December 2022

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Forage Brassica Variety Trial and Forage Demo

This year at Rokewood we are hosting two exciting new trials with RAGT (Seed Force)....
1. SFS Plot Harvester TAS NVT Harvest 1-2-22

eXpress Results 2022

The first of the members only eXpress Results are available for: Streatham Canola RR -...
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Merry Christmas and a Safe Harvest!

Southern Farming Systems Staff wish all our members and partners a Merry Christmas and a...
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Maintaining groundcover, but not the bulk!

The balancing act of maintaining at least 70% groundcover in your pastures is recommended to...
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Wet Harvest Ahead!

As harvest kicks off in SW Victoria, growers are facing a much wetter season than...
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Dung Beetles on a roll

Dung beetles are miracle agricultural engineers through their work in the environment.  Improving soil health...
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FOR SALE – Goldacres Rowcrop mounted sprayer

A Frame linkage for fast hook-up. 12-meter hydraulic fold and lift partial aluminium boom with...
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Will prolonged waterlogging kill my pastures?

With the continual deluge of rain, farmers have questioned will prolonged waterlogging kill my pastures?...
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Faba Beans Galore!

The bean team at SFS has been working hard the last few weeks collecting, weighing,...
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Opportunities in the Wet

Excessive rain is testing the nerves of many croppers and graziers.  These wet conditions are...
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AGRIFOCUS 2022

What an event!  Through rain and floods, to sunshine on the day, Southern Farming Systems...
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Storing items under powerlines doesn’t stack up

Arcing can happen without touching the powerlines – don’t store, load or unload items near...
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Preparing workers for harvest

We know finding agricultural workers is getting harder and harder. Now more than ever, training...
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GRDC Harvester Forums

To support growers to reduce harvest losses and improve operations at harvest, BCG & SFS...
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New pasture trials for SFS Tasmania

SFS Tasmania are proud to inform our growers and members that we will now be...
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Have your say about the future of farming in Tasmania

Check your mailbox! That’s the message to more than 2000 landholders across Tasmania who’ve been...
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APPLY NOW! Graduate Research and Extension Officer – Tasmania

Work with a leading agricultural research and extension organisation Learn agronomy from experienced colleagues and...
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Second Edition of SFS 2021 Trials Results Book Available Now!

Members, Partners and Supporters can access the updated Second edition of the SFS 2021 Trials...
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My Farm Dashboard – informing farm decisions

Farm business decisions are becoming increasingly complicated as our farming systems intensify and diversify.  Farms...
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Protecting yourself against Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease. Have you acted on precautionary biosecurity plan?

By Tahlia Ferguson, Research and Extension, Soils, Pasture & Livestock Team Walking through the Australian...
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Hyper yielding, Hyper Nitrogen Costs?

Making nitrogen applications pay this season was a hot topic at the Campbelltown GRDC Update....
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Pulse Development and Extension Update

In some very exciting news, I have taken over the Pulse Development & Extension (D&E)...
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Welcome New Graduate in Research and Extension

Jessie Wettenhall joins the team in SW Victoria. Jessie grew up on a prime lamb...
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Soils seminar proves success

More than 60 farmers flocked to Winchelsea to learn more about sustainable farm practices at...
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Russia, biofuel demand and government intervention to shift grain market fundamentals

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ‘rattled and shaken’ global grains markets in the here and...
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Negative basis likely to stay

Most conversations about the Australian grain crop this year include discussion on the record negative...
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Opportunities to visit two of the best properties in the Western Districts

There is a great opportunity in the next few weeks to learn secrets of success...
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Position Available : Manager – Operations

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is seeking a Manager – Operations to join its Victorian team,...
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Outlook on 2022/23 global grain and oilseeds market prospects

Given how tight the global commodities market is, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s)...
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Opportunities in Pasture Training

It’s a good time in the next few months to find out how you can...
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It’s not all small plot seeding for the SFS operations team

While small plot trials are the focus for the SFS seeding program there are some...
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Should I consider applying nitrogen fertiliser in pastures given its high price?

Should I consider applying nitrogen fertiliser in pastures given its high price?  This was a...
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High prices test sustainability commitment

It’s often said that it’s easy to be concerned about sustainability on a full stomach....
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Building Drought Resilience

Ever wondered what impacts climate change may have on your farming business? What will it...
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What are the SFS Variety by Management trials up to this year?

Southern Farming System’s Variety by Management (SFS VxM) trials are back again this year asking...
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Two Graduate Research Agronomist Positions available 1xVictoria, 1xTasmania

Come join our team at Southern Farming Systems! SFS has two Graduate Research Agronomist positions...
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Poor Chinese hog margins to weigh on feed grain price outlook

Chinese livestock feed consumption is expected to drop between two and five per cent year-on-year...
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The Victoria Drought Hub expands to ‘Agricultural Innovation’ and is appointing Adoption Officers, under $3.6m in new funding

The work of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub has been expanded to...
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‘Tis the season, for sowing that it is!

