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25.01.2022 We are interviewing David Evans from Grain Growers on the MSF Farm Talk Podcast! Do you have any questions for David about Grain Growers? Send them our way so we can ask David in his upcoming episode. NEW podcast episodes are going live this week! We have been busy creating new content behind the scenes so be sure to keep an eye on our website and socials. https://bit.ly/31K0fG7 #MSFFarmTalkPodcast #GrainGrowers #DavidEvans

25.01.2022 The MSF Spring eUpdate is out now! It was a good read over morning smoko last week! The Spring update is always packed full of MSF news and project updates.... Want to join the mailing list to receive quarterly updates on the latest in Mallee research and all things MSF? Become a member! Join for free here: https://bit.ly/2HP9xcR #MSF

24.01.2022 It is well recognised that weeds, seeds and herbicide resistance genes have the potential to move across farm boundaries and between different land uses. Some of Australia’s most important agricultural weeds have highly mobile seed and pollen, as well as the potential to become resistant to the most important herbicides. MSF is thrilled to be a partner in the Area Wide Management (AWM) project.... The focus of this project is investigating and demonstrating the agronomic, economic and social benefits of tackling the problem of mobile weeds on a broader, and cross-industry scale. Learn more about how MSF, our partners, stakeholders, supporters and farmers involved are taking an area wide management approach for cropping systems weeds: https://research.csiro.au/weed-awm/ WATCH this quick video explaining the concept of area wide management for cropping systems weeds: https://bit.ly/2HDEuAE This project is supported through funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program and the Grains Research and Development Corporation and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation. #AWM #MSFProjects

21.01.2022 MSF PROJECT UPDATE Area wide management of weeds fleabane trials begin in Sunraysia. It’s been a slow start to the Area Wide Management of weeds project with extremely dry summer conditions in 19/20 failing to germinate any fleabane weeds, therefore no trials were conducted in the first year. However, this season's late spring rainfall has provided optimal conditions for weed germinations and 3 trials have been planned over summer.... Learn more about what's involved in this project by reading our latest eUpdate: https://bit.ly/3lrHDTk #MSFProjects #OctoberUpdate

20.01.2022 We caught up with Michael Moodie from Frontier Farming Systems to grab an update on the MSF and Western Landcare NSW trial site. Video to come soon! #MSFTrials #NSWMalleeFarming

20.01.2022 LOCKDOWN LOWDOWN: Dryland Legume Pasture Systems Michael Moodie, MSF Research Agronomist and Roy Latta from Frontier Farming Systems discuss options for pasture in deeper sandy soils. The major driver of this trial site in Victoria is to compare the performance of Seradella pasture and Vetch in deeper sandy soils. Learn more about the project here: https://msfp.org.au/development-of-new-pasture-systems-in-/... #LockdownLowdown #SpringSeries #DrylandPastures See more

18.01.2022 MSF Board Nominations Now Open for 2020-21 Would you like to be at the forefront of successful farming for the future? The MSF Selection Committee is calling for applications from interested members for the three farmer positions of non-executive directors.... Nominations are invited from eligible members who have an interest in serving the Mallee region and shaping its future as a Director to the board of Mallee Sustainable Farming Inc. This is to fill the vacancies of ordinary directors (1 each for SA, VIC and NSW) for a two-year period. Applications close on Friday 11th of December 2020. For more information please visit: https://bit.ly/38zV0gl #MSFDirectors #NominationsOpen

17.01.2022 Hands up who needs one of these? Rebecca Pudney from the Southern Mallee shared this on her social media this week: "Brenton decided this needs to go on the fridge so I don't have to ask anymore."... #Harvest20 #MSF #MalleeFarming #Mallee #SustainableFarming

17.01.2022 MSF & Western Local Land Services Break Crop Rotation Trial near Trentham Cliffs, NSW. In this video Michael Moodie, MSF's Research Agronomist from Frontier Farming Systems, gives us a tour of the Western Local Land Services trial site looking at longer term rotations and the impact on soil health. This trial is in its third year out of a total of four. The first two years of trials were impacted by drought so it's great to see a successful trial this year.... As part of this project, we are hosting a pre-season consultation for farmers which will be part of our research update next year on the 24th of February 2021 in Tooleybuc, NSW. More details to come! #MSF #WesternLLS #RotationTrials #MalleeFarming #SustainableFarming NSW Department of Primary Industries

