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AIR EP Lower EP Ag Expo – this week!
This is a free event, but registrations are essential, go to: www.airep.com.au/event/lepagexpo23
Late season leads to farmer stress
PHOTO: A/Prof Kate Gunn (centre) at the Mount Cooper family farm with Angus, Lucy, Jess and Evie Gunn. Many farming families across the Eyre Peninsula are dealing with higher-than-average stress and exhaustion following an unusually late harvest. With many still reaping well into New Year period, the usual downtime and family leave has been…
Mallee seeps survey for EP farmers – closing soon
If you are a farmer on Eyre Peninsula, and you have (or suspect you have) any Mallee seeps on your property, can you please complete the survey? Thanks very much to those that have completed the survey!! It takes an average of 7 minutes to complete and is mostly tick box responses. This information is…
AIR EP Lower EP Ag Expo – have you registered?
This is a free event, but registrations are essential, go to: www.airep.com.au/event/lepagexpo23
Building Drought Resilience – What’s required?
Eyre Peninsula has the opportunity to build its ability to cope through droughts in the future. This short 5 question survey asks the questions about what needs to be done / put in place to achieve that? The region, via AIR EP in partnership with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) can then…
Farm safety workshops
https://ruraledgeaustralia.glueup.com/event/national-farm-safety-workshop-south-australia-online-67581/ https://ruraledgeaustralia.glueup.com/event/national-farm-safety-workshop-south-australia-online-67583/ The workshop will be based on Federal legislation and will contain information about the nuances of each individual state’s legislation. The workshops are tailored to the four largest agricultural industries in Australia: Broadacre, Horticulture, Viticulture and Livestock. The program will be targeted at farm business owners and will result in the development…
Livestock producer survey closes 28 Feb 2022
Are you a livestock producer in Australia? Help UWA researchers understand more about current control strategies used for pests & parasites of livestock from all regions in Australia. Megan Lewis is a student at UWA and funded through MLA, and she is trying to find out more about pest and parasite control across Australia to…
AIR EP Lower EP Ag Expo – register now
This is a free event, but registrations are essential, go to: www.airep.com.au/event/lepagexpo23
TAFE offering free Certificate 3 in ag
Certificate III in Agriculture is one of the many TAFE SA Fee Free courses available. It has 2 Core Units and a great selection of elective units. The Certificate III in Agriculture is being offered as ‘Blended Learning’ which means you can study in a mix of online environments with some attendance workshops. Lecturer support…