It’s full steam ahead at SFS, it’s sowing season! It certainly feels like this time...
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Rokewood trial site taking shape

Lots of activity happening at our new Rokewood pasture demonstration and trial site.  Water and...
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Less Weeds More Feed, resources now available!

A couple of more weed resources have been added to our weed package to complete...
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Could high fertiliser prices create food shortages?

Global fertiliser prices have skyrocketed even further in recent weeks. From the outset of war...
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Future Drought Fund continues delivering drought resilience for regional Australia

5 April 2022 Australian Government continues to support drought resilience in regional Australia  $94.5 million...
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Investigating acidity in sub-surface soils

Father and son duo Neil and Charlie Vallance are farming in the high rainfall, high...
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Incentives needed for malt barley production

Even before the Russia-Ukraine War, global barley markets were already on edge – supplies were...
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Nitrogen Decision Making Journey -SFS Results Morning

There’s nothing quite like having face to face events again, this especially applies to the...
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What do you get when you combine climate, economics & farming?

Ever wondered what impacts climate change may have on your farming business? What will it...
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Alternative Legumes

The Alternative Legumes Project is a three-year project SFS is involved in that is being...
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University of Melbourne led projects receive $2.1m through Drought Resilience Innovation Grants

Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud MP has announced a major Innovation Grant...
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“Cautious optimism” among Victorian farmers as good prices and weather help offset input concerns

Results at a glance: Forecast business spending reveals underlying confidence among Vic farm sector, despite...
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Lifting expectations and production with Lime

This is one of my favourite producer’s stories SFS wrote for MLA as part of...
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Building Drought Resilience

Ever wondered what impacts climate change may have on your farming business?  What will it...
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Having issues sourcing Clearfield Canola Seed Check out what Cargill & AWB can offer you…

AWB (manage the contracting and grower logistics) have the VICTORY Clearfield canola program open at...
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SFS Member & Partner Survey

This content is for SFS members only. Find out more about SFS membership, or if you are a member.
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GRDC Hyper Yielding Crops Grower Meetings Back for 2022

The GRDC Hyper Yielding Crops (HYC) grower meetings have resumed this week following a break...
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When Black Sea wheat is caught in conflict

The Russia Ukraine conflict will have large and structural ramifications for global grains and oilseeds...
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Don’t be fooled by the green pick

Getting productive and persistent pastures is influenced by how we manage perennial grasses during a...
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Winter shift starting for dung beetles

Two years into the dung beetle project and much of the trapping for the South-West...
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Helping you make decisions on using soil pH mapping and variable rate liming

Precision Agriculture and Southern Farming Systems have put together three farmer case studies, where producers...
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“Sun shines brightly” for Australian agriculture in the year ahead – 2022 industry outlook

Australia’s agricultural sector is set for another profitable year ahead, with the gross value of...
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Weed control during the summer fallow

It’s mid-February, you’ve finally finished harvest and you’re thinking about how nice a few weeks...
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Soil Testing

It’s that time of year again! Harvest is wrapping up for the South-West, it’s a...
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MLA Have your say on what extension you want! Win a SFS Membership!

SFS and 6 other grower groups in Southern Australia are conducting surveys on behalf of...
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SAVE THE DATE! SFS Results Morning

Harvest has now concluded across all the SW VIC sites and the team are busy...
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Could farmers actually be facing Urea shortages next season?

The headlines about urea (nitrogen) shortages have been free-flowing in recent weeks and months, elevating...
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Waterlogging and Drainage

Drainage is one of the most common topics we get asked to do work on...
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2021 grain season setting the bar high in the HRZ

Consistent warm weather has meant harvest has been kept moving with the odd storm interrupting...
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Weed Fast Facts

Weed fast facts is now available from our SFS website from the project page Less...
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Lime Assist Calculator

LimeAssist is our new lime calculator tool developed through funding from Australian Government's National Landcare Program...
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Stubble Management and the impact of stripper/disc systems in the HRZ

Large stubble loads are a continuous decision for growers in the high rainfall zone, and...
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Exciting plant phenotyping technologies on the horizon

Innovation in Plant Variety Testing Australia (INVITA) is an exciting project SFS is part of...
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What sub-clover cultivar is that?

Developing basic skills in cultivar identification can help you narrow down what sub-clover cultivars are...
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Harvest Time

Just like that, it’s time for harvest again! The acidity trials for the Smart Farmer...

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