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SPAA Precision Ag Expo next week – 5 free tickets available for AIR EP Members
SPAA is hosting a Precision Ag Expo in McLaren Vale next week on Thursday 11 April and would like to offer up to 5 complimentary tickets to AIR EP members to attend. They will need to email directly to Angelique McAvoy (eo@spaa.com.au) to confirm their booking no later than Friday 5 April. It will be…
Grassroots grants open
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…
Ag sector can now see trends in monthly climate
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…
GPSA Eyre Peninsula Rail Survey 2024
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…
Regenerative cropping survey underway: Southern Cross Uni seeks farmers
• 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…
Is your region represented? Make sure your region is represented in globally significant research.
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…
Provide your views on OJD Management
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…
Grains Climate Outlook – 28 March 2024
Please find the latest March climate outlook for SA/VIC/TAS Play Video
Grains research internships leading to research, career gains for EP
Applied grains research intern Alex Busch will spend 2024 working with EPAG Research and AIR EP on local research projects. A new generation of agriculture students are gaining first-hand experience working across the Eyre Peninsula, thanks to a successful internship program that’s leading to local careers and expanding research capacity for the region. Established in…
GPSA Mouse Baiting Survey
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….