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RiskWi$e: Big upside, but which paddocks can still turn it into profit?
By Andrew Ware, EPAG Research After a strong start to the season, yield potential across many EP paddocks is sitting well above what growers may have budgeted for at sowing. While some growers may have already parked the spreader in the shed, it is still useful to ask where yield potential is still realistic, where…
Event Recap | Practical pasture conversations at Whites Flat
AIR EP’s recent Pastures ‘Walk n Talk’ session at Whites Flat brought producers, advisers and industry representatives together for a practical paddock-based discussion on pasture management, feed on offer, stocking rates, livestock nutrition, weed management and emerging technologies. Hosted by David and Rhianne Low, the morning gave participants a chance to hear and see how…
RiskWi$e: new podcast drop with farmer Ashley Michael
We’ve added another podcast to the Riskwi$e catalogue. Jake Giles, EPAG Research is back in the field interviewing farmers across the EP to get their take on the season so far. In this episode, Jake speaks to Mount Damper farmer Ashley ‘AJ’ Michael about the strong start to 2026. The season has had a very…
Soil Moisture Snap Shot 29 June 2026
Dale Grey, Agriculture Victoria, Bendigo The BoM Australian Water Outlook (AWO) modelled soil moisture decile for perennial pastures predicts wetter than average values across the Eyre Peninsula. Most of the regions are ranked much wetter at decile 10, where the tip and east coast are ranked above average at decile 8 to 9. The BoM…
The Very Fast Break: late June 2026
Seasonal Risk Agronomist Dale Grey from the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, provides rainfall, temperature and soil water updates, along with climate indicators and modelled forecasts in the latest video that runs for 11 minutes. Check out the Late June 2026 Seasonal Climate Update here.
Ramping Up Repro | ‘Register Your Interest’ closing 1 July
🐏 Ramping Up Repro workshops REGISTER YOUR INTEREST Closing Wednesday 1 July 🐏 Developed in 2019 by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) and Zoetis Australia, AIR EP have the opportunity to bring the ‘RAMping Up Repro’ workshops to Eyre Peninsula livestock producers for the first time. ➡️ Program Purpose: To provide woolgrowers with hands-on skills…
Lifetime Ewe Management Course for Lower EP
There is potential for the highly regarded Lifetime Ewe Management program to be run on the Lower EP in August 2026. For more information, please contact Mary Rowe on 0476 634 653.
Plan to Profit: registrations close 7 July
Gain more confidence in the financial performance of your farm. Ensuring the farm passes to the next generation takes good planning, not just hope. Plan to Profit provides an easy-to-use business system to monitor and plan your farm for success. You will become proficient with P2PAgri software and speak more effectively with your farming team,…
De-risking the seeding program 2025 – Grass Weeds, Dry Starts and Herbicide Choices
Written by Zhaohan (Elijah) Luo1,2 and Amanda Cook1,2,3 1SARDI; 2Adelaide University; 3Flinders University Dry sowing can be a useful strategy for getting large seeding programs underway on time, but it also brings some risk – particularly where grass weed seed banks are high and the season break is delayed. In 2025, a demonstration site…
RiskWi$e: Latest Yield Prophet reports available
Check out the latest Yield Prophet reports generated on 22 June, based on paddocks across EP, demonstrating possible yield outcomes for 2026 at this point in the season. RiskWi$e: National Risk Management Initiative – Action Research Groups Eyre Peninsula