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Dr Kit Prendergast, pollination and bee scientist, is seeking canola growers to allow her to conduct research on canola pollination at your fields in the 2024 & 2025 growing season. This exciting project she is undertaking as a post-doc at University of Southern QLD, funded by GRDC, will reveal what pollinating insects are visiting your…

South Australia has set mandatory scanning dates to help the supply chain prepare for SA’s transition to electronic identification (eID) 🐏🐐. Processors, saleyard operators and producers must be ready to scan sheep and farmed goats identified with eID tags and record individual movements on the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database by the following dates:…

Please find the latest April climate outlooks for the grains industry below: Grains video update for SA/VIC/TAS The key outlook messages are: Early April heat for WA, but a cooler start to the month for parts of Qld, NSW, Vic, SA and Tasmania 10-day rainfall outlook April to August rainfall outlook March to date rainfall analysis

A dry start to March was accompanied by a decline in livestock markets before a wet finish lifted sentiment and offered some support for prices. The wool market continued to decline from a lack of demand for fine wools as a challenging global economic environment continues to keep demand subdued. Planting of the 2024/25 winter…

Rural Bank are pleased to release its first Climate report for primary producers. The report is an in-depth compilation of likely and predicted scenarios that an agribusiness can consider and factor into forward management planning. By consolidating the latest scientific observations, projections, government policies and market trends, the report aims to provide a comprehensive, yet…

• 500 crop farmers nationally wanted for short online survey • 75 crop farmers will be selected for a broader, 3-year farm monitoring project Growing interest in regenerative farming practices has seen many on the land pursue alternative solutions for challenges like soil erosion, soil water-holding capacity, landscape health, rising input costs, changing markets and…

Registrations are now open for producers and industry personnel to attend the @AWIExtensionSA eID for Productivity and Profitability Workshops Kyancutta, Tuesday 9 April from 7.30am. Join industry experts and likeminded producers and learn how eID can be used in your enterprise for productivity and profitability, including: 🔍 Using eID for profit and productivity – Mark Ferguson…

You may have heard about the GRDC-SCU research project ‘Regenerative Agriculture: Understanding the intent, practices, benefits and disbenefits’, which is set to be an exciting and timely project. The SCU team is now formally recruiting participants. They are aiming to ensure that not only are the indicators we use in the project useful for understanding…

Greening Australia Carbon Farming and Native Planting workshop. Join us on-site at ‘Glandore’ (directions provided on RSVP) to hear more about carbon farming and native plantings for sustainable farm outcomes. What we’re offering: Hear from experts with 20+ years of experience working with SA landholders on planting projects, and with over a decade of experience…

SPAA is hosting a Precision Ag Expo in McLaren Vale next week on Thursday 11 April and would like to offer up to 5 complimentary tickets to AIR EP members to attend. They will need to email directly to Angelique McAvoy (eo@spaa.com.au) to confirm their booking no later than Friday 5 April. It will be…