17.01.2022 Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and an enjoyable festive season! #MerryChristmas #Cheers

16.01.2022 THE LEAK NEWSLETTER: MALLEE SEEPS PROJECT UPDATE Water Table Salinity Critical To Reveg Success: After just 5 years, 6 rows of Red Gums planted with good intentions to use the rising water table are now about to die. When it comes to revegetating seepage soils, testing the salinity is critical. A simple water sample can save years of trial and error by giving us the ability to make an informed decision on plant selection.... Check out the Leak December Newsletter Issue for the full story on how we can easily avoid a reveg failure: https://bit.ly/2J5rWTE #MalleeSeeps #MSFProjects See more

15.01.2022 What's in your lunch esky this harvest? Thanks for the Ellie Rankin, Werrimull, VIC. Handy 12v Portable Stove to heat up lunch in the cab!

14.01.2022 A CHAT WITH KENTON PORKER - New Podcast Episode Out Now! In this episode we caught up with Kenton Porker, Researcher at SARDI and MSF Specialist Director, at the Browns Well Crop Walk and Competition day to pick his brain on all the latest in Mallee research and more. We also asked our Twitter followers to send in their questions for Kenton prior to the interview. At the 05:00min mark in this episode Robert Pocock asked Kenton about new innovations and crop advances in... research we can look out for. 06:28min Sean Matthewson asked about new winter barley varieties. 07:16min Skeet Lawson asked Kenton about a recent encounter with a bike, squashed bugs and a car bonnet. Have a listen here (or via your preferred Podcasting app like iTunes/Spotify/Google Podcasts): https://omny.fm/sho/msf-farm-talk/a-chat-with-kenton-porker Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the MSF Farm Talk Podcast. We thank you for your support! #MSFFarmTalkPodcast #KentonPorker #MeetTheBoard

14.01.2022 Mesonet Weather Stations are popping up across the Riverland & Mallee Region! As part of the Riverland & Mallee Mesonet project 30 towers are going up in northern, southern Mallee and in the Riverland. Hear Tanja Morgan (MSF) and Peter Cousins (Project Consultant) chat about this new exciting project on the MSF Farm Talk Podcast. Head over for a listen if you haven't already! LISTEN: https://omny.fm/shows/msf-farm-talk/mesonet-episode... You can check out the type of data that will be available by visiting the mid north mesonet site at: https://midnorthmesonet.taindata.com/ Thanks to PIRSA's Regional Growth Fund and the Ag Excellence Alliance for supporting this game changing project in the Riverland and Mallee, and giving farmers (both horticultural and broad acre) the info they need throughout the year. #RiverlandMalleeMesonet #MSFProjects Primary Industries and Regions SA Ag Excellence Alliance Inc

13.01.2022 REMINDER Nominations for the David Roget award for excellence are still open! Can you think of a farmer in the mallee who deserves recognition for their contributions to sustainable farming? They could be that quiet, humble achiever in your district... or perhaps someone who is progressive and leading the way for others through their innovative passion and dedication to mallee farming. Pictured is 2017 award winner Dr. Kath Cooper. Mallee Sustainable Farming granted the D...avid Roget Award to Dr Cooper for her huge contribution to the development, adoption, research and marketing support of triticale, and Cereal Rye. While mostly overlooked, these crops are extremely valuable for dryland farming systems. Learn more about the David Roget award criteria and how to nominate here: https://bit.ly/2JwKVXJ #MSFDavidRogetAward #sustainableagriculture #malleefarming #MSF

12.01.2022 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 how to collect data, through to seasoned EID users with existing data who want to know how to sort and analyse the figures in order to make production and manag...ement decisions. SAVE THE DATE Our next group meeting will be held in conjunction with the PIRSA Sheep Tech Expo that will take place Tuesday 9th March at the Karoonda Football Club rooms. This event will promote the latest and greatest in sheep tech and give you the opportunity to talk to different tech companies about their products and services. All are welcome to attend the expo more details to come soon. #SAMalleeSheepTechGroup #MSFProjects

10.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our gifted executive chair, Daniel Linklater - the only one here who can pull off a cardigan and the socks + thongs combo.

