Stirlings to Coast Farmers in Albany, Western Australia | Agricultural service

Stirlings to Coast Farmers

Locality: Albany, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9842 6653

Address: 75 Albany Highway 6331 Albany, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.scfarmers.org.au

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23.01.2022 Yesterday our west Focus Farms sub-group met as part of the FAR Australia Hyper Yielding Crops national project where they discussed last season and plans for the coming season. After this growers checked out the installation of sub-soil drainage by Drainage Downunder for another of our projects. Both of these projects are Grains Research and Development Corporation investments. Everyone finished the day with refreshments and a sausage sizzle, cooked by our trusty Smart Farms Coordinator, Phil Honey! Keep an eye on our social media for regular updates from these, and other, projects over the coming months.

22.01.2022 What an amazing 2 days Livestock'20 was! Held over the 22nd and 23rd of October and co-hosted by SCF and the WA Producers Co-operative, the program was jam packed and included field displays and demonstrations on-farm at the Slade family's West Kendenup property, Glenridge Park on the Thursday 22nd. Definitely a highlight of this day was the butchering display from MLA butcher Rafael Ramirez! Day 2 moved to the Albany Entertainment Centre and was opened by the Honorable A...lannah MacTiernan MLC. The program was filled with topical presentations and discussions on a range of Livestock based themes - from block chain and working in Co-operatives, to digital agriculture, sheep breeding, pasture utilisation, farm finance and farm water security, there was something for everyone. SCF and WAPC would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a fantastic and informative 2 days, with special thanks to our Main Event Sponsors - Meat & Livestock Australia, WA Livestock Research Council, Pivotel and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - DPIRD. Papers and PDFs from some of the presentations will shortly be available for downloading on the Event website - www.scfarmers.org.au/livestock20.

21.01.2022 Day 2 of the Great Southern Livestock’20 event at the Albany Entertainment Centre. Thanks to Stirlings to Coast Farmers and WAPC for having us! #agtech #livestock #agriculture

21.01.2022 Don't forget to RSVP for the FREE Frost Workshop at the Borden Pavilion on Tuesday March 9. Hear the latest research and take advantage of the opportunity to develop a personal frost management plan for your farm with input and guidance from experts in the room. Refreshments supplied. RSVP to Kathi McDonald at [email protected].

20.01.2022 Wondering if investing in some extra grain cleaning in your canola or barley at harvest is worth it? SCF has developed a 'Cost of cleaning snails from grain' calculator with support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Head to www.scfarmers.org.au/calculator to check it out.

20.01.2022 SCF and the Grower Group Alliance are holding a FREE Pre-seeding Frost Workshop at the Borden Pavilion on Tuesday March 9 from 1:30pm. Farmers and advisors are invited to a hands on workshop to hear the latest frost research findings and strategies to minimise the impact of frost on profit. Farmers attending have the opportunity to develop a personal frost management plan with input and guidance from the experts in the room. Farmers attending are encouraged to bring along... their Yield and Elevation maps and 2021 Paddock Plans. Presenters include Ben Biddulph, leader of the Grains Research and Development Corporation's National Frost Initiative 'Management Node', Garren Knell, Consult Ag Frost Management Services, and Ashton Gray, a farmer from the Lakes area speaking on his frost experiences with implementation strategies. Afternoon tea and a sausage sizzle sundowner will be supplied. RSVP to Kathi McDonald at [email protected]

19.01.2022 As part of our National Landcare Program supported ‘Future Farmers’ project SCF are running careers information sessions with each of our participating schools. Today’s sessions were at the WA College of Agriculture Denmark.

18.01.2022 We would like to thank WSD Agribusiness and AxisTech for their support of the upcoming #Livestock20 event. Tickets to the event are limited so head to scfarmers.org.au/livestock20 to secure yours now.

