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You may have heard that the 2024 Soil CRC Landholder Survey is underway on the Eyre Peninsula, which follows up on our 2020 Landholder Survey – view the results here: https://soilcrc.com.au/technical-reports/surveying-farm-practices/. AIR EP used the results of that survey to inform our Strategic Plan 2021-2026, and was used as a springboard to bring other projects…

This week marks the first stage of consultation for a review and revision of the Water Allocation Plan for the Southern Basins and Musgrave Prescribed Wells Areas. This plan is a document that sets out the rules for managing the take and use of prescribed groundwater resources. Under the plan, there are a number of…

What’s happened to the price per hectare in the first half of 2024? Is that pricing different to what we saw in 2023? And how is the market set to evolve into 2025? The answers to all these – and more – are available in our Australian Farmland Values Mid-Year Update. Download it and gain…

Telstra and Optus are closing their 3G networks from 28 October 2024. Now is the final opportunity for the community to act and ensure they stay connected once the 3G network is closed. Customers are reminded that they can check their device compatibility by visiting https://amta.org.au/3g-closure-old/check-my-device/  or by texting the number ‘3’ to 3498, customers will…

Farmers across South Australia are facing increasing financial pressures due to challenging seasonal conditions, including frost and market downturns. Thanks to funding from the South Australian, Australian, and Northern Territory Governments, Rural Business Support (RBS), through the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS), is providing critical assistance to help primary producers navigate these tough times. RBS’s…

The AIR EP Annual General Meeting was held earlier this week, chaired by Bill Long. Bill presented the Chair’s report and thanked outgoing board member Greg Scholz for his considerable contributions to agricultural RD&E in his time with AIR EP and prior to that with EPARF. Denis Pedler, of Carr’s Seeds, was elected as a…

Check out the latest Yield Prophet crop reports generated on 8 October 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.

There are a number of services and avenues for assistance designed to support primary producers during the challenging times impacting the South Australian agriculture sector. Check out this SA Assistance Guide For Primary Producers (002) put together by Primary Industries and Regions SA.

As we approach the middle of spring, it’s a crucial time for many agricultural commodities. Farmers are navigating the impacts of below average rainfall and frosts in many regions while keeping an eye on positive longer-term rainfall forecasts. It paints an optimistic picture ahead. Check out the latest insights by industry type

We continue to collect images from the 2024 season, if you have some images that show something unusual (good, bad or ugly) for 2024, please keep sending them in. They can be anonymous if you prefer. Above: SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre Research Officer Elijah Luo presenting at the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund project “De-risking sowing”…