Gallery 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Keynote speaker Alan Parker OAM with guests 2025 BIGG Annual Conference 2025 BIGG Annual Conference 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Q&A Farmer Panel 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Keynote speaker Alan Parker OAM 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Sponsors Elders Roseworthy 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Event Sponsor Landscapes Board Northern & Yorke 2025 BIGG Annual Conference 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Student bursary ticket recipients 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Barossa Lending Service 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Farmer Johns 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - Pete Mitchell BIGG Chairperson with speaker Greg Campbell 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - WFI 2025 BIGG Annual Conference - BIGG's Pete Mitchell and Jane Evans thank Georgie Keynes for her long service to BIGG Mark Inglis, Jane Evans, Liam Mowbray, Felicity Turner, Brett Nietschke, Graham Clothier, and Warren Davies BIGG 24 Conference - Warren Davies 'The Unbreakable Farmer' BIGG 24 Conference, Farming Ahead: A Changing Landscape BIGG 24 Conference youth attendees with Livestock SA Warren Davies BIGG 24 Conference - BIGG Communications Intern Emily Adams with Laura Baker, Farmer Johns & BIGG Board Member Winter Beef Snapshot- Bronte Simounds, Mary Rowe BIGG 24 Conference - Trade Displays Winter Beef Snapshot- Brenton Miller, Craig and Kirsty Moore, Ben Finch Winter Beef Snapshot- Bruce Hancock, Georgie Keynes, Dr Dario Mendoza, Dr Mariana Caetano and Mikaela Baker Winter Beef Snapshot- Adam Krahnert, Des Andriske, Daniel Stuart Winter Beef Snapshot- Julian Maul, Phil Martin and Michael Evans Winter Beef Snapshot- Teresa Robinson, Georgie Keynes, Sahara McFetridge Julian Maul, Phil Martin, Bruce Hancock, Lauchlan Grossmann and Visiting the Desal Plant Water Farm Tour- June 2023 BIGG Spring Pasture Walk 2022, looking at multi species varieties and the insect population within them. Water Farm Tour- June 2023 Water Farm Tour- June 2023 Water Bus Trip to the Mid North March 2023 Lined Catchment on the Water Farm Tour at Dale Buttons March 2023 Andrew Holt demonstrating his farm revegetation which has encouraged over 80 species of birds onto his farm. Hansi Graetz, Di Stewart and Ian Koch at the BIGG Landscapes Conference 2022 William Hurn, Craig Doecke, Brian Hughes and Pete Mitchell at the BIGG Landscapes 2022 Conference Producers attending the Water Security Workshop- developing water plans for their properties. Observing the pasture grazing systems on the Fleurieu at the Fleurieu Bus Trip Members of BIGG and the Mid North High Rainfall Zone Group at the Fleurieu Bus Trip in March The BIGG Board for 2021, at the AGM in October. Looking at opportunities for a local lined dam catchment with members of the Coorong LAP, who have developed them in their region. The BIGG/Coopers Farm Supplies Spring Pasture walk, observing how different varieties respond to our local environment. Soil Health and Grazing Workshop, June 2021- Dr Christine Jones demonstrating the liquid carbon pathway with roots in a sown annual pasture Tracy and Owen Bonython with Dr Christine Jones looking at a pasture in Ebenezer, June 2021 Dr Christine Jones, Ian Koch, Georgie Keynes and Fiona Koch, looking at mixed species in Moculta, June 2021 The BIGG Autumn Pasture Walk 2021- Craig Altmann (AGF Seeds), Anthony Steinert, Craig John (Coopers Mt PLeasant), Aston Barr (Barenbrug) and Georgie K At the Rocland centre pivot on the BIGG Autumn Pasture Walk 2021 Sarah Weaver, Bruce Hancock, Lynton Arney and Alice Weaver at the BIGG Grow Conference 2021. Rod Daniel, Joe Keynes, Deb Scammell and Lisa Nietschke at the BIGG Conference BIGG Grow Conference 2021! Gra$$ to Dollars course took 8 properties on a journey