For over 30 years, our renowned research and development activities have helped to leverage South Australia’s competitive advantages. We strive for excellence and apply rigorous scientific principles.
SARDI works with key industries and organisations, primary producers, and research institutions. We invite collaboration requests from research partners.
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Our scientists are highly skilled and experienced, many recognised nationally and internationally as leaders in their fields. They are backed by dedicated technical, field, and support staff
Address: 70 Farrell Flat Road, Clare SA 5453
The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) provides research and development services to the state government, commercial clients and research partners to help make South Australia’s primary industries and regions internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable.
SARDI’s programs are designed to increase the productivity, sustainability and adaptability of the state’s agriculture, food and wine, fisheries and aquaculture and bioscience enterprises, create opportunities for market growth, address barriers to growth and provide applied solutions.
The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) operates the Minnipa Agricultural Centre (MAC). MAC serves the cereal growing areas of the Eyre Peninsula, which produces on average 40 to 45% of South Australia's wheat. Research and development conducted at the Minnipa Agricultural Centre includes development of innovative, best practice farm management practices for low rainfall environments.
The UWA School of Agriculture and Environment is located in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Surrounded by a wealth of agricultural, natural and mining resources, our location allows us to produce innovative research with worldwide application.
Our teaching and research benefit from a network of national and international collaborators, and our strong industry and government links are producing change in agricultural and environmental management, regional development, and urban policy and planning.
We have a strong track record in PhD supervision and external research grant success. The Australian Research Council rated Agricultural Science at UWA as 'above world standards' and Environmental Science at UWA as 'well above world standards' during the most recent Excellence in Research Australia assessment.
The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine provides a world-class concentration of scientific research, education and infrastructure at the University of Adelaide’s Waite campus.
The School connects scientific excellence with industry relevance. This philosophy guides and inspires our education programs. Our extensive international network of academic and commercial collaborators provides a stimulating and unique environment for research and student training.
The Shire of Kent is located in the Great Southern of Western Australia approx 320Km from Perth, it is made up of two towns Nyabing & Pingrup. The Shire covers approximately 5,634 square Kms and is predominately an agricultural area with many Wheat & Sheep farmers.
The Shire of West Arthur, located in the State's 'Central South' Region, is 2,850 square kilometres and encompasses the townsites of Darkan, Duranillin and Arthur River. Darkan is the administrative centre for the Shire of West Arthur.
SLR agriculture is a specialist private research, development and extension group based in York, Western Australia. Our mission is to assist agricultural suppliers in evaluating and extending key research messages to the industry, to improve the long-term sustainability of agriculture in Western Australia.
Our team conducts private and industry funded projects in systems research across multiple sectors in broadacre grain production regions. A key area of our work is in new and emerging markets projects investigating crop biology, sustainable production systems and biologicals in crop protection. We also carry out product and market development trials for Agri-chemical crop protection and crop nutrition suppliers.
The Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA) is a not-for-profit, grower-focused association. Our purpose is simple: to help Australian farmers and advisers make the most of precision agriculture.
We connect members with the latest research, tools and practical know-how through workshops, field days, trials, and resources. Whether it’s saving on inputs, improving yields, or building more resilient farming systems, we’re here to support on-farm decisions that drive productivity, profitability and sustainability.
Our community includes farmers, agronomists, consultants, researchers and academics from across broadacre, sugar, cotton, dairy, livestock and horticulture.
At SPAA, our motto says it all: “Guiding you to farming success.”
Two Problems: 1) Too much CO2 in our atmosphere, 416ppm in 2020 2) Too little carbon in our soils, globally a fall of 60% One Solution We develop products to capture carbon from the atmosphere on a gigatonne scale and return it to the soil. This improves soil health and allows farmers to trade a new commodity - carbon offsets. A Second Crop Carbon trading markets are growing. Both compliance and voluntary markets offer opportunities for farmers to generate significant extra income. However, they are currently not suitable for most farming businesses. We are creating platforms specifically built for farmers, giving them the highest possible price and most transparent market for their Second Crop, carbon. Our Story Australian farmers Mick and Guy, came together in 2016 to launch a not-for-profit research institute. They worked on ways to increase soil carbon in a form that is easy to adopt, scalable, and economically attractive for farmers. To make a difference on a global scale, we launched Soil Carbon Co, a unique purpose-led business that delivers returns to farmers, investors and the environment. Today Soil Carbon Co. is a team made up of world-leading scientists, driven entrepreneurs and committed partners. We are backed by some brilliant forward-thinking investors - but the planet remains our biggest shareholder.
