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University of Adelaide Research Position Available (Modelling)
Modelling- Farming Systems south project (University of Adelaide) Fixed term, full-time position until June 2027 (4 years). Applications close 11:55pm, 16 June 2023 We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher specialising in agricultural systems modelling to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team that is working towards identifying the next frontier in dryland farming systems in…
University of Adelaide Research Position Available (Agronomy)
Agronomy- Farming Systems south project (University of Adelaide) Fixed term, full-time position until June 2027 (4 years). Applications close 11:55pm, 16 June 2023. The University of Adelaide is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher specialising in agronomy to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team that is working towards identifying the next frontier in dryland farming systems…
Deep ripping demonstration puts amelioration methods to the test
Six different deep tillage machines were put to the test in front of 50 farmers at Kielpa recently to address production constraints caused by sandy soil conditions. With sandy soils making up between 40-50 per cent of cleared farming land on the Eyre Peninsula, it continues to be one of AIR EP’s key focus areas….
Seeking grower input: Climate services for Agriculture
The Climate Services for Agriculture team – made up of personnel from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology – is looking to speak to a small number of South Australian growers about their approach to seasonal climate risks and how they manage them. Climate Services for Agriculture is a national project funded by the Future…
Wudinna Landscape Officer position available
Landscape Officer (OPS3) Landscape South Australia – Eyre Peninsula Wudinna Full time, 2 year contract $65,606 to $69,919 p.a. Vacancy ID: 530903 The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board is seeking an experienced landscape officer, to work in the Wudinna district. The landscape officer is responsible for contributing to the delivery of the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s operational…
Important notice of immediate changes for canola treated with haloxyfop
Australian canola growers and farm advisors are notified that the European Union (EU) has announced it intends to reduce the maximum residue limit (MRL) for haloxyfop. To meet this changing MRL, this means 2023/24 canola treated with haloxyfop should not be delivered or received into the Australian grain handling system for canola segregations (grades) destined…
Innovation Generation to be held in Adelaide in 2023
Are you 18 – 35 and working in agriculture? Do you want the chance to meet with agriculture industry leaders across commodities, network with other young farmers at an affordable and social conference designed with you in mind? Innovation Generation is the place to be! Tickets are on sale now for Innovation Generation 2023. IG23…
Long coleoptile wheat results on Eyre Peninsula in 2022
As part of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund project “Robust ground cover to enable resilient low rainfall mixed farms”, long coleoptile wheat trials have been run on the Eyre Peninsula for the second year running. Researcher Rhaquelle Meiklejohn and Senior Research Agronomist Andrew Ware, of EPAG Research present the results of the 2022 trial…
Deep ripping demonstration puts amelioration methods to the test
Six different deep tillage machines were put to the test in front of 50 farmers at Kielpa recently to address production constraints caused by sandy soil conditions. With sandy soils making up between 40-50 per cent of cleared farming land on the Eyre Peninsula, it continues to be one of AIR EP’s key focus areas….
Have you listened to the EP Ag Chats podcast?
Eyre Peninsula farmers are encouraged to tune in this seeding as AIR EP’s podcast, EP Ag Chats, covers ‘the good bits, the bad bits, and everything in between’. The six-episode podcast features conversations between farmers from all over the EP, with young farmers interviewing their more experienced counterparts. From technology and machinery to gross margins and…