in pasture and grazing management Tim Prance taught producers in Grass to Dollars how to condition score cattle The BIGG Board at the 2020 AGM Ian Koch presenting Bruce Hancock with the first BIGG Lifetime Membership Certificate at the BIGG AGM 2020 David Woodard, Ian Koch and Chris George at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020 Felicity Turner, Deb Scammell and Tim Brown at Tim's Containment Ewe Site at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020 Craig John and Ben Zander in Ben's Forage Triticale and Annual Ryegrass at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020 Chris George, Ian Koch and Brett Nietschke at the BIGG Spring Pasture Walk 2020 Georgie Keynes, Ben Zander and Lisa Nietschke at the Spring Pasture Walk 2020 Ian Koch and Peter Toome installing the new weather station at Moculta Filming the soil pit videos with AMLR's Rebecca Tonkin, David Woodard from Rural Solutions and Miriam Yip, ESM Rural Solutions soil 'guru' David Woodard discussing the important traits of soils during filming of the soil pit video 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. All participants of the containment ewe bus tour got hand's on conditions scoring ewes Four different containment ewe sites were visited on the bus trip, including a feed out cart system at Schutz's near Eudunda. Brian Hughes who presented on managing soil erosion with local producer, William Hurn and BIGG's Deb Scammell on the containment ewe bus tour. MLA intern, Emma Stephens with Nic Dawes at Kym Mosey's containment ewe area on the bus tour. BIGG technical facilitators, Brett Nietschke, Deb Scammell and Georgie Keynes at the BIGG 2020 Conference Local Eden Valley Producers, Jane Evans and Vic Patrick with SAMDB's Eliza Reiger At the BIGG 2020 Conference, Chris Scheid (ProAdvice), Michael Evans and current BIGG Board Chair, Ian Koch. Students from the University of Adelaide attended the 2020 BIGG conference, Leesa Flanagan, Nic Dawes, Alice Weaver, Mariana Caetano and Emily Buddle. Stephen Flemming (Fox and Lillie) with BIGG Board Member Pete Mitchell at the BIGG 2020 Conference Ed Scott presented a great session on soil health, with local producer Matt Neldner Craig Altmann (AGF Seeds) and Rod Miller (Australian Wool Network) at the BIGG 2020 Conference Karl Schiller, Samantha Neumann and Amy Doecke (Angaston Transport) at the 2020 BIGG Conference The New BIGG Inc. Board- September 2019 Tony Randall, Ian Koch, Bruce Hancock and Michael Evans at the BIGG Celebration and AGM September 2019 The BIGG Executive Officer Georgie Keynes and Technical Facilitators Deb Scammel and Brett Nietschke Craig John and Fiona Koch at the BIGG Celebration and AGM September 2019 Conference attendees Josh Bottrall, Bruce Henderson and Emma McInerney with BIGG’s Brett Nietschke, March 2019 Participants at the March 2019 BIGG Conference Taryn Mangelsdorf and Lisa Nietschke with speaker Dr Catherine Harper Participants at the Understanding Soils workshop, February 2018 Understanding Soils workshop, February 2018 Building Resilience conference, February 2018 Bruce Hancock and Graham Keynes at Building Resilience, February 2018 Alan Jackson and Georgie Keynes at Building Resilience, February 2018 SAMDB's Eliuza Rieger at Building Resilience, February 2018 Searching for and identifying the 'four nasty' oestrogenic clovers at BIGGs clover identification workshop October 2017 PIRSA's David Woodard explaining how to identify clovers at the Clover Identification workshop, October 2017 Participants at the 2017 Spring Pasture walk visiting a BIGG soil moisture monitoring station BIGGs Spring Pasture Walk 2017 The Barossa Lifetime Ewe Management course, September 2017 Tony Pasin MP, Murray & Ben Klemm, and Luke Hartsuyker MP visiting BIGG's Watercourse Revegetation Site - April 2017 BIGG's 2017 annual conference "Perfect Pastures", February 2017 BIGGs 2017 annual conference 'Perfect Pastures', February 