Gallery

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  The BIGG Board at the 2020 AGM

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  Ian Koch presenting Bruce Hancock with the first BIGG Lifetime Membership Certificate at the BIGG AGM 2020

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  David Woodard, Ian Koch and Chris George at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020

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  Felicity Turner, Deb Scammell and Tim Brown at Tim's Containment Ewe Site at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020

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  Craig John and Ben Zander in Ben's Forage Triticale and Annual Ryegrass at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020

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  Chris George, Ian Koch and Brett Nietschke at the BIGG Spring Pasture Walk 2020

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  Georgie Keynes, Ben Zander and Lisa Nietschke at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020

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  Filming the soil pit videos with AMLR's Rebecca Tonkin, David Woodard from Rural Solutions and Miriam Yip, ESM

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  Rural Solutions soil 'guru' David Woodard discussing the important traits of soils during filming of the soil pit video

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  BIGG's Deb Scammell and Mary Chirgwin from Zoetis who sponsored the bus trip along with Meat and Livestock Australia and SA Murray Darling Basin NRM.

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  All participants of the containment ewe bus tour got hand's on conditions scoring ewes

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  Four different containment ewe sites were visited on the bus trip, including a feed out cart system at Schutz's near Eudunda.

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  Brian Hughes who presented on managing soil erosion with local producer, William Hurn and BIGG's Deb Scammell on the containment ewe bus tour.

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  MLA intern, Emma Stephens with Nic Dawes at Kym Mosey's containment ewe area on the bus tour.

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  BIGG technical facilitators, Brett Nietschke, Deb Scammell and Georgie Keynes at the BIGG 2020 Conference

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  Local Eden Valley Producers, Jane Evans and Vic Patrick with SAMDB's Eliza Reiger

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  At the BIGG 2020 Conference, Chris Scheid (ProAdvice), Michael Evans and current BIGG Board Chair, Ian Koch.

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  Students from the University of Adelaide attended the 2020 BIGG conference, Leesa Flanagan, Nic Dawes, Alice Weaver, Mariana Caetano and Emily Buddle.

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  Stephen Flemming (Fox and Lillie) with BIGG Board Member Pete Mitchell at the BIGG 2020 Conference

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  Ed Scott presented a great session on soil health, with local producer Matt Neldner

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  Craig Altmann (AGF Seeds) and Rod Miller (Australian Wool Network) at the BIGG 2020 Conference

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  Karl Schiller, Samantha Neumann and Amy Doecke (Angaston Transport) at the 2020 BIGG Conference

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  The New BIGG Inc. Board- September 2019

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  Tony Randall, Ian Koch, Bruce Hancock and Michael Evans at the BIGG Celebration and AGM September 2019

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  The BIGG Executive Officer Georgie Keynes and Technical Facilitators Deb Scammel and Brett Nietschke

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  Craig John and Fiona Koch at the BIGG Celebration and AGM September 2019

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  Conference attendees Josh Bottrall, Bruce Henderson and Emma McInerney with BIGG’s Brett Nietschke, March 2019

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  Participants at the March 2019 BIGG Conference Taryn Mangelsdorf and Lisa Nietschke with speaker Dr Catherine Harper

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  Participants at the Understanding Soils workshop, February 2018

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  Understanding Soils workshop, February 2018

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  Building Resilience conference, February 2018

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  Bruce Hancock and Graham Keynes at Building Resilience, February 2018

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  Alan Jackson and Georgie Keynes at Building Resilience, February 2018

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  SAMDB's Eliuza Rieger at Building Resilience, February 2018

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  Searching for and identifying the 'four nasty' oestrogenic clovers at BIGGs clover identification workshop October 2017

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  PIRSA's David Woodard explaining how to identify clovers at the Clover Identification workshop, October 2017

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  Participants at the 2017 Spring Pasture walk visiting a BIGG soil moisture monitoring station

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  BIGGs Spring Pasture Walk 2017

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  The Barossa Lifetime Ewe Management course, September 2017

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  Tony Pasin MP, Murray & Ben Klemm, and Luke Hartsuyker MP visiting BIGG's Watercourse Revegetation Site - April 2017

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  BIGG's 2017 annual conference "Perfect Pastures", February 2017

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  BIGGs 2017 annual conference 'Perfect Pastures', February 2017

