2023 Field Trip to Orange, NSW
07 May 2023 / News
The 2023 SAI Platform Field Trip focussed on two days in the Orange district in NSW. Day one in Orange was spent visiting the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ research station, to inspect perennial grains and long-term pasture trials. We visi...
Read MoreMicroCert Sustainable Sourcing in Food & Fibre - next intake 29 May
03 April 2023 / News
The University of Melbourne 6-week short course MicroCertificate in Sustainable Sourcing in Food and Fibre is on again. It starts 29 May. Enrolments are open. This is a great way to gain the specialist skills needed to implement sustainable sou...
Read MorePresentation from Agricultural Innovation Australia
16 February 2023 / News
Agricultural Innovation Australia gave a presentation to SAI Platform Australia on 15 February. It was a great introduction to this non-profit public company established by Australia's 15 Research and Development Corporations to facilitate joint i...
Read MoreSustainable Markets Initiative Agribusiness Task Force White Paper - Scaling Regenerative Farming: An Action Plan
09 February 2023 / News
An interesting paper from overseas on regenerative agriculture with direction from major corporations can be found on our website. Sustainable Markets Initiative Agribusiness Task Force White Paper - Scaling Regenerative Farming: An Action Plan.
Read More2023 enrolments are open for Sustainable Sourcing in Food & Fibre MicroCertificate
30 January 2023 / News
Enrolments are open for the 6-week short course MicroCertificate in Sustainable Sourcing in Food and Fibre at the University of Melbourne University School of Professional Continuing Education. Co-designed by SAI Platform Australia, this course is...
Read MoreSAI Platform Field Trip to Wagga, Henty & Temora
14 November 2022 / News
SAI Platform Australia members had a great two-day trip to Wagga, Henty. Members and guests enjoyed on-the-ground visits to a primary producer, an agricultural research and extension organisation, and Charles Sturt University. We heard presentatio...
Read MoreEnrol now for Sustainable Sourcing in Food & Fibre short course
12 August 2022 / News
Enrolments close 26 August for the 6 week MicroCertificate in Sustainable Sourcing in Food and Fibre at the University’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE). Course commences 29 August.
Read MoreSustainable Sourcing in Food & Fibre short course
24 July 2022 / News
SAI Platform is co-designing with the University of Melbourne the new Sustainable Sourcing in Food and Fibre short course which is a self-paced introduction of the essentials for those who are new to sustainable sourcing.
Read More2021/22 SAI Platform Annual Report
07 July 2022 / News
The 2021/22 SAI Platform Australia Annual Report has just been released. Take a look at the range of activities that we undertook during the past year.
Read MoreHighlights of the 2022 SAI Platform Australia Field Trip
07 July 2022 / News
Are you interested in what we did on our 2022 Field Trip to the Goulburn Valley?
Read MoreSAI Climate & Water Strategic Theme
30 June 2022 / News
This week, SAI Platform Australia members were very interested to hear about the Cool Soil Initiative from Dr Cassie Schefe or AgriSci and Briony Cottom from Gulbuli Institute at Charles Sturt University
Read MoreSAI Ecosystem Services Strategic Theme
27 May 2022 / News
This week SAI Platform Australia held an online meeting with a focus on our Ecosystem Services strategic theme. We were fortunate to hear from Paul Dettmann, CEO and Founder of Cassinia Environmental and his colleague Nick Lewis.
Read MoreSAI Regenerative Agriculture Strategic Theme
22 April 2022 / News
This week SAI Platform Australia held an online session on our Regenerative Agriculture strategic theme. Our speakers were Nick Betts from the Global SAI regenerative agriculture programme and Michael Waring, President of the Regenerative Cane Far...
Read More2022 Field Trip
01 April 2022 / News
SAI Platform Australia members enjoyed and benefited from the 2022 Field Trip to the Goulburn Valley, Victoria's food bowl. It included a day at the University of Melbourne Dookie campus to see the winery and dairy where members heard from experts...
Read MoreSAI Platform 2022 Field Trip
12 January 2022 / News
SAI Platform Australia's first Field Trip for 2022 will be to Victoria's Goulburn Valley 'food bowl' and the Dookie campus of the University of Melbourne, 29-30 March. It will be our first field trip since COVID-19 restrictions on movement began. ...
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