Welcome to SANTFA
SANTFA is state-wide farming organisation with a strong membership across the farming areas of South Australia, interstate and globally. The Associations aims are to promote the role of no-till systems as an economic and environmentally sustainable farming practice and to help facilitate the sharing of information between farmers on applying successful no-till cropping systems. Being a member of SANTFA offers you a copy of the SANTFA No-Till Journal published quarterly, exclusive invitation to our premier event the SANTFA No-Till Conference held annually in late February in Adelaide, invitation and or member benefit to attend trips and tours plus exclusive use of our member only sections of this website.
Links
- Click here for guide to using pre-emergent herbicides in conservation farming systems.
- Skills for All training gives all South Australian Growers and farm workers access to free training and assessment. For more information, click here.
- Please see the attached media release from the federal government for details about a $300,000 grant awarded to SANTFA for further investigation into the viability of biochar."More...
- The federal government is offering a Conservation Tillage Refundable Tax Offset for eligible equipment from July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2015. More...
SANTFA 2012 Conference
The SANTFA conference is recognised as a long established, valuable event which caters for the needs of growers, advisors and researchers. The conference is one of the largest grower initiated annual conferences in Australia. High participation is a direct result of providing a conferrence structure and content that suits new and existing no-till growers. Topics covered at the conference address issues and innovation that benefit both new and existing no-till farmers.
SANTFA Members: audio of the Conference is now available online!
SANTFA Winter Crop Walk Series 2012
Mid North Crop Walk – in conjunction with Mid North Young Guns and The Future Farming Network – Friday June 29th.
Riverland Crop Walk – in conjunction with Mallee Sustainable Farming – Friday July 6th
Western Eyre Peninsula – Early August – Date TBC
Lower Eyre Peninsula – in conjunction with LEADER – Thursday September 13th
SANTFA Board
Do you have a passion for conservational and sustainable farming?
Would you like to be a part of a progressive, innovative group of leading growers who share your passion?
If so, then a position on the SANTFA Board is open for you. For more details including duties and responsibilities contact SANTFA President Russell Zwar or the SANTFA Office to register your interest.
Soil Moisture Monitoring (SANTFA members only area)
SANTFA is researching the use of new sub-surface soil moisture probes to evaluate soil water holding capacity and infiltration rates in farming systems.
see the data. : note you must be logged in as a member to see this information.
Workshops
SANTFA regularly conducts a range of workshops, these are some examples from last year.
Disc Seeding workshops are being conducted throughout March 2011 with support of the NRM Boards in the Murray Mallee, Riverland, Yorke Peninsula and Lower North.
Soil Moisture Monitoring in Dryland Cropping Situations
SANTFA are runnning Monitoring Soil Moisture Workshops with Greg Butler at Murray Bridge and Swan Reach during June/July 2011.
You can find about Workshops by contacting SANTFA Executive Officer Alexandra Milner-Smyth on (08) 8842 4278 or alex@santfa.com.au
SANTFA acknowledges the support of the SAMDBNRM Boards to assist making many of these courses available.