18.01.2022 Harvest started earlier this week for SCF with the Grains Research and Development Corporation supported Ripper Gauge site at Kendenup being first cab off the ranks. Project Officer, Phil Mackie, reports that yield mapping is a lot easier than using a weigh trailer to gather harvest results!

17.01.2022 #Livestock20 is on 22 & 23 Oct. Day 1 features on-farm demonstrations from Barenbrug, Clipex Australia, Gallagher Electric Fence, Hitachi Global, and Pivotel as well as static displays from industry organisations. For further details and to register head to http://scfarmers.org.au/livestock20. Tickets are limited so don't leave it too late.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Jasmine Cugley, winner of the SCF Young Farmers scholarship prize awarded recently at the WA College of Agriculture Denmark's Graduation and Awards Ceremony. This year applicants had to write an essay addressing the question "What practices or practice changes would you encourage local farmers to adopt to sustainably manage on-farm water supplies?" Jas is pictured here at the Ceremony with SCF CEO, Nathan Dovey. SCF also awards scholarships to students studying Agriculture at the Mt Barker Community College and Great Southern Grammar, the winners of these will be announced at their upcoming Graduation and Awards Ceremonies. SCF is proud to support youth in Agriculture and encourage them to consider careers in our industry. WA College of Agriculture Denmark

12.01.2022 #Livestock20 is pleased to announce that Murray Taggart from the NZ Alliance Group will be 'Zooming' in to showcase what has been achieved by working collaboratively together and how that has driven direct benefits to the farm. Tickets are limited, head to scfarmers.org.au/livestock20

10.01.2022 FAR Australia will deliver it's latest Albany Port Zone yield results via a zoom meeting on 18th Feb. Download full programme details and how to register at the link below.

09.01.2022 SCF will be holding a sub-surface drainage field day at our Grains Research and Development Corporation Sub-Surface Drainage project site on Tuesday 16 Feb from 3:30pm. Come along and see the sub-surface drains being installed in the trial paddock, and chat to SCF and Drainage DownUnder staff about the project and sub-surface drainage in general. Refreshments will be available. RSVP by Monday 15 to SCF Smart Farms Co-ordinator, Philip Honey, on 0428 768 589 or [email protected]

09.01.2022 AEGIC’s Soft Wheat Project has identified that Australian Soft and ANW possess potentials for export markets in Asia especially Indonesia. The major breeding companies are now investing in breeding soft wheat in WA as an outcome. The Soft Wheat 2.0 focuses on finding out whether Solvent Retention Capacity (SRC) is required for wheat classification, selecting Australian soft wheat varieties that may possess milling advantage over American soft white wheat and developing soft w...heat that suit cookie production in Indonesia. AEGIC would still like to have ANW in the mix for research purposes. SCF would like to help AEGIC source some ANW samples from our area. They would prefer lower protein samples (protein < 9.5%), however, welcome any variety samples at any protein levels. SCF will arrange collection of the samples so there is nothing for you to do but let us know if you might be able to help out by supplying a sample. Please get in touch with Nathan Dovey (0429 468 030) for more information.

08.01.2022 The GREAT SOUTHERN LIVESTOCK'20 event went ahead last week over the 22nd and 23rd of October. Day 1 of the event included a successful demo using the Direct See...ding Darryl Drill. All seed used for the Demo was supplied by Barenbrug and was sowed prior to the demo on the 5th of August 2020. ( approximately 12 weeks ago). A Virtual tour with photos and information has been added for anyone that is interested. If you were unable to attend or just keen to get a second look well thanks to social media it's your lucky day! The successful event that was hosted by Stirlings to Coast Farmers & WAPC included multiple stations and demonstrations from Barenbrug, Clipex Australia, Gallagher Electric Fence, Hitachi Global, and Pivotel. Thanks For having us & we look forward to the next one!

05.01.2022 The countdown is on! Only 3 days left until #Livestock20! Last chance to register for catering purposes - head to scfarmers.org.au/livestock20 for further details and to purchase your tickets. We look forward to seeing you there!