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What are your riskiest decisions? How do you make your decisions – head, heart, gut or a mix?

Have you wondered how you might approach farm decisions differently from others and what you can do to make more informed farm decisions? The GRDC ‘RiskWi$e’ National Risk Management Initiative that AIR EP are leading on Eyre Peninsula are working on how to make difficult farm decisions easier, and help growers understand the different scenarios…

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AgTech Producer Groups Launch

PIRSA are pleased to announce the launch of AgTech Producer Groups. Applications for AgTech Producer Groups close 11.59pm (ACST) Monday 19 February 2024. The purpose of establishing AgTech Producer Groups is to upskill primary producers in harnessing technology for industry-specific improvements and to support producers implementing these advancements. Funding provided to AgTech Producer Groups aims…

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De-risking the seeding program baseline survey

Do you seed into dry soils? Do you seed early? Would you like to more about how to use dry or early seeding to improve drought resilience into your farming system? Please fill out the survey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DrySeedingSurvey , to help us understand what producers would like to know more about to de-risk their seeding program. AIR…

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Grains climate outlook 15 December 2023

Please find the latest December climate outlooks for the grains industry below: Grains video update for QLD/NSW Grains video update for SA/VIC/TAS Grains video update for WA The key outlook messages are: For the rest of December, above median rainfall is forecast through south-east Qld, northern and eastern NSW, eastern Vic, and Tasmania. In other…

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Livestock SA Footrot Survey

In response to ongoing discussions on the SA Footrot Management Program, Livestock SA has appointed Dr. Ron Glanville and the Sapere Research Group to conduct an independent review of the program. As part of this review, Livestock SA is seeking feedback on the current program and any suggested alternatives through a short online survey open…

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Key outcomes from the eight focus paddocks across the Eyre Peninsula in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Making practice use of paddock data can be confusing. Data collected from soil probes and other sources can inform seasonal decision making, increasing profitability. Learn how the eight Resilient EP focus sites across the Eyre Peninsula assisted in analysing data to make profitable decisions. Resilient EP Focus Paddock Summary Improving our understanding of soil moisture…

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Sheep and farmed goat rebate supports SA producers in meeting new eID requirements

The Government of South Australia is assisting sheep and farmed goat producers transition from the visual mob-based traceability system to electronic identification (eID) in line with national eID requirements coming into effect from 1 January 2025. South Australian sheep and farmed goat producers can now access a rebate for eligible eID tags purchased between 1…

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On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme

The Government of South Australia in partnership with the Australian Government is providing a rebate of up to 25 per cent (to a maximum of $25,000 – GST exclusive) to primary producers for the costs associated with the purchase and installation of new on-farm water infrastructure, or to repair or replace damaged infrastructure for livestock…

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Soil indicator survey still open

Dear Farmers My name is Dr Nathan Robinson, and I am a researcher at Federation University Australia. Together with Assoc Prof Peter Dahlhaus, Dr Alison Ollerenshaw, Dr Aakansha Chadha, and Jennifer Corbett we are conducting research entitled: Matching soil performance indicators to farming systems. Through this research we want to better understand the ways in which farmers make decision about soil…

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What was learnt from the Resilient EP Regional Focus Paddocks

Water is the biggest limiting factor in EP farming systems. Can we collect information on water availability at any given time and place to make more profitable decisions? From trial work in the Resilient EP project, learn how we can put our farming systems in a better position where we don’t have to play the…

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