News articles
Mallee Sustainable Farming has announced the appointment of Tim Smythe as Chief Executive Officer following the development of its new 2025–2035 strategy and refreshed organisational branding.
Mallee Sustainable Farming welcomes new Victorian Mallee Farmer Directors, Richard McKee and James O’Day, who bring generations of experience and deep regional knowledge to the MSF Board.
Mallee Sustainable Farming welcomes Sarah Day as the new Communication and Extension Manager, bringing extensive experience from SARDI to enhance farmer engagement, research communication, and innovation across the Mallee.
Mallee Sustainable Farming has released its new Strategic Plan 2025-2035, outlining a bold vision for dryland agriculture in the Mallee. Coinciding with a refreshed brand, the plan reinforces MSF’s commitment to innovation, collaboration and resilient farming communities.
A unique leadership program, "Beyond the Crossroads," has successfully empowered farming women in the Wentworth-Pooncarie districts, enhancing their self-confidence, leadership, and communication skills.
Mallee Sustainable Farming welcomes Simone Kluge as its first research intern through a new SA Mallee initiative, supporting local talent and driving innovation in sustainable farming and grains research across the region.
Blog posts
Test strips are helping growers cut through the noise around Variable Rate Technology. Hear from three Mallee farmers on how strip trials, data and local knowledge are shaping smarter input decisions in tough seasons.
Dr Nigel Wilhelm joins the MSF Farm Talk Podcast to explore early sowing, legume break crops, and taking a long-term approach to crop nutrition and farming system sustainability in low-rainfall zones.
Recent trials from the Derisking the Seeding Program are helping SA Mallee farmers make confident early sowing decisions. Discover insights into deep sowing, coleoptile varieties, and practical agronomic strategies.
Break crops in the Mallee offer flexibility, improving soil health, feed availability, and profitability. Discover how strategic management makes them key tools in resilient farming.
s sowing wheat early and deep in the Mallee worth it? Trials with the Baird family reveal key insights about crop emergence, yields, and the role of coleoptile length in deep sowing success.
Why do sandy soils become water repellent, and what can farmers do about it? This blog explores the science behind non-wetting soils, key questions answered in the 101 Soils Questions book, and practical management tips from leading research.
Projects
A collaborative Mallee project promoting soil amelioration to boost carbon storage, crop yields, and drought resilience.
This project demonstrates innovative soil management practices through on-farm trials, workshops and case studies, helping farmers build resilience, productivity and confidence in a variable climate.
An empowering leadership and wellbeing program for rural women in far-western NSW, Beyond the Crossroads provided space to reflect, reconnect, and redefine personal direction in a supportive community environment.
Exploring early sowing to boost lentil and faba bean performance in SA’s low rainfall farming zones.
MSF is trialling legume-based cropping systems to improve soil health and reduce erosion in the Mallee. The work is part of a Mallee CMA initiative funded by the Australian Government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program.
Improving wheat emergence in tough Mallee soils with long coleoptile genetics, deep sowing, and trials.
Podcast
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