Mingenew Irwin Group

30/05/2026

MIG 2026 SEEDING ROUND UP

Come join Mingenew - Irwin Group, Elders Mingenew & Smyth Agri Services for the 2026 Seeding Round up.

📍 Mingenew Turf Bar
🕔 From 5:00pm
📅 Friday, 12th June 2026

Come along for a well earned catch up after seeding, with drinks provided and lamb on the spit for dinner courtesy of Strawberry Road Lamb

Please RSVP to Clare on 0427 2821 001 by Friday 5th June.

We'll see you there!

28/05/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Going back to 2002 when trial seeding was in full swing 🌱

From small plot trials through to farmer scale demos. A lot has changed over the years but in many ways it still feels very much the same. Research in the paddock alongside growers continues to be a core part of our work today.

27/05/2026

A great summary from WMG on the Sustainable Solutions for Sandy Soils project and what’s ahead for the region.

There’s plenty happening behind the scenes, and we’re looking forward to bringing some of these conversations to local growers through upcoming Sandy Soils peer learning groups. Stay tuned for more details soon.

Around 21% of West Midlands farmland lacks adequate groundcover during peak erosion risk periods. Shorter seasons and more variable breaks are making that harder to manage, not easier.

A new five-year project, Sustainable Solutions for Sandy Soils, is working across the region to test what actually works on local soils and local conditions, rather than applying solutions developed elsewhere. WMG is a delivery partner alongside Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development , Mingenew Irwin Group and Edith Cowan University (ECU) .

WMG's latest article covers what the project aims to do, what growers across the region told us in the knowledge-gathering phase, and what demonstration and monitoring work is coming. If you farm sandy soils in the West Midlands, this one is worth knowing about.

Read about it here:https://tinyurl.com/ydkndvun
Sandy soils webpage: https://wmgroup.org.au/projects/sustainable-solutions-for-sandy-soils-project/

21/05/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Take a trip back to the 1997 MIG Spring Field Day! 🌾📸

Coming up to 3 decades of research, innovation, collaboration and community and it all started with days like these.

Can you spot anyone familiar in the photos?

18/05/2026

MIG 2026 SEEDING ROUND-UP

Come join Mingenew- Irwin Group, Elders MIngenew & Smyth Agri Services for the 2026 Seeding Round-up.

📍 Mingenew Turf Bar
🕔 From 5:00pm
📅 Friday, 12th June 2026

Dinner and drinks provided.

Please RSVP to Clare on 0427 2821 001

We'll see you there!

14/05/2026

🌱 Closing the Economic Gap of Grain Legumes – 2026 Trials Underway 🌱

Seeding is now complete at our Mingenew, Three Springs, and Northampton sites for the second phase of the GRDC x GGA Closing the Economic Yield Gap of Grain Legumes in WA project.

Following last year’s double-break crop trials, all sites have now been sown back to wheat to investigate the legacy effects on the following cereal crop. This phase of these trials will help assess how previous crop choices can influence wheat performance, soil fertility, w**d pressure, and overall system profitability.

With rising input costs and increasing w**d and pest challenges across the region, understanding the longer-term value of break crops is becoming increasingly important for WA farming systems.

A huge thank you to the DPIRD Geraldton team for their continued support with seeding and spraying, and to Nick Eyres from GSA for his ongoing involvement in the project.

This project is an investment by Grains Research and Development Corporation, led by Grower Group Alliance

13/05/2026

Check out this video of our Liming Trial through the Climate Smart Project!

12/05/2026

April at MIG 🌱🚜 Soil sampling, trial prep, seeding, site visits and plenty more happening behind the scenes as we gear up for another season of research across the region!

24/04/2026

Lest we forget.

07/04/2026