Full Name: Demonstrations of residual summer weed control for the Mid North, South AustraliaFunding Body: GRDCDuration: 2024 – 2026Project Lead: UNFSContact: Beth Humphris, Elders JamestownSite Locations: Booleroo, Pt Germain, Balaklava AIM: To identify different residual summer weed control options, in order to reduce the number of summer spray passes required in the Mid North, South…
Full Name: Building resilience – Break Crop Suitability Across LandscapesFunding Body: SA Drought HubDuration: 2024/25Project Lead: UNFSContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFSDemonstration Paddock Locations: Murray Plains Farming (MFP) -PunthariAg Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula (AIREP) – Ungarra & LockUNFS – Booleroo Centre & Jamestown Background: Managing break crops across the landscape can be a balancing act. With…
Full Name: SAGIT Frost Mitigation in the Upper NorthFunding Body: SAGITDuration: 2024-2027Project Lead: UNFSContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFSBackground: Frost events have been a significant concern in the Upper North region, resulting in substantial crop losses and economic impacts in past years leading up to 2024. The Upper North is susceptible to frost damage at various stages…
Full Name: Containment Feeding to Boost Business Performance and ResilienceFunding Body: SA Drought HubDuration: 2024Project Lead: University of AdelaideContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFSObjective: This project aims to boost the adoption of containment feeding systems on farms by training and assembling a network of containment adoption advisors, connected to farming systems groups working directly with livestock producers.…
Full Name: Predator Control and Livestock Productivity NetworkFunding Body: Australian Government, MLA, PIRSA & Livestock SADuration: 2024-2026Project Lead: UNFSContact: Rachel Trengove, UNFS Objective: This three-year initiative lets producers decide what they want to learn through a peer-led, landscape-scale, locally driven approach. The network provides one workshop per year and one trial over the 3-year period…
Full Name: Improving climate resilience of the Australian Sheep Industry Project Lead: University of Adelaide Funding Body: SA Drought Hub Objective: The focus of the research is to increase conception rates and mitigate the impacts of heat stress on ewes and rams. To achieve this; the aim is to develop a series of management tools…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
