Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF) will now be better able to support farmers from across the Mallee following the recent appointment of Dr. Nick Paltridge, who joins the team as livestock farming systems project manager. Nick brings to the team a wealth of practical experience in on-farm livestock and cropping systems, combining practical experience as a […]
When you have a Mallee seep, where do you start with identifying the problem and coming up with a management plan? Chris McDonough, Insight Extension for Agriculture, talks through the 5 key questions you need to ask before you get you started. 1. Have you got a Mallee seep? It’s important to not confuse Mallee
Mallee farmers will have the opportunity to learn about the latest in weed management technology when the AgriFutures funded ‘Future of Weed Detection’ Expo takes place at Karoonda, next Tuesday 6th September. The event is hosted by Mallee Sustainable Farming in response to local requests for more information in this space. As the cost of all
The Mallee Sustainable Farming team have been bolstered with the recent appointment of Dr Jay Cummins who will provide expertise and support in the delivery of MSF’s on-farm research and extension initiatives. In making the announcement, Mallee Sustainable Farming Board Chairperson Nicole Byrnes welcomed the appointment of Jay to this role. “MSF has achieved significant
Mallee Sustainable Farming is proud to announce Loxton, South Australia, farmer Robin Schaefer the 2022 winner of the David Roget Award for Excellence.
Robin was presented with the prestigious award at the recent MSF Mallee Research Update held at the Karoonda Football Clubrooms, by CSIRO Research Scientist and MSF Specialist Director, Dr Therese McBeath.
Mallee Sustainable Farming is pleased to announce that the 2021-2022 Board of Directors have now been filled. MSF welcomes Nicole Byrnes from New South Wales who has been appointed as a NSW Farmer Director and Therese McBeath from CSIRO appointed as a Specialist Director.
MSF met with Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, David Littleproud, and Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster this morning. We discussed improved farming systems and practices in low rainfall areas as well as MSF investing in capacity to improve adoption such as virtual reality trials. Pictured is MSF’s Executive Officer, Lachie Sutton with David
Pictured (L-R): Warwick Grace, Damon Grace, Mick Faulkner, Mark Stanley, Peter Cousins and Tanja Morgan. We had a fantastic week travelling the SA Riverland and Mallee delivering multiple workshops as part of our Mesonet Roadshow.Big thanks to the project team for their efforts and for everyone who attended one of our workshops!Attendees walked away with
SA Red Meat & Wool Sheep Technology Group Our SA Mallee Sheep Tech group is all about helping our mixed farmers investigate and implement new technologies in the sheep operations. Moving to electronic ear tags and data management has been a big part of this group. Our participants range from beginners wanting to learn
