December 2022

This year at Rokewood we are hosting two exciting new trials with RAGT (Seed Force)....

The first of the members only eXpress Results are available for: Streatham Canola RR -...

Southern Farming Systems Staff wish all our members and partners a Merry Christmas and a...

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

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

Dung beetles are miracle agricultural engineers through their work in the environment.  Improving soil health...

A Frame linkage for fast hook-up. 12-meter hydraulic fold and lift partial aluminium boom with...

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

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

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

What an event!  Through rain and floods, to sunshine on the day, Southern Farming Systems...

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

SFS Tasmania are looking for casual staff, to start immediately. Casuals are needed to help...

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

To support growers to reduce harvest losses and improve operations at harvest, BCG & SFS...

SFS Tasmania are proud to inform our growers and members that we will now be...

Check your mailbox! That’s the message to more than 2000 landholders across Tasmania who’ve been...

Work with a leading agricultural research and extension organisation Learn agronomy from experienced colleagues and...

Members, Partners and Supporters can access the updated Second edition of the SFS 2021 Trials...

Farm business decisions are becoming increasingly complicated as our farming systems intensify and diversify.  Farms...

By Tahlia Ferguson, Research and Extension, Soils, Pasture & Livestock Team Walking through the Australian...

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

In some very exciting news, I have taken over the Pulse Development & Extension (D&E)...

Jessie Wettenhall joins the team in SW Victoria. Jessie grew up on a prime lamb...

More than 60 farmers flocked to Winchelsea to learn more about sustainable farm practices at...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ‘rattled and shaken’ global grains markets in the here and...

Most conversations about the Australian grain crop this year include discussion on the record negative...

There is a great opportunity in the next few weeks to learn secrets of success...

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is seeking a Manager – Operations to join its Victorian team,...

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

It’s a good time in the next few months to find out how you can...

While small plot trials are the focus for the SFS seeding program there are some...

Should I consider applying nitrogen fertiliser in pastures given its high price?  This was a...

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

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

Southern Farming System’s Variety by Management (SFS VxM) trials are back again this year asking...

Come join our team at Southern Farming Systems! SFS has two Graduate Research Agronomist positions...

Chinese livestock feed consumption is expected to drop between two and five per cent year-on-year...

The work of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub has been expanded to...

It’s full steam ahead at SFS, it’s sowing season! It certainly feels like this time...

Lots of activity happening at our new Rokewood pasture demonstration and trial site.  Water and...

A couple of more weed resources have been added to our weed package to complete...

Global fertiliser prices have skyrocketed even further in recent weeks. From the outset of war...

5 April 2022 Australian Government continues to support drought resilience in regional Australia  $94.5 million...

Father and son duo Neil and Charlie Vallance are farming in the high rainfall, high...

Even before the Russia-Ukraine War, global barley markets were already on edge – supplies were...

There’s nothing quite like having face to face events again, this especially applies to the...

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

The Alternative Legumes Project is a three-year project SFS is involved in that is being...

Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud MP has announced a major Innovation Grant...

Results at a glance: Forecast business spending reveals underlying confidence among Vic farm sector, despite...

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

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

AWB (manage the contracting and grower logistics) have the VICTORY Clearfield canola program open at...

The GRDC Hyper Yielding Crops (HYC) grower meetings have resumed this week following a break...

The Russia Ukraine conflict will have large and structural ramifications for global grains and oilseeds...

Getting productive and persistent pastures is influenced by how we manage perennial grasses during a...

Two years into the dung beetle project and much of the trapping for the South-West...

Precision Agriculture and Southern Farming Systems have put together three farmer case studies, where producers...

Australia’s agricultural sector is set for another profitable year ahead, with the gross value of...

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

It’s that time of year again! Harvest is wrapping up for the South-West, it’s a...

SFS and 6 other grower groups in Southern Australia are conducting surveys on behalf of...

Harvest has now concluded across all the SW VIC sites and the team are busy...

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

Drainage is one of the most common topics we get asked to do work on...

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

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

LimeAssist is our new lime calculator tool developed through funding from Australian Government's National Landcare Program...

Large stubble loads are a continuous decision for growers in the high rainfall zone, and...

Innovation in Plant Variety Testing Australia (INVITA) is an exciting project SFS is part of...

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

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