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Need help on your farm?
Drover Ag have two AgVenture participants ready for placement. Marte Kristine arriving in October from Norway and Petta arriving November from Sweden. Both have good English, experience in agriculture and are keen to secure employment in Australia. For more details contact Bec at Drover Ag on 0455 215 976. Marte Kristine S. Age: 20 Looking for: 5…
Seeking paddocks with brome grass issues for research
AIR EP in conjunction with the University of Adelaide and SARDI Minnipa Ag Centre are seeking a paddock with an ongoing brome grass issue for use in a new research project funded by GRDC ‘Effective control of brome grass in the southern and western cropping zones’. We will be undertaking a three-year crop sequence x…
National Grains and Fodder Competition Adelaide Show
This harvest & haymaking, collect and store a sample of your best crop to compete against fellow growers for the best prizes in the country. Show off your quality produce & help South Australians know more about the industry. Entry details: Entries open 1 November 2023 https://www.theshow.com.au/competitions/food-beverage/grains-fodder/ Feature 2024: Pulses, so make a special note…
AIR EP Board member awarded Churchill Fellowship
Andrew Polkinghorne was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2023 to study how farmers use fluid fertilizers on calcareous soils in their farming systems. He will visit Israel, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Canada, and the USA. He will learn about alternative forms of fluid phosphorous, logistics, storage systems, application systems, manufacturing systems, farmer use patterns, and environmental…
Survey of export oaten hay production in South Australia and Victoria
This survey will take approximately 4 minutes to complete and is intended for export oaten hay producers and advisors in South Australia and Victoria. The feedback provided in this survey will help to guide future research to improve the agronomic management of export oaten hay in South Australia and Victoria. The survey is linked to…
National farming risk program rolled out on Eyre Peninsula
Experts and advisors: Local experts and advisors who have been engaged to review, advise and disseminate information generated by the RiskWi$e program. Lower EP focus group: In the field with a Lower Eyre Peninsula focus group, including of George Pedler, Ed Hunt, Billy Pedler, Daniel Puckridge, Thomas Andrew. Eyre Peninsula farmers have been encouraged…
Pulse and frost field day tomorrow!
We have a great program lined up for the AIR EP Pulse and Frost Field Day at Tooligie Hill. Click here for more information and to register.
Pulse and frost field day next week
We have a great program lined up for the AIR EP Pulse and Frost Field Day next week at Tooligie Hill. Click here for more information and to register.
Lower EP Crop walk this week!
Make sure you register for the AIR EP Lower EP Crop Walk, happening this Thursday. A bus is leaving from Cummins Oval at 8.45am sharp, please register to ensure your spot (and that we have enough lunch for you!). We are checking out pulses, a new farming systems trial, a fungicide trial, tile drains and…