Southern Farming Systems (SFS) is a farmer owned, farming systems group based in S-W Victoria. SFS undertakes independent research into profitable cropping systems for growers in the high rainfall zones of Victoria and Tasmania.
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We meet people who work together for a world with less plastic. Hosted by BEYONDPLASTIC.NET, the platform for eco-responsible design solutions and Home of the BEYONDPLASTIC Award.
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Grace Evans SFS Research and Extension officer at the SFS 2022 results morning discussing SFS Variety by Management Canola Trials For more information check out www.sfs.org.auDon’t forget to like and share this podcast!Di Southern Farming Systems
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Ashley Amourgis SFS Research and Extension Coordinator at the SFS 2022 results morning discussing SFS Variety by Management Wheat Trials For more information check out www.sfs.org.auDon’t forget to like and share this podcast!Di Southern Farming Systems
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James Manson, PhD Student, Adelaide University and former SFS Senior Research and Extension Officer at the SFS 2022 results morning discussing Faba Bean’s Nitrogen Fixation & Canopy Management trials from 2021.For more information check out www.sfs.org.auDon’t forget to like and share this podcast!Di Southern Farming Systems
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2022 SFS Results Morning - Nitrogen & Commodity forecasts, decisions for the 2022 Cropping Season
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Southern Farming Systems Podcast with Wes Lefroy Rabobank’s Senior Agricultural Analyst at the SFS 2022 Results Morning discussing Nitrogen and commodity forecasts, and decisions for the 2022 Cropping Season starting with the key drivers of supply and price globally.For more information check out www.sfs.org.auDon’t forget to like and share this po…
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Jon Midwood, TechCrop Services, at the SFS 2022 results morning discussing Nitrogen Strategies & Considerations for 2022.For more information check out www.sfs.org.auOr contact Jon Midwood E: jon@techcrop.com.au M: 0400 666 434Don’t forget to like and share this podcast!Di Southern Farming Systems
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Cam Nicholson, Nicon Rural discussing Decision Making and using a decision matrix to decide, When should I apply the greatest percentage of total Nitrogen to gain the best return for cereals?For more information checkout the description box or www.sfs.org.auTo access the Decision Wizard https://sfs.org.au/tool/decision-wizardDon’t forget to comment…
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Shell Homage is a biodegradable composite material out of egg and nut shells without toxic chemicals. It is completely biodegradable and can decompose when no longer in use. It can be used in several industries as product design, interior design, consumable goods and jewelry design. Shell Homage is founded by the integrated designer Rania Elkalla a…
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Elena Amato is a designer from Guatemala currently living in Brazil. She is passionate about circular design, developing materials using biofabrication and thinking about creative applications for them. In 2019 she founded Ponto Biodesign, a biofabrication lab and design studio, where she has created sheets of bacterial cellulose with paper-like qu…
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THE SHELLWORKS makes home-compostable materials from seafood waste that degrade in just 4-6 weeks. After the product life-cycle the material will start degrading when placed in earth and even acts as a natural fertilizer for plants. They developed a range of products for their clients such as candle containers, plant pots, films, and plinths. Also,…
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LABVA stands for Laboratorio de Biomateriales de Valdivia (Chile) which is an independent, self organized community group. Together they go out in nature to study plants & natural materials and experiment creating new biomaterials by developing kitchen recipes or growing them. But the enthusiastic people involved in this admirable initiative do eve…
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BEYONDPLASTIC Coffee Talk :: Episode 5 with material designer Paula Nerlich and her Aqua Faba Foam project
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Material Designer Paula Nerlich is developing a bioplastic based on aquafaba from chickpeas as part of her research into circular, compostable biomaterials. The material, which is currently under development, shows great potential for mechanical manufacturing and thus for industrial production. The biomaterial varies in color from cream white to pi…
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BEYONDPLASTIC Coffee Talk :: Episode 4 with Anneke Hendriks talking about the Dopper Changemaker Challenge
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Dopper, a Dutch Social Enterprise selling reusable water bottles, is on a mission towards a world with crystal clear water in every ocean and from every tap. Therefore, they launch initiatives like the Dopper Changemaker Challenge Junior, which is an international competition for children aged 8 to 12 that challenges them to develop solutions to si…
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BEYONDPLASTIC Coffee Talk :: Episode 3 with designer Cinzia Ferrari and her PLANT plASTIC! project
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Cinzia Ferrari’s PLANT plASTIC! is a fantastic packaging material that doesn’t contain any toxic ingredient and that doesn’t become waste: Instead, at the end of its use it takes a new life form by growing into a house plant. Packaging is not a passive dead matter anymore. It is alive and contributes to a better environment: By growing into a plant…
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BEYONDPLASTIC Coffee Talk :: Episode 2 with eco-activist Sabina Maksimova and her project "Choose the reusable cup"
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In Bulgarian public kindergartens, children drink water from single use plastic cups. As a result, the annual plastic waste equals 240 million cups and would cover half of the Earth’s Equator, if wasted cups were arranged in a line. This is an extreme case of throw-away culture that is being imprinted into children’s perceptions as a norm. From an …
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Coolpaste is a sustainable packaging design that literally thinks outside the box. The designer Allan Gomes gave birth to an eco-friendly alter ego of our trusty old toothpaste. The tube is made of impermeable cardboard and the cap is made of biodegradable Polylactide (PLA), a bioplastic derived from renewable resources such as corn starch, tapioca…
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James Hunt of La Trobe University discusses the effects of stubble on N tie up at the SFS Trial Results Day, 22nd March 2018Di Southern Farming Systems
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Penny Riffkin of Agriculture Victoria discusses maximising canola profitability for the HRZ at the SFS Trial Results Day, March 22nd 2018Di Southern Farming Systems
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Lisa Miller of SFS discusses new pasture research at the SFS Annual Trial Results Day, March 22nd 2018Di Southern Farming Systems
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Ian Herbert of SFS Tasmania discusses the Hyper yielding cereals project at the SFS Annual Trial Results day, March 22nd 2018Di Southern Farming Systems
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Jon Midwood discusses Southern Farming Systems cereal variety trial results at SFS Annual Trial Results Day, March 22nd, 2018Di Southern Farming Systems
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