Transcript SPAA/ MSF AgEx presentation

SPAA/ MSF AgEx presentation
March 26th 2013
Mawson Lakes, SA
About the Collaboration
• GRDC Funded: Training and Demonstration of
PA in Practice
• 3.5 years (July 2009-Dec 2012)
• Working with 12 FSGs
Each group’s commitment
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Develop a PA group
Host 3 workshops annually
Establish 2 trials
Participate in Advanced training program
 Local issues to specific PA needs
 Allow groups to take ownership of direction
 Build capacity in the region to develop “PA
leaders”
Farmer involvement
• A number of participants in the PA in Practice
project feature in new book PA in Practice II
• Farmers involved in presentations at major
events (EXPO, R&D forum and field days)
• Farmers involved in field activities
• Ground Cover
• Stock Journal
• Social media
Precision Agriculture in the Mallee
Our local Example: Promoting Chris
• Chris Hunt, Vic Mallee; returned to family farm
2.5 years ago
• Part of family succession plan
• PA goals include VR seeding
• 2012 PA Symposium
• Ground Cover (Nov-Dec 2012 issue 101)
• Stock Journal (29 Nov 2012 issue)
Continuing the PA story…
•Communicating new technologies to farmers
•Hands-on demonstrations
SPAA/ MSF AgEx presentation
March 26th 2013
Mawson Lakes, SA