Drainage, Data & Direction: Save the date for SCF’s upcoming drainage workshop and R&D Committee Meeting!

SCF will be hosting a joint drainage workshop and R&D Committee meeting on the 21st of August 2025 at Retravision Stadium, Albany.  

Join the SCF team, DPIRD water scientist, John Simons, and specialist presenters from Drainage Downunder, Soil Max, and T3erra, who will go through drainage options from start to finish, discussing everything from data collection & design options, software and farm equipment, through to planning, legality considerations and neighbourly management. Mid-afternoon, we’ll transition into the SCF R&D Meeting, where we’ll share updates on current SCF-led projects, discuss regional priority issues and opportunities and identify new directions for research and funding based on grower feedback. 

The event will be fully catered, and we'll wrap up the day with networking over drinks and nibbles, with more info to come soon! For any queries, please contact Phil Honey on 0428 768 589 or philip.honey@scfarmers.org.au

OUR ANNUAL CENTRAL Winter Field Walk & Community BBQ - now called Winter Warm-up on THURSDAY 24 July!

With now one central location full of great presenters, interesting trials and a chance for a great catchup with your neighbors over a BBQ, you won't want to miss these!

We’re topping the day off with community bbq and drinks at the on us!
Bring your family and neighbors along for a great afternoon!

Morning Session

• Beth Green (Magnify Agriculture) – Sheep NLIS & eIDs – how to be on the front foot!

• Tennille Norrish (AWI) – Wool Outlook 2025

• Tim O’Dea (Barenbrug) - Barenbrug Pasture Trial

Field Walk Locations

• Intergrain Variety Trial : The latest from Intergrain

• Two Crops, One Season : Legume followed by late sown barley

• Summit Barley Fertiliser Trial : New products & intiatives

• Bayer Alion Fenceline Trial : Effectiveness on resistant ryegrass

Please RSVP via the link below. See you there!

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.