Natural Resources South East Pathways to Productivity is back for 2018 and this time we're taking it to Keith.

Come along to the Keith Institute, Thursday 15 February to hear from an awesome lineup of speakers including keynote Carolyn Miller, MC Ken Solly, Dan and Mike Hayes, and Danielle England.

Featuring topics relevant for landholders, agribusiness, local business, farming families and more.

Make sure to register for our free event via Eventbrite: view program and register today.

For more information contact Regional Landcare Facilitator Caroline Menzel 0409 675 573 caroline.menzel@sa.gov.au

Natural Resources South East can provide a range of support and advice to property owners impacted by bushfire across the South East.

Services available include:
• Property mapping and planning support to landholders
• Provision of support material on methods for management after fires
• NRM Officer support for weed and pest management
• Soil erosion management advice
• Biodiversity management advice

For further information or assistance please contact your local NRM office
Natural Resources Centre Mount Gambier - 08 8735 1177
Natural Resources South East Keith - 08 8755 1620

Sherwood Fire Recovery Information:
• SA recovery hotline 24 hours: 1800 302 787
• SA Recovery Sherwood Fire Recovery
• Sherwood Recovery Facebook Page
• SA Disaster Recovery Facebook Page
• Sherwood Bushfire Appeal
• PIRSA’s Stock Assessment Hotline: 1800 255 556
• Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
• Lifeline: 13 11 14

Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges also has useful information on their bushfire recovery pages with learnings from the 2015 Pinery and Sampson Flat Fires.

Planning and designing a shelterbelt - lessons learnt from the Pinery fire (opens in youtube)

Learn from Greening Australia’s Ann Brown about how to plant a successful shelterbelt and from landholder and farmer Chris Heinjus on how they have revegetated their Adelaide Plains property.

Stabilising soil post fire (opens in youtube)

The Pinery fire came through mid-harvest in 2015 and burnt crops and stubble across 82,500 ha in ~5 hours. Consequently, one of the biggest land management issues was soil stabilisation.

Stay Informed
Do not rely on a single source for emergency warning information
• If an Emergency is occurring call 000
• CFS website www.cfs.sa.gov.au
• Local ABC radio or other Emergency Broadcast Partners
• Bushfire Information Hotline: 1300 362 361
• State Emergency Service Hotline: 132 500
• Social media:  CFS Twitter @cfsalerts and @cfstalk, or "like" SA Country Fire Service and CFSUpdates on Facebook.

The Alert SA App has been decommissioned and will no longer display incidents and warning messages from the 10th January 2018.

Expressions of interest sought for new farm business program

Grain Producers SA is seeking 35 grain producing families to be part of a new pilot initiative called the Farm Business Strategic Review. The review responds to your family’s priorities and is strictly private and confidential.

To participate, your family will need to attend a four-hour strategic review workshop followed by three on-farm visits by a farm business analyst who will help you develop your family action plan.

Please contact Rural Business Support to register your family interest at grains@ruralbusinesssupport.org.au or phone 0499 556 488.

For more information download the flyer here.

Beef Week Field Day

Limestone Coast Combined Beef Week Field Day will be holding their ninth consecutive field day.
Held at the Cattle Pavilion, Mount Gambier Show Grounds, Pick Avenue on Thursday 1st February 2018.

This one stop shop for beef studs is headed by Graham Sims with assistance from a group of dedicated stud breeders who come together to put on an outstanding display of stud animals.
Nine different breeds of beef cattle including Charolais, Polled and Horned Hereford, Limousin, Maine- Anjou, Salers, Shorthorn South Devon and Simmentals will be displayed by 12 studs.

Gates open at 8.30pm, and those travelling from afar can talk to the breeders over a cooked breakfast. Refreshments will be available during the day a sausage sizzle lunch will also be provided.

There will be a competition to “guess the weight of the bull” with winners receiving a dinner for two at the Barn Palias. The winner will be drawn at the end of the day at 5.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to come and meet the breeders and select the best stud animals to complement their herd, whether it is beef or dairy.

Any enquiries please contact Lynda Jones 0417655616

Get involved! Communicate your latest Sustainable Ag news and events here.

AgConnect aims to promote the latest sustainable agricultural news and events across the South East and surrounding regions. If you have an upcoming event or agricultural news you would like to share contact:

Natural Resource South East Regional Landcare Facilitators

Caroline Menzel caroline.menzel@sa.gov.au or 0409 675 573