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Check out the latest Yield Prophet crop reports generated on 16 September 2024, for the six focus sites on Eyre Peninsula as part of the GRDC funded RiskWi$e project. They are located on the project webpage on the AIR EP website.

Here are some resources if you or someone you know are not feeling great at the moment. https://ifarmwell.com.au/farmer-friendly-mental-health-resources Tips on coping during drought (or other stressful situations) Thanks to the ifarmwell program and the SA Drought Hub.

  What does this mean and why is it happening? Australia is in the process of phasing out 3G mobile networks as part of its transition to more advanced 4G and 5G technologies. The switch-off involves the shutdown of older cellular networks, which have been in service since the early 2000s, in favour of faster…

Join AWI Extension SA for an update on the development of virtual fencing technology for the Australian sheep industry. Wednesday 25 September, 7.30-8.30pm This webinar will cover the principles of virtual fencing, recent research and development activities and current challenges and barriers to this technology in Australia. Hear from SARDI Senior Research Officer Megan Willis…

For years, on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, a common topic raised has been the incorporation of a profitable pulse in the rotation. Here towards the northern end of Marble Range, lentils and beans have been sown into a paddock that prior to amelioration was a deep ironstone sand over heavy clay, very prone to waterlogging…

This will be an interactive and connecting workshop celebrating where farming, passion, and diversification meet. Enjoy a bus trip and visit to Korinya Farm Gate, with likeminded women, where you will explore; Farm diversification Regenerative Agriculture A cheese making workshop, with a shared lunch of your creations Conversation and connection The bus will leave Cowell…

You could not have forecast a better day. The sun was shining, the canola in full flower, and the view overlooking Marble Range was more spectacular than anything seen on The Block in the last 10 years. Yes, yes, I know…it’s not the year to be enjoying sunshine. We only want rainbows, following a few…

There’s no denying it – the mere mention of ‘lentils’ certainly pulls a crowd, which is exactly what happened at the AIR EP / GRDC Pulse Field Day held at Lock on 5 September. With the location planned, catering in the cooler…. even a port-a-loo in tow, over 75 attendees descended on Hundred Line Road…

Don’t forget to register for the GRDC Harvester Set-Up workshops this week! Spaces filling fast. Kimba Wednesday 18 September Wudinna Thursday 19 September Cummins Friday 20 September