Department of Primary Industries and Regions

Last week our Lobster and Crustacean Research Scientist, Assoc. Prof. Adrian Linnane from SARDI was interviewed by channel 7 and 9 News Adelaide to discuss the inundation of Spider crabs at Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula 🦀 SARDI researchers support the many primary industries and producers across South Australia to ensure the sustainability of agriculture and our fisheries, while also working to inform policy. There’s no shortage of amazing applied science in South Australia. Primary Industries? SARDI has an expert for that. 📺 Watch our Spider crab interview on Channel 7: https://ow.ly/fwjX50SEQyj #PIRSA #SARDI #SpiderCrab #AquaticSciences

Family and Business (Fab) mentors are located across South Australia in regional areas to support and provide a listening ear to producers when things get tough. All conversation between you and your mentor are kept confidential and all mentors are extremely well experienced when dealing with difficult situations. 💗 As the theme for National Farm Safety Week for 2024 is ‘In Safe Hands’ 🤝, this service highlights the importance of our farmers, farming families and the Australian Agricultural community. National Farm Safety week acknowledges how to keep our regional farmers and producers safe from devasting events to daily tasks through the support of a FaB mentor. Click on the link to find a regional FaB mentor for you: https://ow.ly/6FGF50SCW2j #PIRSA #FaBmentorprogram #farmersandproducers #nationalfarmsafeyweek

We are happy to announce the South Australian Young Rural Ambassador for 2024 is... Elsie Johnson, Murray Mallee 🥳 Along with the runner up, Matilda Baumgurtel, Murray Lands 🥳. The Young Rural Ambassador Award has been run by Sa Country Shows for 25 years and Department of Primary Industries and Regions is a proud sponsor of the award. This award acknowledges the contribution from young adults in rural and regional South Australia made to agricultural shows. This award also recognises the importance of strong youth participation to the agricultural show movement. This allows young adults who compete to provide them with great opportunities in their future and for participants to improve on their communication and networking skills. We congratulate the winner and runner up and all who competed 🤩 #YoungRuralAmbassador #SACountryShows #PIRSA

Earlier this year, local community members in the Yorke Peninsula witnessed around 20,000 juvenile Snapper (or fingerlings) embark on their journey into Gulf St Vincent at Black Point. This was one of several releases in 2024, with over 360,000 fingerlings released into South Australia’s gulfs so far this year. The restocking program is part of the Snapper Recovery Package and aims to release up to 900,000 fingerlings into Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent over the coming years. Find out more about the Snapper Restocking Program - https://lnkd.in/gDizuBQX FRDC - Fisheries Research and Development Corporation #SnapperRestocking #FisheriesResearch #FRDC #SouthAustralia

Wrapping up NAIDOC week with the book launch for ‘Australian Native Plants: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthy Future’ - a collaboration between SARDI, Yuamdamarra and Red Centre Enterprises Pty Ltd as well as Spring Gully Foods new native foods inspired products 😁 Hosted by SARDI's Dr Peter Crisp, Yuamdamarra and SARDI Executive Director, Dr Hannah Brown, the event showcased native plants good for mixing into your food dishes or that can be taken as medicine 🥰 Thanks to everyone who came along, and we are extremely grateful for the support of our community during NAIDOC week 🤩 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC2024 #NativePlants #SpringGully #SARDI #RedCentreEnterprises #AustralianNativePlants #IndigenousCommunity #PIRSA

Our Fisheries & Aquaculture team have two positions available in the legislative & regulatory reform space. Join our team and make a difference to fisheries management in South Australia! 🌊 Manager Legal & Legislative Programs AS08 - ongoing https://lnkd.in/gQhgruns 🌊 Senior Policy Officer AS06 - ongoing https://lnkd.in/gaY4CJju #careeropportunity #PIRSA #SAGoverment #IWorkForSA #policy #legislativereform #fisheries

AgTech on show at LambEx 2024! PIRSA’s dedicated AgTech Alley will host eight innovative AgTech businesses showcasing their pioneering technology to more than 1200 visitors at the upcoming LambEx Australia event - the world's biggest sheep, lamb, and wool forum! If you’re visiting the exhibition during August 7 – 9, flock over to meet our AgTech Alley exhibitors: • Woven Optics • Technion Australia • Mobishear Australia • HydroSmart • MFT Rural • Alpha Group Consulting • eBottli • FarmLab It’s not too late to secure your ticket: lambex.org.au/register Don't be sheepish - come and see the future of agriculture in action! Ewe won't want to miss this!

Hello South Australian #beekeepers! 🐝 Varroa Mite Management Workshops are heading your way this month and August. #Clare, #Renmark and #Adelaide have been confirmed as the locations for the first three workshops. Workshops will cover monitoring and threshold surveillance actions, integrated pest management techniques, record-keeping, chemical and organic treatment options and much more! All beekeepers in the immediate surrounds are encouraged to attend. 📅 Clare, Saturday 20 July – Clare Golf Club 📅 Renmark, Saturday 27 July – Hotel Renmark 📅 Adelaide, Saturday 3 August – Kooyonga Golf Club 🕘 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. Lunch and morning tea provided. Workshops are free to attend but registrations are essential as numbers are strictly limited. To secure your spot and learn more about upcoming workshops near you, visit https://ow.ly/Ga0h50Syoa7 All workshops will be delivered by the National Varroa Mite Management Program.

🌾🌿🌱 Native Rivermint, Pepper-Berry and Kakadu Plum are some Australian native plants that can be used for everyday food and medicine. Come and celebrate NAIDOC Week and the launch of the ‘Australian Native Plants: Sharing Knowledge for a Healthy Future’ book this Thursday 11 July at Urrbrae. Join in for a native food sensory experience, hear from Spring Gully Foods about their latest Indigenous collaboration and suite of condiments and the local First Nations stories behind these. This event is proudly brought to you by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Red Centre Enterprises Pty Ltd and Spring Gully Foods. 🌱 Registrations essential via https://ow.ly/ar1I50SwEMz #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC2024 #bushtucker #redcentreenterprises #firstnationspride

Closing soon: Nominations for the 2025 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards close this Friday 12 July at 5pm ACST. The Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in wine tourism, and provide valuable media and industry exposure here and around the world. Don’t take it from us – listen to what 2024 Global winner Alkina Wine Estate has to say about what winning the award meant to them. “We were incredibly excited to receive global recognition for excellence in Winery Accommodation last year. The award, alongside the immense support from Great Wine Capitals team and local bodies, has allowed us to better communicate our small-scale terroir project to the world, both in the accommodation offering and wine philosophy. The recognition off the back of this award, whilst providing a plethora of media, has also enabled us to attract a global community of luxury accommodation lovers, bringing in guests from far and wide, who can then experience not only Alkina, but the Barossa as a whole. Any winery, whether it be with accommodation, architecture and/or wine tourism services should consider entering into the Awards to not only test themselves against others in their region, but also to project and benchmark their offering on a global scale.” Wine lovers, tag a winery or wine tourism operator who you would love to see nominate themselves for an award! https://lnkd.in/gQPtCyqX The Best Of Wine Tourism Awards are brought to you by Great Wine Capitals #GreatWineCapitals #AdelaideGreatWineCapital #SouthAustralia | South Australian Tourism Commission | South Australian Wine Industry Association | University of Adelaide | Barossa Australia | McLaren Vale Grape, Wine & Tourism Association | Adelaide Hills Wine Region | Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine | Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association | Coonawarra Vignerons | Riverland Wine