The SA Discovery Farms Future Drought Fund Long Term Trial project led by Flinders University and delivered by SARDI and 40 partners
Joined October 2024
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As we’re well into our third year, we thought we'd take a moment to look back at our Year 2 achievements.
We now have 24 projects and in 2025 our researchers engaged with 2,021 people and collected a whopping 56,895 data points!
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Great to see @SADiscoveryFarm virtual fencing research getting coverage in the west.
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By giving farmers unprecedented control over grazing pressure, virtual fencing is shaping up as a powerful tool for dry‑season management and climate resilience.
Esperance farmer Simon Fowler and SARDI researcher Bianca Agenbag joined us on the #WADroughtHub Dry Season Resources podcast to unpack how the technology is helping producers maximise pasture utilisation, run virtual feedlots through feed gaps, and protect precious feed reserves when seasons turn tough.
🎧 Listen here, or on your favourite podcast app: player.captivate.fm/episode/…
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Exciting to have two March barley germinations at Minnipa and Wunkar as part of @SAGrainTrust @SADiscoveryFarm project looking at varietal biomass for early grazing, and opportunistic grain and graze. Winter types looking great, while springs rapidly approach stem elongation.
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Virtual fencing is now available in SA. Hear Bianca Agenbag from SARDI discuss research using this AgTech device for drought resilience and long-term grazing management in livestock enterprises across SA.
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The @SADiscoveryFarm is continuing disc seeder trials this season with @AgEngUniSA& @EldersLimited evaluating a Pillar disc/blade seeder vs 2 baseline seeders under 8 pre-em herbicides. A trial at Lameroo was sown to lentils into good moisture last week. #DiscSeeder #PreEmergence
ALT 2026 Lameroo site sowing in this SA Discovery Farms Project
ALT Baseline tine seeder used in the trial
ALT Baseline double disc seeder used in the trial
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Tune in to our latest ep to hear Dr Naser Pourazad from Flinders University discuss an innovative tourism experience designed to diversify economic opportunities in a drought affected Riverland community.
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Meet Dr Alice Weaver (SARDI), presenting Day 1 at #MerinoLink2026 on “Virtual fencing and pasture management”. Expect practical insight on emerging tech, grazing and future-focused merino production. Join us in Armidale, 26–27 Feb. Tickets on sale.
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16 Dec 2025
🌱 New Project Alert 🌱 AIR EP & SA Discovery Farms have partnered, with co-investment by SAGIT, to lead a new project focused on improving phosphorus (P) fert management across variable paddocks & P-responsive soils on EP👉 Visit the project page tr.ee/pRgEKX
today!
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28 Nov 2025
Testing the concept of moisture sensing at seeding for more reliable crop establishment in marginal conditions - Sandy swale-dune moisture changed from 2-8.5% at 50-75mm, can placing seeds (deeper) into constant moisture deliver green strips?
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24 Nov 2025
Tune into our latest podcast ep to hear Brendan Kupke share insights into how differences in phenology and architecture of barley varieties can be used to maximise returns in graze and grain systems. @SA_PIRSA @FlindersUniNews #FutureDroughtFund
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17 Nov 2025
The first ep in our new podcast series is out now!
Listen to Deb Scammell from Talking Livestock share insights into a BIGG project investigating pasture recovery advantages with containment feeding.
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SA Discovery Farms retweeted
11 Nov 2025
A hybrid disc/blade seeder generated 47-90% greater surface soil incorporation relative to a low disturbance disc seeder, improving wheat crop safety under a range of pre-emergence herbicide chemistries IBS.
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15 Oct 2025
It’s been a fantastic few weeks for @SADiscoveryFarm, with our researchers presenting at field days and crop walks across SA — sharing insights and listening to growers to ensure our research continues to be innovative and relevant. #Futuredroughtfund @FlindersUniNews @SA_PIRSA
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16 Sep 2025
An @SADiscoveryFarm project investigating how different barley varieties can help growers prepare for and adapt to drought conditions was featured at this year's SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre Field Day. #Futuredroughtfund @SA_PIRSA @FlindersUniNews @SAGIT
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15 Sep 2025
@SADiscoveryFarm is investigating wheat crop safety with 8 pre-em herbicides and hybrid disc, common disc or tyne seeding systems. Check it out at an MSF crop walk at Coomandook this week #Futuredroughtfund #AgEngUniSA #EldersLimited msfp.org.au/event/coomandook…
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10 Sep 2025
Celebrating 110 years of low rainfall research at the SARDI Minnipa Agricultural Centre field day @SA_PIRSA
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3 Sep 2025
🚜MSF Off-Farm Field Days⛳
📍Waikerie 5th Sep 👉 bit.ly/3JTxzTW
📍Loxton 9th Sep 👉 bit.ly/3Vs8FgH
Hear the latest on wheat, pulses, agronomy, drought recovery, microbes & soil moisture sensing. Then swap notes for clubs with Ambrose golf afternoon! #MSFEvents
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3 Sep 2025
Check out this Stock Journal article featuring our Ngapala Innovator Site with insights into soil incorporation and crop safety of pre-emergent herbicides with hybrid disc seeders #Futuredroughtfund @SADiscoveryFarm @SA_PIRSA @AgEngUniSA @EldersLimited
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SA Discovery Farms retweeted
2 Sep 2025
At the Minnipa Ag Centre in their 110th year (!) with the GRDC Southern Panel hearing about their research and meeting their awesome team. Valuable research for the low rainfall zone and the EP. @SA_PIRSA @SADiscoveryFarm
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