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EOI – Livestock Sustainable Solutions Demonstration Sites Live
The Livestock Sustainable Solutions Demonstration Sites Expression of Interest is now live on the PIRSA website: 👉 Livestock sustainable solutions demonstration sites – Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia – PIRSA These sites will be established from early 2026 through to June 2028 and will provide a platform to showcase how different management…
BOM | New website launching 22 October 2025
The new Bureau of Meteorology website will launch on 22 October 2025! To discover the Bureau’s new look website before it’s launched, simply visit https://beta.bom.gov.au/ What’s New? Search – Use the search function to find what you need. Search results will help you find content on both the new and legacy website. Some links will…
From our sponsors: Bendigo Bank Agribusiness – Australian Farmland Values update
The 2025 Bendigo Bank Agribusiness Australian Farmland Values mid-year update is now available and ready for you to download. Of particular note in this mid-year update is that for the first time since 2013 the national median price growth for farmland has stalled, recording a 3.1% year-on-year decline to $9,885/ha. That record is arguably outdone…
MLA Red Meat Ambassadors workshop coming to Adelaide
The MLA Ambassadors for the Red Meat Industry workshop is coming back to Adelaide! The program is ideal for anyone in the red meat supply chain who is passionate about community engagement and outreach, and are keen to build their skills in all apsects of communication, building trust and engagement. Dates are currently scheduled for…
Survey | Digital twin use in agriculture
Federation University Australia is conducting research for a PhD project titled “Transforming agribusiness with digital twins”. Digital twins are used in agriculture for remote monitoring, resource optimisation and predictive analysis, creating virtual replicas of farms or individual crops to improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. They integrate real-time data from sensors, weather systems, and satellites to help…
Lentil ‘On Row Sowing’ | Learnings from the YP
Maximising Moisture, Increasing Yield With a run of dry starts in recent seasons, some SA farmers are turning to on-row sowing in lentils—and for good reason. After years of trial and refinement, here are practical insights, setup tips, and non-negotiables from YP farmer Ben Wundersitz of Anna Binna, that have resulted in emergence gains and…
AIR EP AGM invitation 17 October 2025
All members are welcome and encouraged to attend the upcoming AIR EP Board AGM being held at 8:30am on Friday 17 October via Zoom. Please email Executive Officer, Naomi Scholz [email protected] for the meeting link. AGENDA 1. Welcome – Bill Long, Chair 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of previous AGM 4. Business arising from the previous…
GRDC Grainstorm Invite
GRDC are seeking your help, expertise and experience as industry thought leaders to shape the next decade of groundbreaking grains research for Australian growers. In 2024, GRDC commissioned an independent review in late 2024 to answer an important question: What is the right level of research, development and extension (RD&E) investment to deliver the best…
Lower Eyre Peninsula Crop Walk showcases latest research outcomes
More than 50 farmers, agronomists, researchers and industry stakeholders visited trial sites across the Eyre Peninsula last month to explore the latest in everything from alternative weed control methods to managing fungicide resistance in canola. The 2025 AIR EP Lower Eyre Peninsula Crop Walk, held on 9 September, took participants to sites at Yallunda Flat,…
From our sponsors: Bendigo Bank Agribusiness October Insights
Spring has now well and truly sprung with cropping and livestock markets continuing to diverge. Winter crop harvest is drawing closer, with October rainfall across Victoria and South Australia key to determining final yield estimates. Read more here Meanwhile, Australian beef prices maintained their positive run through September, thanks to strong processor and export demand….