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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Numbers ease after rough weather

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 8 Numbers eased this week as agents offered 5200 lambs and 1000 sheep, and given the extremely rough...

Free workshop trucking into Jamestown

A free heavy-vehicle workshop aimed at producers will be held in Jamestown at Kelly Toyota on August 12. The workshop is one of five being...

GPSA seek feedback for blueprint

Grain Producers SA (GPSA) released a draft of the updated South Australian Grain Industry Blueprint for public consultation with submissions to close on July...

Rainfall fizzer

Despite all the computer models suggesting widespread rain last week, it was mostly just showers and although a few did manage 13-15mm, many areas...

Mid North to Midlands for Waterloo local

Waterloo’s Caleb Schwartz is a third-year Agricultural Science student at the University of Adelaide and is the president of the Adelaide University Agricultural Students...

Weather no deterrent at Livestock Exchange

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 24 Wild weather over much of the supplying areas did not deter vendors as agents offered 18,850 lambs...

Sheepish view of Iceland

This week’s Over the Fence comes directly from Iceland where I have been examining the condition of Icelandic livestock, mainly sheep, which have recently lambed...

March shorn merinos set saleyards record

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep - June 17 Numbers increased substantially as agents offered 10,000 lambs and 1500 sheep. Quality was generally fair to good...

Plovers and lapwings

WHAT BIRD IS THAT with Paul Taylor Occasionally, names of some birds are changed. Classification can be altered with recent advances in ornithology, resulting in...

Heavy lambs a highlight with new saleyard records

SA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE DUBLIN REPORT Sheep. -June 10 Numbers reduced significantly as agents offered 4304 lambs and 425 sheep. Quality was again extremely mixed, however some...

BPS travels back in time

Junior students at Balaklava Primary School travelled back in time on Tuesday, 1 July, taking part it an "olden days dress up" day. Parents were...