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Acid soils webinar recording now available to view
Watch our recent acid soil webinar recording from 20 June 2023, with Dr Ruby Hume & Josh Telfer, AIR EP Sustainable Agriculture Officer, explaining new research findings into acid soils and how to manage soil acidity. Play Video
Work life balance for farming families workshop at Minnipa
Grab the family, head into town and join us for dinner and an entertaining evening as we take a light-hearted look at a serious topic. Featuring the well-loved characters from the acclaimed Kick Off Ya Boots production, and farm and parody songs from Chris McDonough, these interactive, farmer-led discussions will cover: • What is work-life…
Final Regen Ag Forum held at Cleve
About 33 people attended the Regen Ag Forum at Cleve on Thursday 15 June, to hear from: Dr Craig Liddicoat on soil microbiology – how it can impact plant growth, how different microbial communities are impacted by different farming practices, and how microbes can be used to measure soil health, once you know the soil…
Understanding alignment between markets and growers
AEGIC is undertaking a piece of work to understand the alignment between overseas markets and growers. There are emerging areas of focus on sustainability and health by Australia’s overseas customers and consumers and AEGIC is trying to understand what effect this may (or not) be having on farm businesses. Ag Innovation & Research EP are…
Work-life balance for farming families… how is it possible?
Big crops and rain delays meant the 2022-23 harvest was a long one. Then, all of a sudden, seeding for the 2023 season was upon us. There wasn’t much time to relax and recharge for the season ahead. If this sounds like your experience, and you’ve started to consider how you can create a sustainable…
Rural Bank June Insights update
The June update provides an analysis of production and pricing trends for Australian broad acre farmers. Commodity overview Seeding of the 2023/24 winter crop has wound up across most of the country with mostly good germination and crop establishment. However, some parts of northern New South Wales still remain dry. International wheat prices remained under…
SA Water update on desalination plant for EP
The Eyre Peninsula urgently needs water security and a 5.3 gigalitre per year desalination plant near Billy Lights Point in Port Lincoln is our preferred solution. The proximity of Billy Lights Point to the existing water supply network means that it is a cost-effective location for a desalination plant, and through considered engineering design, the…
Next week: EP Regen Ag Forum on 15 June at Cleve
AIR EP along with the EP Landscape Board are hosting the Eyre Peninsula Regenerative Agriculture Forum on Thursday 15 June at Cleve. It’s an opportunity to hear and share from a variety of EP farmers around the different practices they are using. Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from some of the landowners…
Livestock in dry times event held at Wudinna
Eyre Peninsula farmers gathered at Wudinna this week to attend the ‘Preparing your livestock enterprise for dry times’ Science to Practice event, to hear about the latest projects being funded by the SA Drought Hub. The key takeaways from the presentations were: Heat stress in sheep – Dr Hannah Griffiths, SA Drought Hub; their research…