Feeling the pressure of a tough season? Join us , 8 April for Tools for Tough Seasons – a free workshop designed to support women in farming and rural businesses with practical tools, tailored strategies, and a chance to connect.

Apr 2-9: In SA, #snails have 'woken up' & now more responsive to moisture. Round snails have been active under YP/EP snail cams on nights when ground rel. humidity exceeds 90%, conical snails more like 95%. First pics from the Eyre P cam! (3 Apr) 🐌 GRDC PestFactsSA

🎧 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! In this RiskWise chat, Jake Giles from EP Ag Research shares what farmers across the EP are thinking heading into the 2025 season – from dry sowing to frost risks and silver linings. 👉 Tune in now: open.spotify.com/episode/7ifC0c… #RiskWise GRDC South CSIRO

Dry sowing? Our Adelaide #GRDCUpdate had some talks/papers that might be helpful to revisit: 📰 Soil texture drives deep sowing success in driest autumn on record Bonnie Flohr Kenton Porker Therese Mcbeath Andrew Ware Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula Greg Rebetzke UniSA bit.ly/4jbw0O1 4/4

🔓Your Potential for Positive Change! The Changemaker Workshop, 2 days of leadership development with a focus on self-awareness, community, resilience, and driving positive change. Tumby Bay 2–3 June 8.30am – 4.30pm qrcodes.pro/x9PAxh

Results are in for the 2024 season of the De-risking the seeding program. Read all about the 2024 trials bit.ly/3BCyeoUin or in the Eyre Peninsula Farming Systems Summary. #FutureDroughtFund Ag Excellence SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub PIRSA Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

🎉 We’re turning 5! From trials to paddock chats, workshops to podcasts — AIR EP has been proudly backing Eyre Peninsula farmers since 2020. Here’s to many more successful seasons ahead.  🧡 Thank you to our members, partners & valued sponsors — we couldn’t do it without you

If you’re passionate about making a difference and growing your leadership skills, don’t miss this opportunity! 📅 2–3 June 📍 Tumby Bay Football Club 👉 qrcodes.pro/x9PAxh 📅 5–6 June 📍 Cummins RSL Hall 👉qrcodes.pro/34qsbJ

You're invited: Livestock SA Regional Round Up – Wudinna 🕕 6pm – 9pm 📍 43 Medley Terrace, Wudinna SA 💵 FREE – Dinner included 📅 RSVP by 28 May to secure your seat 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/IOytKoN

Simon Kruger West Midlands Group shares how Soil CRC’s ‘extension packages’ project is supporting farming systems groups to better translate soil-related research into relevant, practical extension soilcrc.com.au/strengthening-… Riverine Plains CFIG University of Newcastle Ag Innovation & Research Eyre Peninsula University of Tasmania Southern Cross University

🌱 Facing one of the driest starts on record, 2025 demands tough cropping decisions. Discover how Eyre Peninsula growers are adapting strategies to manage risk and uncertainty. #RiskWise GRDC South CSIRO @EPagResearch BFIG 🔗bit.ly/3FsT6Bh

ℹ️Reminder: we have four electric fencing units available for loan to landholders - from our Cleve, Wudinna and Port Lincoln offices. The aim of this fencing is to use it to keep stock off certain areas to increase soil cover. Find out more 📲bit.ly/EP-RAPPA.

Tough start to 2025? You’re not alone. Five EP growers share how they’re adjusting cropping plans and managing risk in a dry year. First up is Minnipa farmer Bruce Heddle. 🎧 bit.ly/43NvvmO #RiskWise GRDC South CSIRO #EPAgResearch

📍 Lock Break Crop Demo: Break Crops vs Soil Types 🌾🧪 Discover how these break crops performed at Lock in 2024 and what it means for farming during dry seasons. 🎥 Watch the video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3ZmJoqN SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub PIRSA #FutureDroughtFund

🚜 Trials near Poochera continue to explore early & dry sowing strategies on grey calcareous soils. Investigating 🌱 Two sowing times🧪 8 herbicide treatments🌾 Tomahawk wheat @75kg/ha, 2cm depth PIRSA & SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub 🔗airep.com.au/research/de-ri… #EPAg #FutureDroughtFund

🚜 Great to hear Royce & Kelvin at the Port Lincoln @thegrdc Farm Business Update sharing insights into strip & disc systems — and they’re on again at Clare tomorrow! 🎧 Resources available 👉 bit.ly/3SplA1y SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub @pinionadvisory @Agcommunicators

🌾 EP farmers – help tackle fatigue on farms! Workshops to co-design tools to manage fatigue – your input matters. 📍 Wudinna Hotel 🗓 Mon 14 or 28 July, 10:30am 🍽 Lunch included ✅ Share ideas ✅ Learn tips ✅ Free lunch 👉 Register: bit.ly/FarmingAndFati… #EPAg #FarmSafety

New NGN GRDC-funded project trials lentils on EP’s toughest soils! 🌾 2025 sites: Rudall, Wangary, Poochera & Lock. Testing sowing, nutrition & inoculants to unlock potential. 📸 Wangary site: bit.ly/3IfTDY7 GRDC South #EPAgResearch #LentilsOnEP