Sustainable Ag Update
Welcome producers, agribusinesses and agricultural organisations! Here we share the latest information and opportunities for people working in agriculture in the Northern and Yorke region. You'll find details about current grants, upcoming events near you, as well as scholarships and research opportunities. Visit regularly to stay up to date. Or contact Molly O'Dea to get your next event or news out there.
- Young Farmers project – 18-35 yr olds - FREE - RSVP 0456 538 224
Young Farmers Golf Day
-Port Hughes Golf Club tee off 10am, lunch + golf FREE - Mon 16th Dec - TEKFARM | Farmers2Founders - identify tech solutions for your farm with subsidised purchase options (up to 65% off)
- Livestock SA – AgRi-Silience program – EOI open, $250 discount from NYLB is back, enquire with Livestock SA.
Livestock
- Expanded eID rebate for sheep – expanded to 8 colours
- Sheep and goat eID implementation essential equipment rebate - producers - agents - saleyards and processors
Wine
General
- PIRSA - On-farm Drought Infrastructure Grants 2024
- TEKFARM | Farmers2Founders - identify tech solutions for your farm with subsidised purchase options (up to 65% off)
Tough times assistance
- PIRSA assistance guide
- Rural Aid - feed/financial assistance/counselling and wellbeing
- PIRSA's Family and Business (FaB) Mentors are available to help primary producers navigate challenging times. Free service in SA, identifying assistance specific to your situation
- Rural Business Support - Free Rural Financial Counselling Service and relief funds
For organisations
- PIRSA - Connecting Communities Events grants
- Bite-sized Grants – weed control, reveg, pest animal management etc.
December 2024
11 | Yongala Farmers Christmas Catch Up, Yongala
11 | Ag Bureau SA - Soil & Success: Strategies for Drought-Resistant Farming: Farmer's Roundtable, Paskeville
12 | $ Australian Olive Association - Back to Basics, Stone Well
14 | APEX - 24' Drought Resilience at its best!, Jamestown
15 | BMW's Christmas Social Bowls and BBQ, Melrose
16 | Young Farmers - Golf Day, Port Hughes Golf Club 10am RSVP 0456 538 224
21 | Booleroo Centre Community Christmas Party, Booleroo Centre
February 2025
04 | $ GRDC Grains Research Update, Adelaide
06 | $ GRDC Grains Research Update, Spalding
13 | $ Barossa Improved Grazing Group - Annual Conference, TBC
March 2025
12 | $ Hart - Getting the crop in seminar, Clare
20 | SA Arid Lands Landscape Board - Pastoral Field Day, Port Augusta
July 2025
15 | $ Hart - Winter Walk, Hart
September 2025
16 | $ Hart - Hart Field Day, Hart
October 2025
21 |$ Hart - Spring Twilight Walk, Hart
December 2024
11 | MLA - Productivity & Profitability webinar - Integration of livestock into mixed farming systems
11 | GRDC Grains Research Update - Summer weed control
12 | $ Natural Capital & Environmental Markets Initiative - Introductory Workshop to Natural Capital, Nature Repair and Environmental Markets
19 | Livestock SA/BOM - Long-range forecasts for seasonal decision making
- Women Together Learning (WoTL) - Stepping into Leadership, closes 29th
Livestock SA – AgRi-Silience program – EOI open, $250 discount from NYLB is back, enquire with Livestock SA. - Regional Leadership Program – offers emerging and established leaders in the Yorke and Mid North three unique opportunities to build their leadership skills.
- National Agricultural Leadership Program – provides provide targeted activities and unique experiences in leadership, advocacy, and policy development.
- Zanda McDonald Award - mentoring program, providing incredible opportunities for future leaders in agriculture through education, connection and collaboration.
- Bob Hawke Landcare Award - demonstrated leadership and a commitment to natural resource management and sustainable land management practices - $30,000 grant package
- AgriFutures leadership programs and scholarships
- Landholders’ perspective on nature-repair - seeking interview participants
- Farming for the Future – Farmers, Ag advisors and ag accountants can apply to have a free natural capital account prepared (value: $35,000) as part of research project gathering evidence about value of natural capital to farmers
- Australian Wool Innovation research opportunities including supplementary feeding strategies, blow fly lures and genetics
- Mice control research- Learning how to learn about gene drives for pest management
- Kangaroos and farming - how do you manage? Survey for commercial farmers with kangaroos
- Grain Producers Australia - Autonomous farm machinery survey
- Bored in the header? Count quails!
Wait, there's more!
- Nominate someone for an SA Grain Industry Award
- New Bureau of Meteorology website - this test website will run alongside the existing bom.gov.au website
- 3G networks have closed, October 28
- GRDC 2025 SA Crop Sowing Guide
More information:
Please contact Molly if you have news or events to share.
Updated:
6/12/2024, 9:03am