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SAGIT invests more than $2 million each year to support research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing. SAGIT gives South Australian grain growers a stake and a voice in research projects that deliver relevant local benefits. Now we're giving the researchers a voice too - through the SAGIT podcast! Have a listen to how your levy funds have been invested and how you can use the research to improve your own farm outcomes.

  1. SAGIT Podcast #17 – Improving efficacy of glufosinate in canola – Rebekah Allen

    SEP 10

    SAGIT Podcast #17 – Improving efficacy of glufosinate in canola – Rebekah Allen

    When the moratorium to grow genetically modified canola was lifted in 2020, one of the new opportunities for South Australian growers was access to herbicide-tolerant varieties and a new chemistry mode of action.   As herbicide resistance increases, particularly with glyphosate and clethodim, this SAGIT-funded project run by the Hart Field-Site Group looked at maximising the efficacy of glufosinate-ammonium (Liberty) for annual ryegrass control in LibertyLink® herbicide-tolerant canola.   In this podcast episode, Hart Research and Extension Manager Rebekah Allen talks about the trials and pot experiments exploring the effects of temperature and humidity on the herbicide’s efficacy.   ----------   On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.   These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    11 min
  2. SAGIT Podcast #16 – Optimising flowering period for the Murray Plains – Brendan Kupke

    AUG 7

    SAGIT Podcast #16 – Optimising flowering period for the Murray Plains – Brendan Kupke

    Wheat and barley yields depend upon many variables. But understanding the optimal time for flowering to maximise harvest is important, particularly as timeframes vary regionally.   SAGIT recently funded a study into the optimal flowering period for the Murray Plains region, led by Brendan Kupke, Senior Research Officer in Agronomy and Crop Sciences with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI: the research division of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA).   In this podcast episode, Brendan talks about the combination of field trial data and crop modelling using APSIM used to develop and validate the optimal flowering period for the Murray Plains.   ----------   On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.   These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    13 min
  3. SAGIT Podcast #15 – Managing crown rot – Dr Margaret Evans

    JUL 5

    SAGIT Podcast #15 – Managing crown rot – Dr Margaret Evans

    Crown rot can cause up to 50 per cent yield loss and grain quality downgrades. It’s a disease that all producers want to a solution to.  A potential new option to combat it is a fungicide seed treatment called Victrato. While it is not yet registered, it is under evaluation by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.   In this podcast episode, agricultural scientist Dr Margaret Evans talks about her research exploring Victrato's efficacy in drier cropping regions. For more information on Victrato, visit the Syngenta website: VICTRATO® | Seed treatment (syngenta.com.au) ----------   On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.   These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    14 min
  4. SAGIT Podcast #14 – Improving management of early dry sown crops – Amanda Cook

    APR 16

    SAGIT Podcast #14 – Improving management of early dry sown crops – Amanda Cook

    With larger farm sizes and variable autumn rainfall, many grain growers are increasingly reliant on early dry sowing of crops in order manage timely seeding across their cropping programs. On the Upper EP, dry spring weather and challenging soil types has increased the need for guidance on dry sowing strategies.   In this podcast episode, Amanda Cook from the SARDI Minnipa Ag Centre details her research project which assessed the effects of soil type, sowing depth, herbicide, seed dressing, fertiliser placement and time of sowing on the germination and establishment of dry sown cereals in the region. (Full details of the treatments are available in the project report at sagit.com.au) -------- On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.   These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    14 min
  5. SAGIT Podcast #13 – Breeding salt tolerant wheat – Stuart Roy

    FEB 29

    SAGIT Podcast #13 – Breeding salt tolerant wheat – Stuart Roy

    Soil salinity is a billion dollar constraint on wheat production across Australia, and changes to climate, land use and water quality threaten to make the issue worse. Now researchers at the University of Adelaide, with long -term support from SA grain growers through SAGIT, are close to developing new wheat breeds that can deliver benchmark yields on saline soils.   In this podcast episode, University of Adelaide's Associate Professor Stuart Roy describes how his team has been working to isolate phenotypic and genotypic traits for salt tolerance, then breed these into elite Australian varieties to develop a salt tolerant wheat for South Australian conditions. -------- On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.   These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    12 min
  6. SAGIT Podcast #12 - Safflower as an alternative oilseed - Rhiannon Schilling

    FEB 13

    SAGIT Podcast #12 - Safflower as an alternative oilseed - Rhiannon Schilling

    Saline and sodic soils are relatively widespread in South Australia, leaving many growers unable to take advantage of canola as a lucrative oilseed rotation. However, new super-high oleic acid (SHO) safflower varieties may offer an alternative crop with suitably high oil yields.   In this podcast episode, Associate Professor Rhiannon Schilling from SARDI talks about her SAGIT-supported research which investigated the ability of these new SHO safflower lines to perform on soils that are unsuitable for canola. She outlines the potential for SHO safflower to become another significant oilseed crop for SA grain growers in the near future. ---------- On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.  These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    14 min
  7. SAGIT Podcast #11 - Agriculture education - Sue Pratt

    10/24/2023

    SAGIT Podcast #11 - Agriculture education - Sue Pratt

    With five jobs for every graduate in the agriculture sector, the importance of educating the next generation of agricultural workers about career opportunities is critical. To help meet this demand, SAGIT has invested in the state’s first ever Lead Agriculture Teacher, Sue Pratt. In this podcast episode, AgCommunicators’ Sue Pratt talks about her role supporting existing teachers and helping develop new ones. She’s travelled across the state providing individual support to teams to confidently deliver high quality, engaging food and fibre content. ---------- On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    13 min
  8. SAGIT Podcast #10 - Crop root health workshops – Katherine Linsell

    09/25/2023

    SAGIT Podcast #10 - Crop root health workshops – Katherine Linsell

    Soilborne diseases are a significant issue for South Australian farmers. Diseases such as cereal cyst nematode, take-all and rhizoctonia can cause significant yield losses. It is estimated cereal root diseases cost grain growers in excess of $200 million annually in lost production. Much of this can be prevented, but unfortunately often goes undiagnosed and untreated. In this podcast episode, Dr Katherine Linsell from the South Australian Research and Development Institute, a division of the SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions, talks about a series of workshops designed to give growers and advisers the skills to help them identify root disease issues in their paddocks. ---------- On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.

    13 min
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SAGIT invests more than $2 million each year to support research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry. These projects deliver real improvements in grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing. SAGIT gives South Australian grain growers a stake and a voice in research projects that deliver relevant local benefits. Now we're giving the researchers a voice too - through the SAGIT podcast! Have a listen to how your levy funds have been invested and how you can use the research to improve your own farm outcomes.

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    SAGIT
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    17
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