December 2023

In a recent study field trip, Cam Barr, SFS visited the north-central and northeast NSW...

A strong appetite among listeners for specialist food and agricultural sector knowledge has seen agribusiness...

A few dry months across South West Victoria has decreased the normal spring pasture flush,...

Global canola production in the current 2023/24 year is at the second-highest level ever, yet...

Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) are a great management tool for producers in the region to...

AGRIFOCUS 2023 attracted over 250 people on the 18th October at  Southern Farming Systems leading...

Dr Nathan Robinson from Federation University Australia, is undertaking research about the decisions that different...

After extreme market volatility and record-high prices in recent years, global fertiliser prices are expected...

Growing winter ‘dual purpose’ canola presents a great opportunity for mixed farming growers to increase...

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) held their inaugural ‘Feedbase Focus’ event on the 1st of November...

After three consecutive strong harvests, Australian grain and oilseed production is set to return to...

Southern Farming Systems are looking for casual staff for harvest. Ideally, applicants should have an...

It is clear that the period of plentiful rainfall is over ‘Down Under’ said Rabobank...

Is it worth improving the old established but semi dormant Australian Phalaris pasture or resow...

Nodulation counts are probably one of the most intensive assessments we do at SFS. Nodulation...

Results at a glance: ■ Victorian farmer confidence has declined in the latest quarter following...

The new Farming Systems South project is looking at various crops, their end uses and...

Patience is a virtue, and while Covid proved a frustrating disruption for 2020 Nuffield Scholar...

Improved affordability of agricultural fertiliser is set to prompt a recovery in demand and application...

Simple adaptation has the potential to alleviate most of the financial impacts from predicted climate...

The Australian dollar has weakened in recent weeks, making exports more competitive, but adding cost...

The talk of an El Nino spring and summer means we should be preparing for...

International fertiliser prices are poised to decrease or remain stable for the coming months.  However,...

Throughout the months of July, August and September Southern Farming Systems (SFS) are holding a...

Since the trial site was established in May 2023, there has been plenty of work...

“Farmers are often faced with the question whether to treat their crop by aerial application...

Moving into April this year, conditions were starting to look drier for many Australian crop...

As the cooler months set in, shifting focus to the maintenance of soil fertility with...

Faba beans are the most commonly grown pulse in the Western Districts of Victoria. However,...

As the majority of paddocks have now been sown and the bulk of farm inputs...

A major project across Gippsland for the last 10 years has been the Top Soils...

The global canola season of 2022/23 is soon coming to an end. As global production...

Mixed species crops are proving to be a handy tool for mixed farming enterprises, who...

The nation is on track to plant an impressive 23.48 million hectare winter crop this...

No longer are people content just to be sustainable, but they are striving to create...

Between 2014-15, a survey was conducted across various agricultural regions in East Gippsland to assess...

Farm Focus-Livestock Containment Video has just been released on the SFS You Tube channel! Check...

Southern Farming Systems has just employed our fourth Graduate Reasearch and Extension Officer.  "We are...

Dung beetles are miracle agricultural engineers, through their actions of tunneling dung into the soil,...

Last Thursday 25th May, 29 women from all over the western district braved the cold...

Putting farm businesses under a ‘drought microscope’ is step one in being prepared. The latest...

This month has seen the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have its first crack...

In the Corangamite region SFS has been delivering the Improving On Farm Soil Project that...

The Glenelg Hopkins Rural Women on Farms groups are keen to learn how to create...

Median agricultural land prices in Victoria jumped by 28 per cent in 2022 – after...

Australian canola growers and farm advisors are notified that the European Union (EU) has announced...

This year will be the first year of a new project managed by by the...

With northern hemisphere wheat heading into the important yield-determining month of May, attention is turning...

Are prilled lime products effective in soil acidity management? Agricultural lime itself is cheap ($20...

The time between harvest and sowing seems to get shorter every year! Yet again, we...

The Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program will deliver nine Regional Drought Resilience Plans across Victoria...

The 2022 farming season was certainly a challenge with its highs and lows, with rainfall...

The dung beetle survey in the Upper Barwon and Geelong Landcare Network areas is ten...

Last week SFS results morning was held at the Willaura Hall where SFS staff presented...

“We have moved into 2023 with considerably more canola than last year, both globally and...

In 2021, Southern Farming Systems established a feed base focused trial site at Rokewood, SW...

Thinking about sowing a new pasture? There are four main considerations in choosing your perfect...

Last year’s extreme October and November waterlogging events continue to impact us and this time...

On the 21st of February, 8 SFS team members made the trip up to Bendigo...

After a late start due to wet conditions in 2022, the stubble project is finally...

The 2022 farming season was certainly a challenge with its’ highs and lows. The Southern...

Reducing inflation in Australia and many other countries around the world seems more difficult than...

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

Throughout 2022, the farm inputs price needle moved up, fast and often, following a series...

The fun of harvest can’t last forever! Now that we have finished harvesting, it’s time...

In Victoria, electronic ID (eID) tags are mandatory for sheep and eligible goats born after...

After the wet spring and cancelled Feedbase Focus. The summer fodder crops are well worth...

Ask a grower what the most important feature of their farm is, and you will...

As we near the end of the harvest season, majority of the trials have been...

It sure is harvest time at Southern Farming Systems! With a string of good weather...

 Ep 1 drops Wednesday 18 January! Innovation AG, the new podcast series from the Victoria...

With ground temperatures likely to exceed 40 degrees on more than 50% of summer days,...

The SFS Variety by Management (VxM) trials are a core part of our trials program at SFS,...

Are you a sheep or wool farmer interested in becoming one of a select number...

Wanting to make changes to your flock management, but aren’t sure where to start? Want...