Jul 10, 2015
There is no two grower group business models the same, they all have different strengths and strategies in how they service their grower members and extend information. This was the take home message from the Grower Group Alliance study tour, with five grower group...
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Jun 30, 2015
SPAA joins the GGA The GGA is excited to welcome the newest grower group to the network, the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA). Formed in 2002, SPAA is the first nationally focused group to join the GGA, further highlighting that there is no best model...
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May 26, 2015
SEPWA is set to take digital farming to the next level, with COGGO awarding a $37,000 grant to fund their ‘Farm Scale WiFi Project . The project aims to address the issue of intermittent and some times no existent mobile and data coverage on many farms in...
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May 26, 2015
The 2014 growing season marked the Canola rotation of Southern DIRT’s, DIRT to Dollar’s Cropping Challenge. The challenge is based on a concept initially developed by the Birchip Cropping Group (BCG) in Victoria, where 11 teams put their agronomic skills...
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May 13, 2015
With soil acidity being continually identified as a key yield constraint throughout the wheatbelt, growers are continually looking for immediate and cost effective options to raise soil pH. Through a Caring for Country funded project, the Nyabing Farm Improvement...
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May 11, 2015
Farmer 2 Farmer groups taking the Great Southern by storm Building on a successful pilot program facilitated by Evergreen Farming and supported by the South West Catchments Council (SWCC), the Farmers 2 Farmers initiative is now in full swing with two new groups...
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