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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...
FOR SALE – Goldacres Rowcrop mounted sprayer
FOR SALE – Goldacres Rowcrop mounted sprayer
A Frame linkage for fast hook-up. 12-meter hydraulic fold and lift partial aluminium boom with...
Will prolonged waterlogging kill my pastures?
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Will prolonged waterlogging kill my pastures?
With the continual deluge of rain, farmers have questioned will prolonged waterlogging kill my pastures?...
Faba Beans Galore!
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Faba Beans Galore!
The bean team at SFS has been working hard the last few weeks collecting, weighing,...
Opportunities in the Wet
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Opportunities in the Wet
Excessive rain is testing the nerves of many croppers and graziers. These wet conditions are...
AGRIFOCUS 2022
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AGRIFOCUS 2022
What an event! Through rain and floods, to sunshine on the day, Southern Farming Systems...
Storing items under powerlines doesn’t stack up
Storing items under powerlines doesn’t stack up
Arcing can happen without touching the powerlines – don’t store, load or unload items near...
SFS Casual Summer Position Tasmania
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SFS Casual Summer Position Tasmania
SFS Tasmania are looking for casual staff, to start immediately. Casuals are needed to help...
Preparing workers for harvest
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Preparing workers for harvest
We know finding agricultural workers is getting harder and harder. Now more than ever, training...