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De-risking the seeding program 2025 – Grass Weeds, Dry Starts and Herbicide Choices
Written by Zhaohan (Elijah) Luo1,2 and Amanda Cook1,2,3 1SARDI; 2Adelaide University; 3Flinders University Dry sowing can be a useful strategy for getting large seeding programs underway on time, but it also brings some risk – particularly where grass weed seed banks are high and the season break is delayed. In 2025, a demonstration site…
RiskWi$e: Latest Yield Prophet reports available
Check out the latest Yield Prophet reports generated on 22 June, based on paddocks across EP, demonstrating possible yield outcomes for 2026 at this point in the season. RiskWi$e: National Risk Management Initiative – Action Research Groups Eyre Peninsula
2026 Crop Establishment – A vast contrast to 2025
By Brett Masters, EPAG Research A timely break to the season has given 2026 crops one of the best starts on record, with opening rains allowing seeding to begin across most parts of the Eyre Peninsula as early as April. It’s a far cry from the previous 2 years where much of crop was either…
Online Resource | ‘Spade n Sow’ Case Study
New case study: A practical ‘spade and sow’ approach to sandy soil amelioration AIR EP have launched a new case study detailing how the Polkinghorne family of Kingara Farms, near Lock, are tackling sandy soil constraints using a practical ‘spade and sow’ approach. Developed through the Sustainable Agriculture EP project, the case study provides a…
Lentils the focus for 2026 Derisking the Sowing Program demonstration
After two successful seasons of work through the Derisking the Sowing Program on EP project, the work is continuing in 2026 with a new lentil demonstration site established at the Minnipa Ag Centre. The project is focused on supporting Eyre Peninsula growers to make more confident decisions around dry and early sowing. In 2024, the…
New report: EP learnings from two dry starts
Dry starts are never comfortable, but the 2024 and 2025 seasons have given Eyre Peninsula growers plenty of practical lessons to work with. A new report produced through the Sustainable Agriculture: Driving growth through innovation and climate responsive practices project shares what eight EP landholders learnt while trying to establish crops after late seasonal breaks….
Plan to Profit Course – have you registered?
Gain more confidence in the financial performance of your farm. Ensuring the farm passes to the next generation takes good planning, not just hope. Plan to Profit provides an easy-to-use business system to monitor and plan your farm for success. You will become proficient with P2PAgri software and speak more effectively with your farming team,…
New RiskWi$e podcast has landed!
We’ve added another podcast to the Riskwi$e catalogue. Jake Giles, EPAG Research is back in the field interviewing farmers across the EP to get their take on the season so far. In this episode, Jake speaks to Pinkawillinie farmer Paul Schaefer about the strong start to 2026. Paul unpacks how he approached sowing, fertiliser decisions,…
Forecast or Fiction? Making Sense of Weather Models on the Eyre Peninsula
The third Friday Climate Forum webinar for the EP Sustainable Agriculture Program was held on 12 June, and focused on understanding weather forecasts and tools. Guest presenter Dale Grey, Seasonal Risk Agronomist with Agriculture Victoria, explained that weather and climate models are built on grid squares, meaning forecasts are limited by model resolution. A forecast…
RAMping Up Repro July workshops | Register your Interest
Are you getting the best performance from your rams? Want to understand how you can improve your flock fertility? Developed in 2019 by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Zoetis Australia, AIR EP have the opportunity to bring the RAMping Up Repro (RUR) workshops to Eyre Peninsula livestock producers for the first time. Program Purpose: To provide woolgrowers with…