Southern Dirt Research Annual 2021
2020 Research Annual
Southern Dirt Updates
AGM 2021 On the 27th of October Southern Dirt held their Annual General meeting at the Kojonup Sports Complex. We welcome new board members Alec Smith and Wayde Robinson who will be an asset to the group. Thanks to the … Continued
Increasing Profits with Dual Purpose Crops
While dual purpose crops have been utilised in mixed farming operations across WA and the East Coast for many years, there remains a requirement to promote this option to increase adoption and assist growers who are still developing their skillsets … Continued
Southern Dirt Research Annual 2020
2020 Research Annual
Non-Wetting Soils Project and Grizzly Tiny Demo
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Tambellup, Western Australia. A demonstration of the Grizzly Tiny tearing into difficult ground, turning, loosening and revitalising along with a discussion about the Southern Dirt Non-Wetting Soils project. … Continued
New Variety Trials Dating
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Kojonup, Western Australia. Meet your potential variety match with breeding company representatives Alana and Georgia. We apologise but the New Variety Trials video is currently unavailable.
Student Impact
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Kojonup, Western Australia. Dual purpose crops project. Mel Shepperd runs the agriculture program at Kojonup District High School, specifically teaching food and fibre production.
Training and Recruitment in a Pandemic
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Kojonup, Western Australia. Ley Webster discusses the skills shortage and recruitment issues surrounding seasonal work in the grain and livestock industry. Ley’s business, 2 Workin Oz, focuses on … Continued
Road to Recovery? How is the Global Pandemic Impacting Food Markets?
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Kojonup, Western Australia. Michael Harvey has an in-depth knowledge of local and global dairy markets and how dairy supply chains function. In this video Michael brings his fifteen … Continued
High Rainfall Zone GRDC Trial
Video Recorded live at the Southern Dirt Spring Field Day 2020 in Kojonup, Western Australia. Sam Flottmann, a research technician within Agriculture and Food at CSIRO works on the new GRDC high rainfall zone project. https://youtu.be/JmCmPK6uSk8