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Check out our latest Farm Focus Video!
Check out our latest Farm Focus Video!
Farm Focus-Livestock Containment Video has just been released on the SFS You Tube channel! Check...
SFS New Graduate Research & Extension Officer
SFS New Graduate Research & Extension Officer
Southern Farming Systems has just employed our fourth Graduate Reasearch and Extension Officer. "We are...
Dung Beetles on a Roll
Dung Beetles on a Roll
Dung beetles are miracle agricultural engineers, through their actions of tunneling dung into the soil,...
Animal Production & Feed Budgeting at Chatsworth House
Animal Production & Feed Budgeting at Chatsworth House
Last Thursday 25th May, 29 women from all over the western district braved the cold...
With El Niño climate models steady, now is the time to review drought resilience
With El Niño climate models steady, now is the time to review drought resilience
Putting farm businesses under a ‘drought microscope’ is step one in being prepared. The latest...
Global grain and oilseed estimates: ‘assuming nothing goes wrong’
Global grain and oilseed estimates: ‘assuming nothing goes wrong’
This month has seen the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have its first crack...
Corangamite & Glenelg Hopkins CMA Soil Testing – What is it telling us??
Corangamite & Glenelg Hopkins CMA Soil Testing – What is it telling us??
In the Corangamite region SFS has been delivering the Improving On Farm Soil Project that...
Fine tuning feed budgeting
Fine tuning feed budgeting
The Glenelg Hopkins Rural Women on Farms groups are keen to learn how to create...
A year of record highs for Victorian farmland – Rabobank report
A year of record highs for Victorian farmland – Rabobank report
Median agricultural land prices in Victoria jumped by 28 per cent in 2022 – after...
Important notice of immediate changes for canola treated with haloxyfop
Important notice of immediate changes for canola treated with haloxyfop
Australian canola growers and farm advisors are notified that the European Union (EU) has announced...
Crop sequencing project kicks off
Crop sequencing project kicks off
This year will be the first year of a new project managed by by the...
A glimpse into the new wheat season – a global perspective
A glimpse into the new wheat season – a global perspective
With northern hemisphere wheat heading into the important yield-determining month of May, attention is turning...
How does prilled lime fit into soil acidity management?
How does prilled lime fit into soil acidity management?
Are prilled lime products effective in soil acidity management? Agricultural lime itself is cheap ($20...
The start of the season is here…
The start of the season is here…
The time between harvest and sowing seems to get shorter every year! Yet again, we...
Regional Drought Resilience Planning program
Regional Drought Resilience Planning program
The Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program will deliver nine Regional Drought Resilience Plans across Victoria...
Climate curveballs and pasture production
Climate curveballs and pasture production
The 2022 farming season was certainly a challenge with its highs and lows, with rainfall...
Dung Beetle Survey
Dung Beetle Survey
The dung beetle survey in the Upper Barwon and Geelong Landcare Network areas is ten...
SFS Results Morning Wrap up
SFS Results Morning Wrap up
Last week SFS results morning was held at the Willaura Hall where SFS staff presented...