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 6200 or leala.hoffmann@sa.gov.au.