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Growing lentils on challenging soils on Eyre Peninsula
This page was last updated on 21 April 2026. 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…
De-risking the sowing program on EP in 2025
This page was last updated on 18 November 2025. SA Drought Hub Project Page
Understanding herbicide residue on challenging soil types within the southern region
This page was last updated on 30 July 2025. 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…
Eyre Peninsula internship in applied grains research 2026
This page was last updated on 19 December 2025. To improve the capacity of grains research, development and extension in the Eyre Peninsula region through the employment of an annual intern within local research organisations in 2026. Hosted by SARDI Minnipa Ag Centre. To further develop applied research skills of recent graduates so they will…
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 page was last updated on 28 May 2025. 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…
Carbon Outreach Project
This page was last updated on 7 January 2026. 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…
Hyper Yielding and Profitable Cereals
This page was last updated on 8 January 2026. Hyper Yielding and Profitable Cereals – Quantifying the economic impact of management practices for wheat and barley in medium and low rainfall zones of the southern region. Project Aim By September 2027, 30% of wheat and barley growers in the medium and low rainfall zone across…
Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes 2024
This page was last updated on 6 January 2026. Upper North Farming Systems, Murray Plains Farmers, and AIR EP join forces 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…
Retaining soil water in farming systems using strip & disc machinery 2024
This page was last updated on 18 November 2025. 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…