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Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board – Grassroots Grants
There’s still time to apply for a share of $110,000 of funding for community-based landscape management and environmental protection projects across the region, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants. The grant program is open until April 28. Grants of up to $15,000 are available. One of last year’s successful applicants was WoTL who…
Lentil Check discussion groups start next week
The South Australian Research and Development Institute’s (SARDI) Minnipa Agricultural Centre are hosting GRDC Lentil Check discussion groups on the Eyre Peninsula next week. Join us to discuss herbicide safety, nutrition, inoculation tips, paddock preparation, seed quality and all things lentils. The discussion will be facilitated by Andy Bates of Bates Agricultural Consulting. The SARDI…
Have you checked your grain size?
In 2022, a near record finish saw grain sizes much larger than average. This should be taken into account when considering sowing rates for 2023. Across many parts of the EP, the grain size increase of 2022 could result in up to a 20% decline in grain sown per square metre in 2023. To address…
Expression of Interest: Broadcasting medic seeds to improve pasture performance
PODS – Pasture Optimisation for Drought Solutions, Expression of Interest: Broadcasting medic seeds to improve pasture performance. As part of our project to promote best-practice feedbase management and increased drought resilience in low to medium rainfall regions, we are interested in evaluating if broadcasting medic seeds ahead of the break is a method that can…
Mentoring opportunity
Up to 180 places are available on a 12-months mentoring and leadership development program for people 18-years and older in rural, regional and remote Australian communities. The National Mentoring Program is part of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative. It is delivered by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation…
Grain marketing information session
Grain marketing information session being held in Poochera on Tuesday 11th April. These seminars are open to everyone. To register, click here
Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board Grassroots Grants 2023-2024
More than $110,000 is available for Eyre Peninsula residents to put towards community-based landscape management and environmental protection projects across the region, under the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board’s Grassroots Grants. The grant program is open until April 28. There are two streams of funding for the 2023-24 grants: · Small Community Grants for up to…
SA Drought Hub new fact sheet for producers: Using satellite imagery
Satellite technology provides a method of viewing and analysing broadacre crops, giving new insights into variability across and between fields. Despite recent, rapid improvements, growers and agronomists may not be making full use of the practical capabilities of maps and insights generated by satellite imagery. In low-rainfall environments, there is an opportunity for producers to…
New results to mitigate risks for lentils
New results indicate the application of gypsum on crops could be a game-changer for lentil growers on the Lower Eyre Peninsula. Plagued by waterlogging in many of the traditional lentil growing areas last season, advice based on recent research is set to remove some of the risks associated with growing lentils, promoting a more…
Building resilient crops through nutrition with Joel Williams
Joel Williams is an independent consultant plant and soil health educator who has extensive practical experience in Australia, UK and Canada where he is based. Following a year of heavy foliar disease pressure, resulting the breakdown of many fungicide regimes, Joel will share how to help our crops be less reliant on fungicides and insecticides…