2017 BIGG members visiting the Keyneton annual demonstration site, November 2016 James Graetz and Mark Grossman receiving BIGG's Highly Commended Award from Hon Minister Peter Malinauskas at the State Resilient Awards - Dec. 2016 Michael Evans, Angaston, Greg Mildren, Mt Torrens, and Ian McFarland, SA Sheep Connect at the Precision Livestock Forum - October 2016 Bruce Hancock, Rural Solutions SA:PIRSA, Roseworthy, Dick Evans, Angaston and Robin Dobos, NSW DPI at the Precision Livestock Forum - October 2016 Georgie Keynes being interviewed by ABC reporter James Jooste at the BIGG spring pasture walk - September 2016 Agtastic speakers Belinda Cay (MC), Georgie Keynes and Tony Randall - June 2016 Georgie Keynes, Tony Pasin MP, Julian Marchant, Ben Klemm, Murray Klemm and Lucy Hyde at the BIGG Watercourse Revegetation Project site - October 2015 Craig John, Coopers Farm Supplies with Prof Martin Barbetti, The Uni of WA and Brett Nietschke at the BIGG spring pasture walk - September 2015 Bruce Hancock (right) with BIGG members at BIGG Pasture Walk, Sedan - September 2015 Avon producer Chris Curnow with presenters Shannon and Marcus Sounness, Amelup WA at the BIGG Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015 Producer Matt Gerlach and Techical Facilitator Brett Nietschke at the BIGG Pastue Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015 AMLR's Taryn Mangelsdorf and BIGG Chair Mark Grossman at the Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015 Presenters Therese McBeath, CSIRO and Leighton Pearce, Growing Solutions at the BIGG Pasture Update in Nuriootpa - August 2015 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 New South Wales DPI research officer Gordon Refshauge presents to BIGG members at BIGG's Lamb Survival workshop, Flaxman Valley - April 2015 Presenters Jason Trompf and Gordon Refshauge with BIGG's Georgie Keynes at BIGG's Lamb Survival Workshop, Flaxman Valley - April 2015 BIGG Technical Facilitators Brett Nietschke and Georgie Keynes launching the BIGG case studies booklet at the Barossa Bushgardens - March 2015 BIGG member Graham Keynes demonstrated the NRM benefits of his trailer-feeder at the 2015 Angaston Ag Bureau Hogget Competition, Keyneton - March 2015 Native grass expert Millie Nichols teaches Barossa producers about native grasses at Keyneton - October 2014 Participants, pictured at Jen Light’s pasture at Flaxman Valley, learnt about ways to improve their pastures at BIGG’s pasture walk - September 2014 Judge Tim Prance discusses the quality of Vic Patrick’s pasture at Flaxman Valley during BIGG's Pasture Walk - September 2014 Brett Nietschke presents the $500 voucher for Heritage Seeds to BIGG's Pasture Challenge winner, Chris Steinert - September 2014 Daniel Schuppan addressing participants at BIGG's workshop on native pasture recovery following the Eden Valley bush fires - September 2014 Bruce Hancock, Brett Nietschke, and David Woodard at Lambex 2014 - July 2014 John Richardson, Eden Valley, Dick Evans, and Kym Graetz Keyneton at Lambex 2014 - July 2014 Joe Keynes, with the Beef & Lamb – New Zealand delegation, Martin Coup and Aaron Miekle, with Richard Wakelin at Lambex 2014 - July 2014 Demonstration of the 'RAPPA' at BIGG's Moculta Grazing Workshop by Daniel Schuppan, Landmark - July 2013 Andrew and Peter Kleinig, hosts of the Koonunga soil moisture monitoring site with Adam Pietsch, Farmer Johns - September 2013 Fiona Koch, James Graetz and Jen Light at the Fleurieu Bus Trip in 2013 Keyneton Pasture Walk in 2012 Demonstrating the Electric Fence Rappa Hansi Graetz, Keyneton in his recently sprayed lucerne paddock - September 2013 Eden Valley Pasture Walk in 2012 The first BIGG pasture walk- Moculta Pasture Walk in 2012 Karl Schiller after putting out a temporary electric fence with the 'RAPPA' in his vineyard at Angaston - August 2013 Vic Patrick and Chris Steinert at BIGG's Flaxman Valley Feed Budgeting Workshop - August 2013
