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AIR EP Lower EP Crop Walk line up announced!
Crop walk season is now upon us and we’ve got a great day lined up for the AIR EP Lower EP Crop Walk on Tuesday 8 September. Join us as we get out in the paddock to visit current Lower EP research and trial sites, hear the latest R&D updates and talk through what the…
Are your pastures hiding toxins this season?
Joining sheep in spring? Now is the time to check your pasture for hidden phyto-oestrogen toxicity Record-breaking rainfall across the Eyre Peninsula has produced dense annual medic canopies, creating ideal conditions for foliar diseases like powdery mildew, to proliferate. Annual medics often contain phyto-oestrogen like compounds such as coumestrol, but in relatively low levels. However,…
AIR EP Board vacancies: nominations close 17 September
AIR EP have two Board vacancies open – and we want to hear from you As an AIR EP Board member, you’ll provide strategic leadership for farmer-driven research, development and extension (RD&E) that delivers practical impact across our region. We welcome expressions of interest from people with a wide range of skills, backgrounds and lived…
Curious about intercropping in low rainfall farming systems?
Farmer-led project to fast-track intercropping and multi-species cropping in southern Australia: MSF, AIR EP and UNFS invite growers to help shape practical, low-risk options for low-rainfall mixed farming systems Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF), Agricultural Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP) and Upper North Farming Systems (UNFS) are inviting farmers and advisers to take part in a…
The Very Fast Break with Dale Grey – August update
August 2026 Seasonal Climate Update for the Eyre Peninsula Seasonal Risk Agronomist Dale Grey from the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, presents a 16 minute video update on recent rainfall, temperatures, modelled soil water deciles, EP soil moisture probe network readings, global weather indicators, and climate model predictions for the next 3…
Limpy feet in your flock? New resources available to help on-farm diagnosis
While we will never knock back a high rainfall year on the Eyre Peninsula, they can often present forgotten challenges for livestock producers as soil remains wet and medic pastures abundant. The Livestock SA biosecurity Happy Feet, Happy Sheep program focuses on understanding and diagnosing the key causes of lameness in sheep. When investigating lameness…
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Aussie ag exports smash all-time record in 2025/26! Australian agricultural exports surged to a record $81.4 billion in 2025/26, driven by ongoing growth in red meat exports. Meanwhile, the re-emergence of conflict in the Middle East and Black Sea continues to impact markets. Uncertainty surrounding export logistics have seen grain markets lift, despite early August…
Lentil trials well underway at Lock and Kimba
Three lentil trials have been sown and managed at Lock and Kimba in 2026 by SARDI, as part of the GRDC funded Legume Extension project. Trial 1: Lentil nutrition management Location: Lock Objective: To assess nutrition/fertiliser applications and their impact on lentil yield Sowing date: 19 May 2026 Treatments: Standard, low and high MAP Rates…
Frost risk to yield reward: spreading risk and making early sowing count
Frost management, crop diversity and the opportunities from earlier sowing were firmly on the agenda when 36 growers, advisers, researchers and industry representatives joined AIR EP’s From Frost Risk to Yield Reward crop walk at Tooligie Hill and Lock on 7 August. The day brought together local trial results and the experience of independent consultants,…
Seeking farmers interested in intercropping
Farmer-led project to fast-track intercropping and multi-species cropping in southern Australia: MSF, AIR EP and UNFS invite growers to help shape practical, low-risk options for low-rainfall mixed farming systems Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF), Agricultural Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP) and Upper North Farming Systems (UNFS) are inviting farmers and advisers to take part in a…