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Soil CRC | EP Landholder Survey Snapshot

In 2024, all landholders on the Eyre Peninsula with rural properties over 10 hectares were posted a Social Benchmarking Survey as a part of a national Soil CRC project, funded by the Soil CRC, AIR EP and the EP Landscape Board. This followed on from a similar survey conducted in 2020. Landholders from across the…

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EP Landscape Board | RAPPA fencing units available to loan

To help landholders with managing erosion-prone areas, the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board has four RAPPA electric fencing units available for loan from its Cleve, Wudinna and Port Lincoln offices. These temporary electric fencing systems are equipped with all the basic items, to be used with the assistance of a quadbike or ATV, aiming to easily…

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Gather Round reminded me that feelings matter – from Kate Burke

I’ve just returned from a week away with mates. We went to the AFL Gather Round in Adelaide. I watched four games of AFL live over three days. It got me thinking more about feelings and how they influence our experiences. I felt the lack of emotion for games I wasn’t invested in and the…

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Undecided on the best break crop? | EOI Now Open and funding has been approved

Following on from the 2024 SA Drought Hub funded project ‘Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes‘, AIR EP are again seeking expressions of interest from EP farmers that have identified a break crop paddock in 2025, but either not set on the best sowing option or seeking an opportunity to test new break…

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WEBINAR | Erosion loss should never be Boss!

BOOK HERE Join us for “Erosion Loss Should Never be Boss! Wind erosion risk in SA during drought“: a timely webinar from Soil Science Australia SA Branch exploring how satellite data and groundcover trends can help land managers respond to drought. WHEN: Wednesday 16th of April TIME: 10 am – 11.30 am PRESENTERS: Dr John…

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Feature | Thinking caps firmly on throughout EP Discussion Groups

In preparing for this week’s Riskwi$e newsletter article, my dry, sarcastic sense of humour thought “you rippa, I’ve got some pretty good material here to work with being about decisions, risk and business“. Naturally I turned to a generic AI word potion platform to see what gems they could concoct for me, and these were…

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SA Government | $55million additional drought funding support for affected farmers

MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 The Malinauskas State Government has today announced a further $55 million package of comprehensive assistance to support drought affected farmers and communities across South Australia. The package builds upon the $18 million in initial assistance announced by the State Government in November 2024, taking the total drought assistance available…

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Undecided on the best break crop? | EOI Now Open

Following on from the 2024 SA Drought Hub funded project ‘Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across Landscapes‘, AIR EP are again seeking expressions of interest from EP farmers that have identified a break crop paddock in 2025, but either not set on the best sowing option or seeking an opportunity to test new break…

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation | Changemaker workshops coming to EP

AIR EP is working closely with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) to deliver the highly successful ‘Changemaker‘ workshops to the Eyre Peninsula region. Registrations are now open for the first of four locations, commencing in Tumby Bay from 2-3 June 2025. In addition, registrations will soon open for Changemaker workshops coming to Cummins on…

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Sponsor Update | Bendigo Bank Agribusiness April Insights

The announcement of wide-ranging US import tariffs remains the talk of agricultural markets across the globe. Australia has been slapped with an import tariff of ten per cent. Beef remains the sector most exposed to the US market, though strong US demand should hold exporters in good stead. Meanwhile, for cropping producers’ weather will remain…

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