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Seeking grower input: Climate services for Agriculture
The Climate Services for Agriculture team – made up of personnel from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology – is looking to speak to a small number of South Australian growers about their approach to seasonal climate risks and how they manage them. Climate Services for Agriculture is a national project funded by the Future…
Wudinna Landscape Officer position available
Landscape Officer (OPS3) Landscape South Australia – Eyre Peninsula Wudinna Full time, 2 year contract $65,606 to $69,919 p.a. Vacancy ID: 530903 The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board is seeking an experienced landscape officer, to work in the Wudinna district. The landscape officer is responsible for contributing to the delivery of the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s operational…
Important notice of immediate changes for canola treated with haloxyfop
Australian canola growers and farm advisors are notified that the European Union (EU) has announced it intends to reduce the maximum residue limit (MRL) for haloxyfop. To meet this changing MRL, this means 2023/24 canola treated with haloxyfop should not be delivered or received into the Australian grain handling system for canola segregations (grades) destined…
Innovation Generation to be held in Adelaide in 2023
Are you 18 – 35 and working in agriculture? Do you want the chance to meet with agriculture industry leaders across commodities, network with other young farmers at an affordable and social conference designed with you in mind? Innovation Generation is the place to be! Tickets are on sale now for Innovation Generation 2023. IG23…
Long coleoptile wheat results on Eyre Peninsula in 2022
As part of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund project “Robust ground cover to enable resilient low rainfall mixed farms”, long coleoptile wheat trials have been run on the Eyre Peninsula for the second year running. Researcher Rhaquelle Meiklejohn and Senior Research Agronomist Andrew Ware, of EPAG Research present the results of the 2022 trial…
Deep ripping demonstration puts amelioration methods to the test
Six different deep tillage machines were put to the test in front of 50 farmers at Kielpa recently to address production constraints caused by sandy soil conditions. With sandy soils making up between 40-50 per cent of cleared farming land on the Eyre Peninsula, it continues to be one of AIR EP’s key focus areas….
Have you listened to the EP Ag Chats podcast?
Eyre Peninsula farmers are encouraged to tune in this seeding as AIR EP’s podcast, EP Ag Chats, covers ‘the good bits, the bad bits, and everything in between’. The six-episode podcast features conversations between farmers from all over the EP, with young farmers interviewing their more experienced counterparts. From technology and machinery to gross margins and…
Student Compendium released for 2023
This is a super handy resource for ag, animal and agribusiness high school, vocational training and tertiary students that highlights opportunities for: internships and work experience graduate/trainee programs undergrad scholarships high school and vocational education and training (VET) post grad studies post grad scholarships and research grants early-mid career professional development awards competitions and travel…
EP Landscape Board – Grassroots Grants close this Friday
There’s still time to apply for a share of $110,000 of funding for community-based landscape management and environmental protection projects across the region, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants. The grant program is open until April 28. Grants of up to $15,000 are available. One of last year’s successful applicants was WoTL who…
AIR EP welcomes sponsors for 2023
AIR EP are excited to announce our sponsors for 2023 – the majority of sponsorship in 2023 will go towards member events, communications of our activities and ensuring our finances are managed correctly. A very big THANK YOU to these businesses and please support them wherever possible. Gold sponsors $6,000+ AGT Bendigo Bank/Rural Bank Silver…