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.
SAGIT Podcast #25 – Critical soil and plant values for aluminium and manganese – Brian Hughes
Soil acidity is an increasing challenge across South Australia, with approximately four million hectares at risk.
In this podcast episode, Brian Hughes from SARDI discusses his research on aluminium and manganese toxicity. Brian explains how traditional reliance on pH as an indicator of toxicity can be misleading, and how his project established critical soil and plant values for aluminium, manganese and molybdenum to help growers to make informed management decisions. He also shares how this research can guide crop selection, soil treatment and future studies to support sustainable, productive farming across SA.
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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.
2 Mar 2026
SAGIT Podcast #24 – Biological control of invasive conical snails – Dr Kym Perry
Invasive conical snails are major pests of grain crops and pastures in South Australia and are spreading, becoming a problem of national significance. They can reach extreme densities in crops leading to contamination of harvested grain, risking the reputation and market access of SA grain.In this episode of the SAGIT podcast, Dr Kym Perry from Adelaide University shares the benefits of native vegetation which can enhance the biological control of conical snails using a parasitoid fly.
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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.
Agronomic information and support for growing vetch is currently limited, yet interest in it as a break crop is increasing.
In this episode of the SAGIT Podcast, Stuart Nagel and Melissa McCallum from SARDI share findings from their project, which consolidated vetch agronomic knowledge, identified gaps in hay production and mixed farming systems, and improved recommendations for growers.
They also discuss how Rapid Generation Cycling accelerated the development of new vetch varieties, highlight practical resources produced for growers, and outline future research priorities aimed at boosting vetch productivity, quality, and profitability.
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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.
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