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  BIGG members visiting the Keyneton annual demonstration site, November 2016

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  James Graetz and Mark Grossman receiving BIGG's Highly Commended Award from Hon Minister Peter Malinauskas at the State Resilient Awards - Dec. 2016

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  Michael Evans, Angaston, Greg Mildren, Mt Torrens, and Ian McFarland, SA Sheep Connect at the Precision Livestock Forum - October 2016

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  Bruce Hancock, Rural Solutions SA:PIRSA, Roseworthy, Dick Evans, Angaston and Robin Dobos, NSW DPI at the Precision Livestock Forum - October 2016

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  Georgie Keynes being interviewed by ABC reporter James Jooste at the BIGG spring pasture walk - September 2016

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  Agtastic speakers Belinda Cay (MC), Georgie Keynes and Tony Randall - June 2016

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  Georgie Keynes, Tony Pasin MP, Julian Marchant, Ben Klemm, Murray Klemm and Lucy Hyde at the BIGG Watercourse Revegetation Project site - October 2015

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  Craig John, Coopers Farm Supplies with Prof Martin Barbetti, The Uni of WA and Brett Nietschke at the BIGG spring pasture walk - September 2015

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  Bruce Hancock (right) with BIGG members at BIGG Pasture Walk, Sedan - September 2015

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  Avon producer Chris Curnow with presenters Shannon and Marcus Sounness, Amelup WA at the BIGG Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015

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  Producer Matt Gerlach and Techical Facilitator Brett Nietschke at the BIGG Pastue Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015

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  AMLR's Taryn Mangelsdorf and BIGG Chair Mark Grossman at the Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015

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  Presenters Therese McBeath, CSIRO and Leighton Pearce, Growing Solutions at the BIGG Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015

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  Sue Holt won a Dorper lamb, donated by BIGG's Bruce Hancock, after participating in a survey to measure attitudes to grazing in vineyards - April 2015

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  New South Wales DPI research officer Gordon Refshauge presents to BIGG members at BIGG's Lamb Survival workshop, Flaxman Valley - April 2015

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  Presenters Jason Trompf and Gordon Refshauge with BIGG's Georgie Keynes at BIGG's Lamb Survival Workshop, Flaxman Valley - April 2015

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  BIGG Technical Facilitators Brett Nietschke and Georgie Keynes launching the BIGG case studies booklet at the Barossa Bushgardens - March 2015

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  BIGG member Graham Keynes demonstrated the NRM benefits of his trailer-feeder at the 2015 Angaston Ag Bureau Hogget Competition, Keyneton - March 2015

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  Native grass expert Millie Nichols teaches Barossa producers about native grasses at Keyneton - October 2014

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  Participants, pictured at Jen Light’s pasture at Flaxman Valley, learnt about ways to improve their pastures at BIGG’s pasture walk - September 2014

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  Judge Tim Prance discusses the quality of Vic Patrick’s pasture at Flaxman Valley during BIGG's Pasture Walk - September 2014

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  Brett Nietschke presents the $500 voucher for Heritage Seeds to BIGG's Pasture Challenge winner, Chris Steinert - September 2014

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  Daniel Schuppan addressing participants at BIGG's workshop on native pasture recovery following the Eden Valley bush fires - September 2014

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  Bruce Hancock, Brett Nietschke, and David Woodard at Lambex 2014 - July 2014

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  John Richardson, Eden Valley, Dick Evans, and Kym Graetz Keyneton at Lambex 2014 - July 2014

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  Joe Keynes, with the Beef & Lamb – New Zealand delegation, Martin Coup and Aaron Miekle, with Richard Wakelin at Lambex 2014 - July 2014

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  Demonstration of the 'RAPPA' at BIGG's Moculta Grazing Workshop by Daniel Schuppan, Landmark - July 2013

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  Andrew and Peter Kleinig, hosts of the Koonunga soil moisture monitoring site with Adam Pietsch, Farmer Johns - September 2013

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  Hansi Graetz, Keyneton in his recently sprayed lucerne paddock - September 2013

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  Karl Schiller after putting out a temporary electric fence with the 'RAPPA' in his vineyard at Angaston - August 2013

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  Vic Patrick and Chris Steinert at BIGG's Flaxman Valley Feed Budgeting Workshop - August 2013