The workshops will cover :

• Scene setting – consumer/market direction (hear from grains, livestock and banking sector experts).

• Understanding the emissions in Ag (specific to local Great Southern farming systems) and carbon lingo e.g. scopes 1,2,3.

• Understanding productivity efficiencies and value of insetting vs. offsetting.

• Learn more about what a carbon project is, the risks of carbon projects and what kind of projects are likely feasible in the Great Southern.

The workshops will cover :

• Scene setting – consumer/market direction (hear from grains, livestock and banking sector experts).

• Understanding the emissions in Ag (specific to local Great Southern farming systems) and carbon lingo e.g. scopes 1,2,3.

• Understanding productivity efficiencies and value of insetting vs. offsetting.

• Learn more about what a carbon project is, the risks of carbon projects and what kind of projects are likely feasible in the Great Southern.

Further information and full program coming soon!

This claying workshop is designed to give you information to increase the efficiency of your claying operation. It’s an expensive activity, and some prior consideration and preparation can really pay off. The workshop will be facilitated by David Hall, a Principal Research Scientist (Soil Management) with DPIRD who has extensive knowledge in claying, with much of his initial research kicking off the claying movement in the Esperance Region. He’ll guide you through managing clay pit variation, getting the clay rate right for your scenario and discuss spreading and incorporation options.

This claying workshop is designed to give you information to increase the efficiency of your claying operation. It’s an expensive activity, and some prior consideration and preparation can really pay off. The workshop will be facilitated by David Hall, a Principal Research Scientist (Soil Management) with DPIRD who has extensive knowledge in claying, with much of his initial research kicking off the claying movement in the Esperance Region. He’ll guide you through managing clay pit variation, getting the clay rate right for your scenario and discuss spreading and incorporation options.

The event is brought to you by the GRDC, hosted by Stirlings to Coast Farmers and supported by GIWA.

This is a great opportunity to hear from a large range of agricultural experts, researchers and farmers, both local and from across the state covering the latest in grains export, weed, pest and disease management, crop nutrition, soil amelioration and farm emission minimisation, across 14 sessions.

Motel Le Grande, Albany from 2:30pm

Data analytics is increasingly being seen as an important tool for farmers to improve their enterprises. Modern technology, including real-time soil moisture sensors & satellite imagery, when combined with in-season paddock data and evaluated with advanced analytic techniques, has the potential to change the way farmers make decisions in their farming business.

This workshop will explore and discuss the data analysed through the Stirlings to Coast Farmers & Liebe group project, the potential to use different technologies to meet the future information needs of farmers and discuss opportunities for development & improvement to assist in solving real-world problems. 

Afternoon tea and welcome at 2:30pm,  the workshop begins at 3pm and will finish with a sundowner at 5pm. This is a FREE event!

For more information or to register your attendance, please contact
Philip Honey on 0428 768 589 or philip.honey@scfarmers.org.au.

Interested in knowing more about the historical, seasonal and future climate at your location to help inform decisions for your farm business?

The Climate Services for Agriculture (CSA) tool is being developed to help Australian farmers to adapt to climate variability and related trends and thereby increasing the viability of their businesses. Developed in collaboration between the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO, the CSA platform has been made possible by funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund (FDF).

SCF are hosting Ashley Harkin and Allyson Williams from the Climate Services for Agriculture project in Albany THIS Friday, August 26, for a chat with local growers about the tool. This is your opportunity to have feedback into the development of the tool to ensure its relevance and usefulness to growers.

The workshop will be held at the Retravision Stadium, Centennial Park, Albany from 9am-12pm on Friday August 26.

Please get in touch with Kathi at SCF on 0408 418 531 or kathi.mcdonald@scfarmers.org.au if you would like to know more or to RSVP. Morning tea is supplied so RSVPs are appreciated.

We are hosting our first of two Post Seeding Field Walk & Community BBQ the first Thursday of July, sundowner drinks and BBQ are all provided.

7th July @ 3:30pm - 5:15pm onwards, Kojaneerup South

All welcome (members, non-members, industry)

Please note we are also holding our second Post Seeding Field Walk & Community BBQ in Nunijup on the 21st July - more information to come.