The SoilsWest (agriculture) alliance is an independent entity focused on providing a pathway for the discovery and development of soil research to improve both profitability and soil resource management across the Western Australian grains industry.
A foundational partnership between the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA), SoilsWest is currently made up of a group of highly skilled, independent soil science professionals with complementary scientific and research capabilities, research and industry networks, and infrastructure and technology.
The partnership works to develop and deliver strategic research projects supporting the WA grains industry in particular, but also contributes nationally to the Australian grains industry through innovative soil research. SoilsWest invites wider input and partnerships from other local, state and Commonwealth government institutions, industry and grower groups, agribusiness, Universities as well as specific interest groups.
The SoilsWest alliance provides a ‘marketplace’ and network of discipline focused connections to improve integration between the soil science communities, optimise existing collaborations, provide prospective funding opportunities, provide training and education opportunities, and provide parallel soils information and technologies to ensure the continued development of economic farming systems and food chain security.
The South Australian No-Till Farmers Association (SANTFA) is a non-profit farmer driven organisation that is led by a committee of volunteers. SANTFA has, over its seven years of growth, successfully promoted the benefits of no-till farming systems and conservation farming in general and now has over 1000 financial members across South Australia.
The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) provides research and development services to the state government, commercial clients and research partners to help make South Australia’s primary industries and regions internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable.
SARDI’s programs are designed to increase the productivity, sustainability and adaptability of the state’s agriculture, food and wine, fisheries and aquaculture and bioscience enterprises, create opportunities for market growth, address barriers to growth and provide applied solutions.
South Coast NRM is the leading independent natural resource management organisation in the South Coast region of Western Australia. We are commited to preserving and enhancing the region’s natural and cultural assets, and fostering strong partnerships with local communities, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
For thousands of years, Noongar/ Nyungar people have resided on and had cultural connection to the boodja – land. The South Coast region is Noongar boodja, koolark – heart Country to Menang, Goreng, Wadjari and Njunga First Nations peoples.
We deeply value the relationships we hold with the Aboriginal community, organisations, and Native Title bodies that we work with to care for Country and people.
South Coast NRM is the leading independent natural resource management organisation in the South Coast region of Western Australia. We are commited to preserving and enhancing the region’s natural and cultural assets, and fostering strong partnerships with local communities, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
For thousands of years, Noongar/ Nyungar people have resided on and had cultural connection to the boodja – land. The South Coast region is Noongar boodja, koolark – heart Country to Menang, Goreng, Wadjari and Njunga First Nations peoples.
We deeply value the relationships we hold with the Aboriginal community, organisations, and Native Title bodies that we work with to care for Country and people.
SEPWA is a farmer initiated group that was started in 1993 to represent wheat growers in the Esperance Port Zone.
The group was formed to address the perception that wheat from the south east was of inferior quality to that of wheat from other regions and set about assisting growers in the region to produce premium quality grain to improve our market position.
SEPWA has moved on since this original aim but still strongly retains it as part of its major objectives and in more recent times has expanded into barley and canola.
Today SEPWA's role is to improve profitability and sustainability of Esperance Port Zone grain growers.
The South West Catchments Council (SWCC) have been the Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisation for the South West since 2001. The SWCC work in partnership with the community to ensure that our iconic landscapes, waterways, coastline and agricultural land is protected for current and future generations.
Southern Dirt is one of Western Australia’s leading grower groups, encompassing some of WA’s most productive land and representing some of the states’ most innovative farmers. Our region extends from Boddington to Frankland and everywhere in between from the coast to the Wheatbelt. An area that encompasses over 2600 mixed farming enterprises.
Supported by a dedicated committee of farmers and industry specialists our aim is to create and sustain vibrant, healthy, prosperous farms and communities.
Southern Farming Systems is a farm driven, non-profit organisation helping higher rainfall farmers with practical research and information that produces sustainable results.
Southern Pulse Agronomy (SPA) has been a tri-state research program led by Agriculture Victoria Senior Research Agronomist, Dr Jason Brand, with funding from GRDC, DEDJTR-Vic, SARDI and NSW DPI that aims to increase farm profitability, reliability and profitability of pulses in southern Australia.
SPA continues to deliver the latest information on new pulse varieties and their integration with the latest farming systems. Key learnings from the SPA program also provide advice to breeding programs on how latest farm management practices may influence breeding needs for the future.
SCF works with a number of research partners to conduct paddock scale trials each year, as well as coordinating canola disease surveys and herbicide resistance testing. In recent years there has been an increased focus on trials looking at incorporating a pasture phase in the cropping rotation. Our Vision is to deliver credible, relevant research and information to benefit our members.
