The aftermath and recovery of storm-damaged Eyre Peninsula farms will be considered in on-farm tours next month.
Grain Producers SA, with support from PIRSA, will be partnering with the Tuckey Ag Bureau and Buckleboo Farm Improvement Group for the tours on July 7-8, where discussions will consider what did and did not work in rehabilitating the land.
GPSA chief executive officer Brad Perry said it was important to provide follow up support when severe weather events occured.
"GPSA chair Adrian McCabe and I travelled to the affected regions of the EP following the storm events earlier this year and spoke to several impacted grain producers and it was clear some follow-up support would be needed," he said.
"The Department of Primary Industries and Regions provided grant funding to GPSA so we could work with the local farm groups to organise property tours.
"Immediately following the storm events, grain producers were unsure as to how they would deal with some of the water logging and soil erosion on their properties and most sought to investigate further following seeding.
"Through the farm tours, GPSA anticipates grain producers will discuss what's worked and what hasn't when it comes to dealing with issues arising from the severe weather events."
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Tuckey Ag Bureau president Matt Dunn said a post seeding gathering for local farmers following a hectic time recovering from storm damage, summer spraying and getting crops in, was a fantastic initiative.
"It's great to catch up with neighbours to chat and keep everyone moving forward," he said.
Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister Clare Scriven said the state government was pleased to be supporting GPSA on initiatives for farmers to meet and discuss solutions.
"Following severe weather events, it is important for grain producers to get together and talk about ways to deal with the storm impacts," she said.
"This is important not only from a productivity point of view, but to support the mental health and wellbeing of our famers, who are so essential to our regional communities."
