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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…

A proposal has been put to Government to reinstate a rail service on the Eyre Peninsula after it closed in 2019. The Eyre Peninsula is currently serviced by two grain handlers, Viterra and T-Ports. As a grain producer on the Eyre Peninsula, the reinstatement of a rail service may impact you positively, negatively (or not…

• 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…

The University of Sydney and AFI are undertaking research on measuring human connectivity to soil – i.e. your relationship with soil and the farming practices which impact this.There is currently no way to measure this key indicator of soil security, and this research aims to address this gap by assessing soil connectivity across the breadth of Australia’s…

Livestock SA are seeking feedback of SA sheep producers on their experiences and views of the current OJD program in South Australia, including SheepMAP. OJD is a chronic, infectious, and incurable wasting disease that commonly occurs in sheep and cattle but can also affect goats, alpacas, and deer. Johne’s disease in sheep is a notifiable…

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WE NEED YOUR INPUT:MOUSE BAITING SURVEY 2024   As per its role, Grain Producers Australia (GPA) has applied for a permit for grain producers to access and administer double strength mouse bait ZP50 (50g/kg Zinc Phosphide).Grain Producers SA (GPSA) is seeking to bolster its policy position on this important topic to continue advocacy on your behalf….

Farmers, Transporters, Stockies, Shearers, everyone who works within the industry supply chain this is your chance to hear firsthand on the process of National Traceability, gain resources, get supported and have your voice heard. You can Register your interest in attending the webinar series below – if you are unable to attend on the day the…

The development of a community-led drought resilience plan for Outback SA is set to begin in February 2024. This plan is a major component of the Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program, an initiative of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. The Drought Resilience Plan aims to empower local communities to proactively prepare for future drought,…