SAGIT received a record number of applications this year and has now allocated $2.6m in funding to 21 research projects. We are pleased to work with other research organisations to offer co-funding for some of these projects. Full details here: sagit.com.au/sagit-allocate…

The hub is very happy to welcome Miffy Purslow as 2024 Regional Intern in Applied Grains Research with HartField-SiteGroup!

SAGIT GRDC GRDC South Livestock SA SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub SAGIT do such a great job every year. Helping to allocate SANTFA legacy funds is just another way SAGIT support grower groups and researchers across SA.

Dry sowing UAD3223 SAGIT barley headloss trials near Tarlee 😬 Cooke Plains next. Anxious times, but has to be done. Great work team Brendan Kupke Rhiannon Schilling We’re repeating our 2023/24 delayed harvest trials to compare 9 current elite cultivars Waite Research Institute

SAGIT Trustee Ted Langley is in the UK this week on a study tour as a winner of the 2023 Syngenta Growth Awards. They'll visit some leading agricultural institutes and gain valuable insights into all things ag, ag tech, innovation!

Welcome new trustees Lou Flohr & Felicity Turner! Lou has started after Max Young retired & Felicity joins in 2025 as Ted Langley’s term ends. Dr Andrew Barr: “They are extremely dedicated and enthusiastic & bring unique experience & perspectives.” sagit.com.au/two-new-truste…

Our Syngenta Growth Awards winners had an insightful visit to the Syngenta head office in Basel and Soil Health Centre in Stein, where they engaged in a stimulating panel discussion on opportunities in ag. Stay tuned for their last day activities #SyngentaGrowthAwards #SoilHealth

Introducing keynote speaker Andy Barr, Chair of SAGIT who will set the scene for #AgExForum24 on the global drivers and sustainability of emissions management. Register at buff.ly/45QeKIk #SAgrowergroups

NEW PODCAST! Crown rot can cause up to 50% yield loss and grain quality downgrades. Ag scientist Dr Marg Evans talks about research exploring efficacy of potential new option to combat it in drier cropping regions. Listen online at sagit.com.au/podcasts or any podcast app.

The Annual SAGIT Update is underway at Waite! We've got a jam-packed agenda hearing from researchers, interns and the SAGIT team. Prof Andy Barr explained research priorities, followed by an update from Sam Holmes, Central Ag Solutions, on his on-row sowing project.

Exciting opportunities for noodle wheat markets for SA wheat to Taiwan, South Korea & Vietnam... watch this space! Thanks to Dr Siem Siah from Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre for presenting at the SAGIT Annual Update on this ongoing GRDC co-funded project.

Fascinating work on glufosinate, crown rot, pesticides in soils & vetch presented today by Bek Allen HartField-SiteGroup, Marg Evans, Casey Doolette & Jowenna Sim UniSA, & Janine Croser PIRSA at SAGIT Annual Update. Project info online at sagit.com.au

‼️ASPIRING GRAINS RESEARCHERS!! 🌱😊🌧️☀️ 👨🏼‍🔬 🔎 🌾👇🏼 Apply now for our 2025 Research Internship, a 12 month contract position based in the beautiful Clare Valley of South Australia. 👇🏼 hartfieldsite.org.au/pages/about-us… Applications close August 16, 2024, 5pm (ACST).

NEW EPISODE: In the latest SAGIT podcast, SARDI’s Brendan Kupke talks about the combination of field trial data and crop modelling using APSIM used to develop and validate the optimal flowering period in the Murray Plains region. Listen: sagit.com.au/podcasts or any podcast app

Are you a recent graduate and passionate about research and the broadacre cropping industry? Don't miss this opportunity to join HartField-SiteGroup! buff.ly/4cn6voP

🎙️New podcast - maximising efficacy of glufosinate for annual ryegrass control in herbicide-tolerant canola was focus of a SAGIT-funded project. HartField-SiteGroup's Rebekah Allen talks about trials exploring effects of temp & humidity on herbicide's efficacy. sagit.com.au/podcasts

The SAGIT site visits are over for another year - enjoy these snapshots from the road! Thank you to all the researchers for your hard work and thank you to all the farmer collaborators for allowing SAGIT trials on your farms. SA grain growers funding research solutions!🙌👏💪🌱

There's a lot not to love about this growing season so we want to share some positive news. 😀 Congratulations and welcome to Elliott Goody who will be joining the Hart team in February next year as our Research Intern! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