09.01.2022 2021 marks the 6th annual David Roget award for excellence. David Roget was known as a grower’s friend and an ultimate collaborator who united multiple disciplines for the cause of progress. Before David's research, the common belief was that no-till cropping was not a sustainable practice in the Mallee system we now know this is not the case. We are searching for Mallee farmers who are breaking the status quo today for a better tomorrow. Take some time this festive period ...to nominate someone you know deserves the David Roget award for excellence. Learn more about the award criteria and how to submit nominations here: https://bit.ly/3lLc7Pv #MSFDavidRogetAward #sustainableagriculture #malleefarming #MSF

08.01.2022 Frontier Farming Systems' Zurn150 harvester powering through the Lupins at one of our Sandy soil impact sites near Wynarka, SA. Results coming soon! Frontier Farming Systems #SandySoils #Harvest20 #MalleeFarming #SustainableFarming #MSF

08.01.2022 How far can we push the benefits of deep ripping? Michael Moodie, MSF's Key Research Agronomist from Frontier Farming Systems provides a quick lowdown on this National Landcare Program funded trial site. We are investigating how far we can gain extra benefits from deep ripping on sand. Michael explains the varieties sown at this site and what we are looking for in terms of getting more out of our sandy mallee soils. This video is part of MSF's Vic Lockdown Lowdown video seri...es which is underway in lieu of field days this year. Further videos will be released in this series over the coming weeks covering trials and topics such as legume break crops, frost, time of sowing, pulses and pastures plus more! This project is supported by the Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA), through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program. www.msfp.org.au

07.01.2022 Want to work smarter not harder? Don't miss Grain Growers Limited upcoming Time Management Masterclass for Farmers with Jeremy Hutchings, CEO, Farm Owners Academy. Jeremy explains how to get the right systems and strategies in place to increase the profitability of your operation. Jeremy runs the Farm Owners Academy where he helps provide farmers the tools and know how to improve their own farm businesses.... WHEN: 4 Nov from 11am. COST: $10.00/ticket. Further details can be found here https://bit.ly/34yXole

06.01.2022 MSF IN THE MEDIA Our key research agronomist, Michael Moodie from Frontier Farming Systems has featured in the latest Stock Journal talking about a project MSF is working on in the deep-ripping and sandy soils space. "There are great yield benefits to be gained from deep ripping, provided growers can sow the ripped areas effectively and get good crop establishment."... Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/2Hx1QrD Photo: AgCommunicators #MSFProjects #StockJournal

02.01.2022 DAVID ROGET - AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE David Roget's work has left a lasting legacy on low rainfall farming systems which is evident in improved farming practices adopted across the Mallee in Victoria, SA and NSW. The award recognises an individual, business or group who has made a significant contribution to dryland farming production systems in the Mallee Sustainable Farming region.... The 2020 award winner, Malcolm Lynch, is an excellent candidate for the award given that he has diversified and strengthened his mixed farming enterprise during a time of extreme challenge, whilst maintaining a strong focus on conservation farming principles. The calibre of nominations received for the David Roget Award each year is high. MSF are pleased to continue to recognise outstanding individuals, groups and businesses through this award into the future. 2021 award nominations are now open! For more information please visit: https://bit.ly/2Irj8Hh #MSFDavidRogetAward #NominationsOpen

01.01.2022 Some great happy snaps from Alisha Fogden, Stock Journal of the recent Browns Well Crop Walk and Competition. Pictured is MSF's Event Coordinator, Sonia Allen, with our sponsors from ANZ Australia Ben Green, Kylie Fenwick, Brett Miegel and Terry Allister. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/2G0QFXK #MSFProjects #BrownsWellCropComp #ANZ