Release date:

10 February 2026

Closing time:

5pm, Friday 6 March 2026

Enquiry deadline:

5pm, Monday 2 March 2026

Summary

SAGIT is seeking expressions of interest in producing the South Australian Crop Sowing Guide. The Sowing Guide is a key production of SAGIT and GRDC and compiles independent and objective information on varieties of our 10 most important field crops from the GRDC NVT system and other resources, to provide agronomists and growers with the information they need to make good decisions about variety choice.

The starting position will be to emulate the content of the 2026 Crop Sowing Guide (see https://sagit.com.au/2026-sowing-guide/) but with the added goal of adding the traits shown below from new data in NVT, from breeding companies, from research agronomists in the public and private sector and other sources.

A proposed protocol for adding this data has been developed and can be discussed with SAGIT during the tender open period.

Where no local data is available for traits, links to interstate sowing guides should be provided. Where available, the area sown to varieties for each crop should be included, via liaison with bulk handlers.

Offer period:

1 April 2026 – 30 June 2026

Document contact and enquiries:

Malcolm Buckby, Project Manager, SAGIT, 0417 722 231, [email protected]

Lodgment of expression of interest:

By email to [email protected]

Description:

Please complete your application using the research application form available on the SAGIT website.

Outcome:

SAGIT is seeking a high-quality publication with a wider range of information for agronomists and farmers, to be published by the end of October each year.

Proposed budget:

An indicative budget of $120,000 per annum is suggested (negotiable).

Proposed contract and term:

3 years.