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Got skills? Ag Ex is hiring!
Ag Excellence Alliance (Ag Ex) is preparing for its next chapter, with a planned evolution of its organisational structure designed to strengthen its capacity to support South Australia’s grower group network. The structure involves recruiting three complementary roles at the organisation’s core — an Executive Officer, Finance Officer and Communications Coordinator — providing greater capacity…
This Friday! From Frost to Yield Frontiers crop walk
There’s still time to register for the AIR EP ‘From Frost to Yield Frontiers Crop Walk’, happening near Lock this Friday, 7 August. Join Kenton Porker from CSIRO, along with Andrew Ware and the team from EPAG Research and local independent consultants for a practical look at local GRDC-supported trials. The day will cover frost…
Spatial Phosphorus Management at Cleve: Relocation can beat more fertiliser
Background Recent work led by Trengove Consulting and funded by SAGIT has examined how phosphorus (P) requirements vary across paddocks, mainly in the Mid North and Yorke Peninsula broadacre cropping regions of South Australia. More recently, this work has expanded to Eyre Peninsula, with trials run during 2024-2025. The results show that crop responses to…
Save the date: Lower EP Crop Walk
Put Tuesday 8 September 2026 in the calendar for the annual AIR EP Lower EP Crop Walk. Join us for a practical day visiting local trial sites, hearing the latest seasonal research and chatting with researchers, growers and advisers about what it could mean for Lower EP farming systems. Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026Location: Lower…
NGN forums are coming to EP!
Eyre Peninsula grain growers are invited to a series of free GRDC National Grower Network (NGN) forums being held across the region this August. The forums provide growers with an opportunity to hear the latest research updates, discuss local challenges and help shape future research, development and extension investments. Topics will include automated agronomy tools,…
Save the date: Regen Ag Forum coming to Ungarra
The forum will explore practical ways to get the best from farm inputs, improve nutrient efficiency and support beneficial insects in farming systems. Guest speakers include Joel Williams from Integrated Soils, Lilia Jenkins from CESAR Australia and Dr Mark Farrell from CSIRO, with a trial visit providing an opportunity to connect the discussion with paddock-based…
RiskWi$e: The crop has built the canopy. What is still worth backing?
By Andrew Ware, EPAG Research A strong start created genuine upside. Still largely full soil moisture profiles but with drawdown starting to occur, rapid crop development and tight cash flow now shift the RiskWi$e question from how hard to chase yield to how best to protect profit. Across EP, crops are carrying more promise into…
Crop walk: Frost Risk to Yield Reward
Come along to see the trials and hear the latest info on a few key projects being delivered in the Lock area. Andrew Ware, EPAG Research and the independent consultants will summarise the findings of the frost research on EP and beyond while checking out the break crops frost trial site at Agar’s. Kenton…
New break crop case studies now available
Two new case studies from the Building Resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes: Stage 2 project are now available. The case studies share findings from paddock-scale demonstrations conducted at Minnipa and Ungarra during the 2025 growing season, exploring how different break crops performed across variable Eyre Peninsula soils and seasonal conditions. Together, the case studies…
Are your rams fit to frolic? Producers RAMp up their reproduction knowledge for the season ahead.
A ram may only represent a small part of the flock, but the decisions made around ram selection, health and preparation can influence a sheep enterprise for many years. That was one of the key themes explored at the recent ‘RAMping Up Repro’ workshops held at Kyancutta and Charra on 20 and 21 July 2026….