Member Resources
Containment Feeding set ups on KI
KILB & AgKI
Hear from local Kangaroo Island farmers Andrew 'Aphid' Heinrich and Rick Morris about their containment feeding set ups. In this short video, Aphis and Rick discuss what has worked and what they would change for their set ups.
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Thanks to the SA Drought Hub for supporting this initiative.
SA assistance guide for Primary Producers
PIRSA
There are a number of services and avenues for assistance designed to support primary producers during the challenging times impacting the South Australian agriculture sector.
My Farm Dashboard
Southern Farming Systems
My Farm Dashboard provides automated access to information by selecting data cards. These data cards include information on things like real time pasture biomass and groundcover estimates, soil moisture and temperature, climate records, seasonal forecasts and weekly commodity prices. The information is customised to your farm location. New data cards are constantly being added (click on image below).
Ewe nutrition in containment with Deb Scammell
Livestock SA
50 minute YouTube video with Deb Scammell, Talking Livestock (click on image below).
Sheep Connect SA resources
Livestock SA
Dry season fact sheets (click on image below)
Livestock and fodder management
SA Drought Hub
The resources on this page are of relevance to SA farmers and regional communities. They assist in decision making and potential practice change to build drought preparedness and resilience (click on image below).
Fit to Join Resources
Meat and Livestock Australia
Resources to improve ewe and lamb survival using pre joining assessment tools (click on image below)
Crop and pasture management
SA Drought Hub
The resources on this page are of relevance to SA farmers and regional communities. They assist in decision making and potential practice change to build drought preparedness and resilience (click on image below).
When do I let sheep out of containment in a dry season?
SA Drought Hub
This episode of the SA Drought Hub podcast explores the considerations around keeping sheep in containment in a dry season, how to decide when to let them out before lambing, and what you need to do if you don’t have any green pasture ready for their release (click on image below).
'Suggestions for dry times'
Jenny Stanton, Australian Soil Planners
Over the past 8 months we have only had 70mm (Oct-May). With such a late, dry start to the season, AgKI Board member Jenny Stanton has put together some suggestions and recommendations for you to consider (click on image below).
