Drought Resilient Soils

Full Name: Building farming systems resilience and future proofing the impacts of drought through accelerating the adoption of proven cost-effective and yield responsive soil and fertiliser management practices by farmers across southern Australia Project Lead: Mallee Sustainable Farming Funding Body: Future Drought Fund Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program Objective:  The…

De-Risking Dry and Early Seeding

Full Name: De-risking the seeding program: adoption of key management practices for the success of dry and early sown crops Project Lead: Ag Ex Alliance Funding Body: Future Drought Fund Extension and Adoption of Drought Resilience Farming Practices Grants Program Objective:  To help growers make informed decisions on the strategies they can employ when early…

Growing Carbon Farming Demonstration Pilot

Full Name: Growing Carbon Pilot Project Lead: UNFS Funding Body: PIRSA The growing carbon pilot project aims to: • Demonstrate a carbon farming method and or practice that has application for the SouthAustralian primary industry sector. • Demonstrate how carbon farming activities contribute to revenue and jobs in South Australia. • Demonstrate and quantify the…

National Risk Management Initiative

Full Name: National Risk Management Initiative Project Lead: Hart Field Site Group Funding Body: GRDC The National Risk Management Initiative (NRMI) aims to understand and improve risk-reward outcomes for Australian grain growers through participatory action research (PAR). The NRMI involves grower groups across South Australia including Hart Field Site Group (lead), Upper North Farming Systems,…

Farming Systems South

Full Name: Enterprise Choice and sequencing for profitability and sustainability Project Lead: The University of Adelaide Funding Body: GRDC This project aims to deliver a better understanding of the water-limited potential of farming systems and what drives profitability and sustainability across the Southern Growing Regions. There are 9 sites across South Australia and Victoria. It…

GPSA MEDIA RELEASE – EYRE PENINSULA CONNECTIVITY PROJECT TO SHOWCASE SOLUTIONS

A pilot project at a grain producer’s farm on lower Eyre Peninsula is paving the way for future connectivity through a collaboration between Grain Producers SA (GPSA) and AgriFutures Australia.Following a successful wireless network extension project, GPSA has been awarded funding through AgriFutures Australia’s ‘Producer Technology Uptake Program’ for a project delivered by tailored agricultural…