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Please find the latest April climate outlooks for the grains industry below: Grains video update for SA/VIC/TAS The key outlook messages are: Early April heat for WA, but a cooler start to the month for parts of Qld, NSW, Vic, SA and Tasmania 10-day rainfall outlook April to August rainfall outlook March to date rainfall analysis

A dry start to March was accompanied by a decline in livestock markets before a wet finish lifted sentiment and offered some support for prices. The wool market continued to decline from a lack of demand for fine wools as a challenging global economic environment continues to keep demand subdued. Planting of the 2024/25 winter…

Rural Bank are pleased to release its first Climate report for primary producers. The report is an in-depth compilation of likely and predicted scenarios that an agribusiness can consider and factor into forward management planning. By consolidating the latest scientific observations, projections, government policies and market trends, the report aims to provide a comprehensive, yet…

• 500 crop farmers nationally wanted for short online survey • 75 crop farmers will be selected for a broader, 3-year farm monitoring project Growing interest in regenerative farming practices has seen many on the land pursue alternative solutions for challenges like soil erosion, soil water-holding capacity, landscape health, rising input costs, changing markets and…

Registrations are now open for producers and industry personnel to attend the @AWIExtensionSA eID for Productivity and Profitability Workshops Kyancutta, Tuesday 9 April from 7.30am. Join industry experts and likeminded producers and learn how eID can be used in your enterprise for productivity and profitability, including: 🔍 Using eID for profit and productivity – Mark Ferguson…

You may have heard about the GRDC-SCU research project ‘Regenerative Agriculture: Understanding the intent, practices, benefits and disbenefits’, which is set to be an exciting and timely project. The SCU team is now formally recruiting participants. They are aiming to ensure that not only are the indicators we use in the project useful for understanding…

Greening Australia Carbon Farming and Native Planting workshop. Join us on-site at ‘Glandore’ (directions provided on RSVP) to hear more about carbon farming and native plantings for sustainable farm outcomes. What we’re offering: Hear from experts with 20+ years of experience working with SA landholders on planting projects, and with over a decade of experience…

SPAA is hosting a Precision Ag Expo in McLaren Vale next week on Thursday 11 April and would like to offer up to 5 complimentary tickets to AIR EP members to attend. They will need to email directly to Angelique McAvoy (eo@spaa.com.au) to confirm their booking no later than Friday 5 April. It will be…

More than $110,000 is available for the Eyre Peninsula community to put towards local landscape management projects or events focusing on water, sustainable agriculture, pest plants and animals, biodiversity and community, under our Grassroots Grants program. Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board Chair, Peter Treloar encourages the community to submit grants applications for landscape management and environmental protection…

National climate information tool, My Climate View, now includes the ability to compare past and projected monthly data for rainfall, and maximum and minimum temperatures. The free digital tool has been updated to present the monthly data in a way that will help Australian farmers, their advisers and land managers gain more insight into their…