Southern Farming Systems is a farmer driven, non-profit organisation helping HRZ farmers with research and information 🌱🚜🌾☘️🐏
Inverleigh, Victoria
Joined October 2014
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Fumigation timing, ventilation, withholding periods and storage hygiene can all make a difference to how well grain performs in storage.
In the latest GRDC podcast, Ben White and Chris Warrick from the GRDC Grain Storage Extension Team share practical advice on managing stored grain insects, reducing resistance risks and using diatomaceous earth effectively.
🎧 bit.ly/47acDkb
#GRDCPodcast #GrainStorage #StoredGrain #GrainHygiene
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Hamilton Vic @theGRDC @GRDC_NVT Canola Trials showing massive yield potential despite being wet most of the year. 9005XX, Blazer, Defender & Some new EXP CT & CL hybrids look incredible. Well Done @SouthernFS Great potential dataset for the MET analysis. @PacificSeeds @GRDCSouth @schilgee @AgingAgro @hurgl1 @danrollsroyce @FotiouMila @Ella201093
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👩🌾 Spring is a busy time of year for our grower groups and researchers as their calendars fill up with field days, presentations and extension activities. Our Adoption Manager Felicity Harrop shares her key takeaways from the latest Soil CRC activities 🔗 soilcrc.com.au/field-days-we…
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🌧️ A high-pressure blackleg season in 2026 has reinforced the need to match fungicide use to disease risk.
For growers heading into 2027, key lessons include monitoring crown canker, changing varieties where disease levels are moderate to high, avoiding canola-on-canola and rotating fungicide modes of action.
Advice from the University of Melbourne and Marcroft Grains Pathology is helping refine management through the GRDC Disease Management Extension Network.
🔗 bit.ly/4hmcvnH
#GroundCoverOnline #Blackleg #Canola #DiseaseManagement
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🌾 A good rust sample can help get useful information back to growers sooner.
Samples with enough rust can move directly onto differential lines, with results potentially available in around three weeks. Samples with very little rust may take closer to six weeks.
Earlier results can support more informed rust management decisions.
🎥 Watch the full video with @Sydney_Uni: bit.ly/4r61PfP
#GRDCVideo #CerealRust #CropDisease #DiseaseManagement #PlantPathology #AustralianGrains
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Plenty of slug activity this season in SW Vic and SA. #Blackkeeledslug
Support with monitoring from @theGRDC
@SouthernFS
#SARDI also busy monitoring
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Streatham Vic HYOLA BLAZER TT absolutely incredible performance over past 5 years in @theGRDC @GRDC_NVT Trials across the Western Districts. 🏆 TOP PERFORMER for growers !! Visit nvt.grdc.com.au/ for more results. @PacificSeeds Great management by @SouthernFS @danrollsroyce @hurgl1 @schilgee @Mackenz47336391 @FotiouMila @AgingAgro
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Streatham Vic Hyola Innovation Systems Technology Trials being used as training grounds with students for joint research with @LongyDATAFarm @PacificSeeds Great to part of actively mentoring the next generation in Agriculture !! @hurgl1 @danrollsroyce @schilgee @AgingAgro @SouthernFS @Mackenz47336391 @FotiouMila @Ella201093
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Day 1 of the 2026 ABTS (Australian Barley Technical Symposium… crop and trial inspections across the Vic western district.
Site visit to the SFS, Gnarwarre
#barley #abts26 @abts_2026 @SouthernFS @GrainsAustralia @BaraibarSilvina
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Our first results for our Boxwood Hill N-Watch testing are live!
It will be interesting to see how these results fair as we tissue and soil test fortnightly over the growing season.
To see the full suite of results as they go live head to our website and search dashboard or await the updates on socials!
Thanks to @theGRDC for funding this project.
@GRDCWest @GGA_WA
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OP varieties pictured below, Streatham Vic smashed with leaf blackleg. Blackleg pressures very high across NSW & Vic this season due to continual use of similar varieties, esp CL hybrids & some RR hybrids within regions & warmer winter conditions combined with higher rainfall. HOWEVER ADFH - Hyola Solstice CL & Hyola Regiment XC are holding CLEAN for growers. ROTATE, ROTATE, ROTATE. @PacificSeeds @danrollsroyce @hurgl1 @schilgee @AgingAgro
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A visual difference spotted in my nitrogen yield curve trial at Streatham!! 320kg/N/ha versus 0kg/N/ha
Here’s hoping to some significant results out of the trial (which would be a first 3 years of running it here!)
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Canola diseases emerging already in 2026? Join experts from Marcroft Grains Pathology, AgVic and SARDI for a FREE webinar with practical advice, current disease risks, management strategies and seasonal outlook. Next Friday at 11am - register now: bit.ly/4ewiuDC
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Take a deep dive into grazing winter canola with us in our Winter Canola Management Trial.
Brendan walks us through the key things you need to know and what we are trying to learn from this management trial of Captain CL.
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What is #H5 #birdflu and how can it impact your farm?
Join our @vffStockSense team this Thursday as they host Victoria’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Graeme Cooke for an all-encompassing webinar.
👉What animals are at risk?
👉What are the potential impacts?
👉How can you prepare?
Join us from 6pm for this free session.
Register: shorturl.at/GKhKf @VicGovAg #vicfarmers
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Paraquat is here to stay - a few restrictions to abide by but it will hopefully be used safely and effectively + responsibly into the future and avoid situations like this (no double knock).
abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-0…
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Interesting observation on the @Crop_Watch @theGRDC study tour. Variety trials in the UK include an untreated (no fungicide or PGR) vs. a treated. I know which variety I wouldn’t be choosing!
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Longerenong College students conducting canola research studies as part of their Ag courses under the technical guidance of @PacificSeeds Technical Team & visiting the @SouthernFS Team for further local input. Streatham & Inverleigh Trials in Vic @LongyDATAFarm @AgingAgro @danrollsroyce @hurgl1 @FotiouMila @schilgee @beeck_frans @LiddleCanolaMan
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Days 1 & 2 of the @theGRDC supported UK study tour. A visit to the oldest continual ag trial site in the world (running since 1843!!) and have been blown away by the hospitality of the farmers over here! Off to Diddly Squat today!
