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Grain Producers SA is seeking your input on the use of paraquat and diquat herbicides in light of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA) proposed restrictions. Your feedback is crucial to understanding the implications these proposed changes may have on our industry and in the formulation of a response during the consultation phase….

This research aims to understand Australian farmers’ people management (often referred to as human resources management) and their attitudes and opinions on the support farmers need to implement ‘best practice’ people management. Australian farmers will be asked to respond to a questionnaire and/or be involved in a consultation/interview about their people management, attitudes toward people…

Improvements in livestock prices are set to continue into the next month. Strong demand has helped drive both cattle and lamb prices higher in the past month, a welcome sight compared to a year ago. A record month for beef exports was a highlight for the sector in July. Crop and wool prices meanwhile are…

The Pannell Discussions RiskWi$e series is a series of easy-to-read discussions, explanations and examples on risk and behavioural science written for the Australian grains industry by David Pannell, University of Western Australia.  In the second post ‘Risk means probability distributions’, David outlines decision theory, and explains that risk is a situation where there is a probability…

The Pannell Discussions RiskWi$e series is a series of easy-to-read discussions, explanations and examples on risk and behavioural science written for the Australian grains industry by David Pannell, University of Western Australia.  In this first post ‘Risk in Australian grain farming’, David outlines the types of risk that farm business managers face, including production risk, price…

When we talk to farmers about what keeps them up at night “making sure all the jobs are done well and at the right time” and “ensuring everyone is safe and goes home at the end of the day” are common responses. Fatigue is a risk factor on farms that can impact safety. The nature…

Check out the latest Yield Prophet crop reports generated on 19 July 2024, for the six focus sites on Eyre Peninsula as part of the GRDC funded RiskWi$e project. They are located on the project webpage on the AIR EP website.

The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board (EPLB) & SA Arid Lands Landscape Board (SAAL LB) are conducting a joint Aerial Goat Control Program and are seeking expressions of interest from Eastern Eyre Peninsula Landowners to be voluntarily involved in fully funded aerial control of feral goats. The program is currently scheduled for the 4-7 of September…

The majority of water currently supplied to Eyre Peninsula is sourced from the southern groundwater basins, primarily Uley South. The remainder is sourced from the River Murray. The key impacts to groundwater levels on the Eyre Peninsula are a changing climate, several successive years of low rainfall and reduced natural recharging, as well as an…