA

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…

Free

Farming Acid Soils Workshop Cleve

Cleve EP Field Day Site Birdseye Highway, Cleve, SA, Australia

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…

Free

Lower EP Ag Expo

Marble Range Sports Club Flinders Highway, Wangary, SA, Australia

The Lower Eyre Peninsula Ag Expo will include guest speakers on a range of topics relating to improving profitability and productivity in lower EP farming systems. Free for AIR EP members to attend. Registration opens 8.30am, speakers commence at 9am. Morning tea and lunch provided. 2 March 2021 Speakers: Michael Rose, NSW DPI – herbicide…

Free

EP Regenerative Ag Forum 2021

Cleve Sports Club South Terrace, Cleve, SA, Australia

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

Free

GRDC Farmer Update Wudinna

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

AIR EP AGM

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.

SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre Annual Field Day

Minnipa Agricultural Centre 226 McKenzie Road, Minnipa, SA, Australia

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…

Franklin Harbour Sticky Beak Day

Cowell Sports Club Cowell, SA, Australia

Meet at the Cowell clubrooms at 8.30am to get organised and leave town by around 9am. We don't have a set program as such but we will look at the…

Wudinna and Districts Sticky Beak Day

Wudinna District crop walk Thursday 23rd September   Start 11am Greg Scholz’s  “Yumburra” 510 Kammermann Rd Car Pool from there, BYO Lunch   G Scholz: Lentils, management strategies with Andy…

MLA training and products feedback session – Ceduna

Ceduna Hotel 32 O'Loughlin Terrace, Ceduna, SA, Australia

Please RSVP as soon as possible for catering purposes. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/176880703947 Thanks! Flyer MLA feedback

Free

MLA training and products feedback session – Wangary

Marble Range Sports Club Flinders Highway, Wangary, SA, Australia

Please RSVP as soon as possible for catering purposes. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/176880703947 Thanks! Flyer MLA feedback

Free

MLA training and products feedback session – Tumby Bay

Tumby Bay Hotel The Red Roof 1 North Terrace, Tumby Bay, SA, Australia

Please RSVP as soon as possible for catering purposes. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/176880703947 Thanks! Flyer MLA feedback

Free

Minnipa/Poochera Sticky Beak Day

Meet at the Minnipa General store at 8am.   Deep ripping, new pre em herbicide options, canola varieties and fert tox, wheat TOS and variety selection, fodder crops, barley grass…

Charra/Goode Sticky Beak Day

Starts at Beattie's farm (for car pooling) 1273 Carpenter's Corner Road at 9am or the NVT trials at 10 am. Ian "Gus" Bergmann 0427 259 065 Daniel Bergmann 0429 066…

Wangary Crop Competition

19 October, Wangary Crop Competition 4525 Flinders Highway, 8:30 start, byo lunch, bbq at end

Crossville (Cleve) Sticky Beak Day

Ag Bureau Sticky Beak Day Please meet at Cleve Hotel car park at 8:30am on Tuesday 19th October​ We will be taking cars for the day If anyone has anything…

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Minnipa

Minnipa Sports Club 2 Moseley Terrace, Minnipa, SA, Australia

Minnipa/Poochera/Mt Damper/Yaninee Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 5-8pm Contact Gareth Scholz 0427 805 207 for more information. Register

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Piednippie

Piednippie Hall 7C45+PG Piednippie, South Australia, Piednippie, SA, Australia

Streaky Bay/Wirrulla Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 8.30am Contact Dion Trezona 0427 261 708 for more information. Register

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Ceduna

Warren Beattie's Shearing Shed 1273 Carpenter Corner Rd, Ceduna, SA, Australia

Charra/Goode/Far West Warren Beattie's shearing shed Contact Ian Bergmann 0427 259 065 for more information. Register  

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Port Kenny

Port Kenny Golf Club Flinders Highway, Port Kenny, SA, Australia

Port Kenny/Elliston Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 8.30am-11.30am Contact Angus Gunn 0427 255 053 for more information. Register

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Lock

Lock Football Club North Terrace, Lock, SA, Australia

Lock/Central Eyre Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 3-6pm **Note time change due to footy training commencing at 6pm Contact Dylon Kay 0427 876 038 for more information. Register

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Rudall

Rudall Sports Club Birdseye Highway, Rudall, SA, Australia

Rudall/Darke Peak/Wharminda/Cleve/Arno Bay Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 8.30am-11.30am Contact Matthew Dunn 0429 204 030 for more information. Register

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Cowell

Cowell Institute 8 Main St, Cowell, SA, Australia

Franklin Harbour Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 5-8pm Contact Tim Franklin 0427 451 087 for more information. Register  

SARDI Harvest Report Farmer Meeting @ Kimba

Kimba Golf Club 225 Buckleboo Rd, Kimba, SA, Australia

Buckleboo/Kimba Harvest Report Farmer Meeting 8.30am-11.30am Followed by Mary O'Brien - Spray drift workshop Contact Symon Allen 0423 145 313 for more information. Register  

Mallee seeps workshop POSTPONED

Rudall Sports Club Birdseye Highway, Rudall, SA, Australia

Presented by Chris McDonough. To register your interest please contact Amy Wright, ralf@airep.com.au or 0467 004 555 to be notified for a new date after seeding. **POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER SEEDING**…

Free

Multi-species workshop

Streaky Bay Visitor Information Centre 21 Bay Road, Streaky Bay, SA, Australia

1/2 day interactive workshop looking at how multi-species cover crops are being used and could be used further on Upper EP. This includes a nuts and bolts approach to looking…

Free