December 2025

As we come to the end of 2025, the SFS Team would like to say...

While containment feeding is frequently associated with dry conditions, it was the issue of wet...

Global grain production is expected to soar to unprecedented levels in the 2025/26 season, driven...

Windrowing canola is the preferred method for many growers in south-west Victoria compared with direct...

Spring can be an important decision-making period for growers contemplating leaving their crop for harvest...

With ongoing increases in cattle slaughter and high carcass weights, Australia’s 2025 beef production is...

Global fertiliser prices may move lower over the next year, primarily thanks to an improving...

The global pulse market is experiencing a significant shift – driven by increased use as...

As the 2025/26 winter crop harvest moves forward in Australia, both global supply and demand...

RAGT and Syngenta have entered into a sale agreement for the acquisition of Syngenta’s 2-row...

Results at a glance: Victorian farmers continued to gain confidence in the most recent quarter,...

Australia is forecast to harvest a larger winter grain crop this year, with Rabobank estimating...

Australia is forecast to harvest a larger winter grain crop this year, with Rabobank estimating...

Australian pulse prices have softened in recent weeks, largely due to an above-average monsoon across...

Farm input price inflation has been an ongoing theme in 2025, and elevated prices look...

On Wednesday, 3rd September, Southern Farming Systems (SFS) hosted its annual Feedbase Focus field day...

Last month, the S&P GSCI Grains Spot Index – a key global benchmark for investment...

Growing-season rainfall has been favourable across most Australian cropping regions, with the outlook indicating above-average...

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is delighted to congratulate our Research and Extension Coordinator, Greta Duff,...

With crops at the site starting to progress with some timely rainfall in June and...

Feeling the pinch? Not enough pasture to lamb on? Looking for a cheaper way to...

Two major developments are reshaping the global grain trade in mid-2025, with significant implications for...

As the early growing season unfolds in south-west Victoria, a familiar yet critical challenge emerges...

Sowing is done, and we’re straight into assessments and applications! One great thing about this...

Geopolitics and biofuel policy have been the latest ‘needle movers’ in the canola market, despite...

Annual Ryegrass (ARG) is one of the most challenging weeds for grain growers in South-West...

After a dry start to 2025, maybe you’re thinking of sowing a winter fodder crop...

Urea prices are notorious for being highly volatile and, in recent months, they have lived...

The global oilseed market is undergoing a period of transformation, influenced by a combination of...

In 2024, sheep producers across south-west Victoria faced one of the driest seasons on record,...

Australia’s farmers are heading towards a record-high winter crop planting this year, Rabobank says in...

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is a leading applied agricultural research and extension organisation servicing the...

RAGT is proud to announce the finalisation of the acquisition of the Deleplanque Group, a...

Global macro-economic woes stemming from the US are rippling through grain and oilseed markets. And...

Under the  GRDC’s $47million Weed Management Initiative, SFS will be establishing and running a long-term...

After a dry 2024 and a poor start to 2025, some pastures may be looking...

Southern Farming Systems, south-west node of the Victorian Drought and Innovation Hub and Cam Nicholson,...

Tariffs and – retaliatory action to them – are poised to be the major macroeconomic...

High global fertiliser prices are testing the affordability of some fertilisers for a number of...

Farmers and advisors across South West Victoria are being encouraged to learn more about the...

While Australian canola is not expected to face a direct impact from US tariffs –...

Larger and wealthier populations in South and South-East Asia are driving food consumption growth and...

This past week members of the SFS team have attended the annual GRDC updates in...

Given Australia’s reliance on fertiliser imports, rising prices have been a key setback for farmers following...

Join Southern Farming Systems for three Carbon Farming Outreach Program workshops to be run across...

Geopolitical tensions and concerns about the impact of tariffs and trade frictions not with standing,...

They say time flies when you're having fun!  2025 is a monumental year for Southern...

As harvest has reached an end at the SFS sites, attention now turns to maintaining...

Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is thrilled to announce the return of Riordan Grain Services as...

As the new year kicks off, the grain sector faces the same old questions of,...

Australia’s agricultural sector is well placed for the year ahead – despite expected rising global...

With Christmas over and harvest complete, now is the time for south west farmers to...

Now that all the Victorian trials have been harvested the team is working on finalising...

As harvest is wrapping up for many, mixed farming producers may be looking to graze...

The SFS variety by management trials are all harvested but the work doesn’t end there....

Thanks to the drier weather we’ve had over the last few weeks, New Year’s Eve...

Results at a glance: Victorian farmer sentiment edged down this quarter – the third consecutive...