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The cropping season has started…
The cropping season has started…
With many seeders hitting the paddocks across regional South-West Victoria busily getting the next season’s...
Keep your finger on the pulse: 2024 Pulse Development Extension trials program
Keep your finger on the pulse: 2024 Pulse Development Extension trials program
The Pulse Development and Extension project program, funded by GRDC and led by Agriculture Victoria,...
Sowing underway!
Sowing underway!
The main sowing program is underway for SFS! April has arrived with some rainfall, most...
Summer Forage – Key Learnings
Summer Forage – Key Learnings
Key Learnings from the Rokewood Open Trial Site Inspection, 13 March 2024. CleanCrop Management The...
Will we have two grains markets in Australia this season? – Rabobank
Will we have two grains markets in Australia this season? – Rabobank
As of early April, there are very different realities when it comes to soil moisture...
New Nitrogen Project for SFS
New Nitrogen Project for SFS
In 2021 urea prices soared and sourcing was difficult. Making growers prioritise getting the most...
Sowing preparations and soil testing
Sowing preparations and soil testing
As reports and results books from 2023 trials are completed, the team at SFS is...
What can we learn from a heavy slug burden in 2023?
What can we learn from a heavy slug burden in 2023?
Conditions at sowing in 2023 provided ideal conditions for high slug pressure in the south-west...
Rokewood Open Pasture Trial Site Inspection
Rokewood Open Pasture Trial Site Inspection
Last Wednesday the 13 March, we held our first Rokewood open trial site inspection for...
Improved margin outlook for Australia’s upcoming winter crop – Rabobank
Improved margin outlook for Australia’s upcoming winter crop – Rabobank
Australia’s grain growers are looking to improved prospects in the season ahead, with 2024/25 gross...
Slow global consumption growth in grain & oilseeds pressures pricing
Slow global consumption growth in grain & oilseeds pressures pricing
Last month saw a set of further price declines across most global agri commodities, with...
GRDC Research Update – Bendigo
GRDC Research Update – Bendigo
On the 20th of April, five SFS staff, Ashley Amourgis, James Palmer, Lisa Miller, Grace...
Farm Dams
Farm Dams
Farm dams are critical to farming properties, but they are limited in their capacity to...
Casual Staff Wanted for Sowing 2024!
Casual Staff Wanted for Sowing 2024!
SFS South West Victoria are looking for casual staff, to start immediately. Casuals are needed...
What’s in store for canola’s ‘big brother’? – Rabobank Global Perspective
What’s in store for canola’s ‘big brother’? – Rabobank Global Perspective
When it comes to soybeans – canola’s ‘big brother’ on global markets – supplies in...
Southern Farming Systems Researching and Developing Profitable Pasture Systems for the HRZ.
Southern Farming Systems Researching and Developing Profitable Pasture Systems for the HRZ.
In 2022, Southern Farming Systems (SFS) established the Rokewood pasture trial site to fulfil mixed...
Opportunity to join ranks of Australia & NZ’s leading farmers – applications open for 2024 Rabobank business programs
Opportunity to join ranks of Australia & NZ’s leading farmers – applications open for 2024 Rabobank business programs
More than 1300 of Australia and New Zealand’s most progressive farmers have graduated from Rabobank’s...
Spring Pulses – A mixed bag
Spring Pulses – A mixed bag
The Pulse Development and Extension project has been looking at spring sown pulses! This year...
