Projects: Farming Systems
Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes (Stage 2)
Upper North Farming Systems and AIR EP have worked to bring this common theme across the 3 farming groups and 4 Node regions together into the one project in 2024. It is proposed to continue the project work and establish several paddock scale demonstration sites, tailoring each to the needs of the group region. The…
Risky decisions and addressing soil constraints on EP
This project has two key objectives that address the priorities of the SA Drought Hub 1. Arming farmers and advisors with tools to assist in decision making that considers risk and reward, through two major extension events on Eyre Peninsula, directly addressing the SA Drought Hub theme: Farm planning and decision making to manage climate…
Growing lentils on challenging soils on Eyre Peninsula
A new 3-year project has been funded by GRDC to explore growing lentils on ‘challenging’ soils across EP. The project, led by AIR EP will fund 4 trials per year, which will be delivered by the EPAG Research team. The four sites on EP in 2025 are located at Rudall, Wangary, Poochera and Lock. Two…
Understanding herbicide residue on challenging soil types within the southern region
To develop a better understanding of the nature and scope of herbicide residues issues, paddock surveys will be conducted in soil types of concern in SA. To determine phyto-toxicity thresholds, glasshouse dose-response bioassays will be conducted for these soil types for two herbicides and two crop types relevant to each region.Six demonstrations will be implemented…
Sustainable Agriculture: Driving growth through innovation and climate responsive practices.
The Eyre Peninsula Sustainable Agriculture Program brings together Agricultural Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP), the EP Landscape Board, key researchers, industry specialists, and local organisations to deliver a coordinated, evidence-based approach to improving the productivity and resilience of farming systems across the region. Working in partnership, the program focuses on priority soil and…
Improving crop phosphorus supply on highly calcareous soils using novel sources
This project will develop integrated solutions to improve the delivery of P in challenging calcareous soils with multiple constraints. Those solutions will be developed in a farming systems context so that practical and profitable management options can be provided to farmers and advisers. Specifically, the project will identify the impact of CCM and other comparable…
Carbon Outreach Project
The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board (EPLB) is one of eight regional Boards collaborating to deliver the overarching project titled SA Carbon Outreach: Trusted advisors empower all SA land managers. The project will deliver training and advice to empower Eyre Peninsula farmers and land managers to be informed on carbon markets and options for incorporating low…
Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes 2024
Upper North Farming Systems, Murray Plains Farmers, and AIR EP join forced to bring this common theme across the 3 farming groups and 4 Node regions together into the one project. It is proposed to establish several paddock scale demonstration sites, tailoring each to the needs of the group region. The activities are designed to…
Retaining soil water in farming systems using strip & disc machinery 2024
This project has enabled one demonstration site to be conducted in 2024 in a low rainfall farming system at Buckleboo to enable extension of past EP demonstration site results and results from other regions, and to further investigate: What are the measurable differences in stripper stubble vs conventional draper stubble sown using a disc seeding…