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Farm inputs – endeavouring for a new equilibrium

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Farm inputs – endeavouring for a new equilibrium
Throughout 2022, the farm inputs price needle moved up, fast and often, following a series...
Data, Statistics, Analysis, and Reports

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Data, Statistics, Analysis, and Reports
The fun of harvest can’t last forever! Now that we have finished harvesting, it’s time...
Livestock eID Tags have them, but do you use them?

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Livestock eID Tags have them, but do you use them?
In Victoria, electronic ID (eID) tags are mandatory for sheep and eligible goats born after...
What is happening at the Rokewood Pasture Site?

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What is happening at the Rokewood Pasture Site?
After the wet spring and cancelled Feedbase Focus. The summer fodder crops are well worth...
Test them, to better use them!

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Test them, to better use them!
Ask a grower what the most important feature of their farm is, and you will...
Hyper Yielding Crop Award Paddock Assessments

Hyper Yielding Crop Award Paddock Assessments
As we near the end of the harvest season, majority of the trials have been...
Trial Harvest in the South West

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Trial Harvest in the South West
It sure is harvest time at Southern Farming Systems! With a string of good weather...
Vic Hub’s new podcast series a practical look at farming innovation

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Vic Hub’s new podcast series a practical look at farming innovation
Ep 1 drops Wednesday 18 January! Innovation AG, the new podcast series from the Victoria...
Summer Pasture Stress

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Summer Pasture Stress
With ground temperatures likely to exceed 40 degrees on more than 50% of summer days,...
SFS Variety x Management Trials

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SFS Variety x Management Trials
The SFS Variety by Management (VxM) trials are a core part of our trials program at SFS,...
Trying to get your head around on-farm emissions in a mixed farming system?

Trying to get your head around on-farm emissions in a mixed farming system?
Are you a sheep or wool farmer interested in becoming one of a select number...
Using sheep eID tags to make informed management decisions

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Using sheep eID tags to make informed management decisions
Wanting to make changes to your flock management, but aren’t sure where to start? Want...
Forage Brassica Variety Trial and Forage Demo

Forage Brassica Variety Trial and Forage Demo
This year at Rokewood we are hosting two exciting new trials with RAGT (Seed Force)....
eXpress Results 2022

eXpress Results 2022
The first of the members only eXpress Results are available for: Streatham Canola RR -...
Merry Christmas and a Safe Harvest!

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

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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...
Wet Harvest Ahead!

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

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