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EP Ag Chats – Connecting Generations of Farmers on Eyre Peninsula
Production of a podcast series of six episodes connecting the younger generation of Eyre Peninsula farmers with the experienced generation of Eyre Peninsula farmers. This would be series 2 of the successful “EP Ag Chats” podcast produced in 2022 as part of the Young Farmer Networking Project. Listen to the previous podcasts here. …
Eyre Peninsula internship in applied grains research 2024
2024 Internship to be hosted by EPAG Research. This project anuually engages a recent graduate to work for 12 months as an intern/trainee in applied grains research, development and extension, located on Eyre Peninsula. During the 12 months the intern will gain skills in trial design, trial management, sampling, statistical analysis, general crop agronomy,…
Retaining soil water in farming systems using strip/disc machinery 2023
SA Drought Hub – Minnipa Node: Retaining soil water in farming systems using strip/disc machinery DN1_23_02 AIR EP, Buckleboo Farm Improvement Group and SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre Demonstration sites were established in low rainfall farming systems to determine: Can we measure increased stored soil water in strip/disc vs conventional no-till knife point systems? Are there…
Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in South Australia
Delivery of extension activities around 4 pulse sites on Eyre Peninsula. Key objectives Incorporate grain legumes into cropping systems Provide growers with optimized agronomic practices through GRDC-backed research Achieve a target where 45% of growers are adopting or planning to adopt these new techniques Learn more about this project on the MSF (Mallee Sustainable Farming)…
GRDC Seeder Systems Case Studies
Summary Josh Telfer interviewed Mark Modra for a seeding systems publication being produced by BCG, funded by GRDC. Published in GroundCover Online, 30 January 2022. Check out the story here: Read Marks story here
SA Drought Hub: Glyphosate Alternatives
Summary Demo site (small plot replicated trial in reality) at Wangary, alternatives to glyphosate. Above: Ian Richter, SARDI, setting up the herbicide trial at the Wangary site in 2022. Cropping without glyphosate video Play Video Cropping without Glyphosate Fact Sheet SA Drought Hub Project Page
Drought Resilience Practices in Mixed Farming Systems- Cross Hub Project
Summary Demonstration sites to be established in low rainfall farming systems to: 1. Demonstrate practices to improve rotations to increase soil N and reduce grass weeds for wheat production. 2. Determine if there are other measurable benefits to the farming system e.g. biomass production (for livestock feed), weed control and yield from early sowing? SA…
SA Drought Hub Activities 2022: Soil cover to retain water
Summary Demonstration sites to be established in low rainfall farming systems to determine: 1. Can we measure increased stored soil water in strip/disc vs conventional no-till knife point systems? 2. Are there other measurable benefits to the farming system such as soil cover, nutrition, weeds, disease, yield, soil health measures? 3. Are there impacts on…
SA Drought Hub Activities 2022: Best Practice Early Sowing Opportunities
Summary This project aimed to demonstrate and extend the findings of a SAGIT research project conducted in 2019-2021, which found ways to improve plant establishment and crop production by adopting specific early sowing techniques. Separating seed and fertiliser, sowing earlier than district practice, and using longer coleoptile wheat varieties to sow deeper into soil moisture,…
Soil extension support for extreme weather recovery areas of Eastern Eyre Peninsula
Summary Farmers affected by the extreme weather events were invited to express their interest in accessing technical support, soil testing and extension activities with a focus on production outcomes. Support was provided on a ‘first in first served’ basis, until the funds were fully allocated. The funding allows for approximately farm soil tests, technical support…