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Applications open for 2025 Nuffield Drought Resilience Scholarships

Applications are now open for Nuffield Australia’s 2025 Scholarship program which for the second-year running includes scholarships aimed at drought resilience study topics. The Future Drought Fund (FDF) is investing $1.6 million dollars through Nuffield over two years to help farmers increase their knowledge of drought resilience and better prepare themselves and their communities for…

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Help secure Australia’s soil

Are you connected to your soil? –Please help us find out. Unlike most surveys this evaluation provides your results at the end and links to key resources. University of Sydney only receives anonymised data, you receive a personal report – clever hey! Step 2 – complete the evaluation – it takes 15 to 30 minutes but…

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Grains Climate Outlook- March 2024

Agri-Climate Outlooks: Prepared by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on behalf of Agricultural Innovation Australia (AIA). Contact: agriculture@bom.gov.au Issued 6 March 2024 Please find the latest March climate outlooks for the grains industry below: Grains video update for QLD/NSW Play Video Grains video update for SA/VIC/TAS Play Video Grains video update for WA Play Video The key outlook messages are:  Climate driver key…

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AIR EP Ag expo unveils the latest in soil and crop management on the Eyre Peninsula

Almost 50 growers, advisors, industry representatives and researchers came together to share and hear the latest in soil and crop management research and development recently. The annual Ag Innovation and Research Eyre Peninsula (AIR EP) Lower Eyre Peninsula Ag Expo in Cummins on Tuesday, February 27, provided a showcase of information and experience to assist…

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Introducing the SAGIT Grains Research Intern on EP for 2024

Hi, I am Alex Busch, the 2024 SAGIT/SA Drought Hub intern with AIR EP and EPAG Research. I commenced my internship in February with the GRDC update and I’m excited to spend the year on the Eyre Peninsula. I grew up on my family’s farm outside of Saddleworth in the Mid North where we ran…

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SAGIT Trustee Vacancy

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Bendigo & Rural Bank Guest Speaker David Robertson

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GPSA Spray Forum – Freeling

GPSA Spray forum is coming up at Freeling. Free event for all farmers, see the program for the day below.

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Early sowing 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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Lower EP Ag Expo 27 Feb 2024

The AIR EP Lower EP Ag Expo is on again, come along for an update on the latest research relevant to lower Eyre Peninsula farmers and advisors. Please register for catering purposes. Register Here

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