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Friday, October 10, 2025
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Farmers encouraged to maintain mental health

Farming in South Australia, with its unique challenges like drought, market fluctuations, and isolation, can significantly impact mental well-being. Recent research reveals nearly half of Australian farmers have experienced...

Spots for spotting birds

Andrew asked me to make a contribution to the Farming section for this week, while he enjoys a well deserved break. From time to...

Dry start sowing on display at Winter Walk

Growers got a first look at trials underway at the Hart Field Site at its Winter Walk last Tuesday, which this year has a...

Sustainable red tape for farmers

From July 2 , Sustainable Grain Australia (SGA) ramped up paperwork for farmers with even more red tape for growers to navigate. This is...

Desperately seeking a soaking

According to Brian Parker’s rainfall records at Owen, we have had 31mm to date, which is the lowest total since 1953 when he started...

Composter – The Garden Guru

At great expense to the team at Over the Fence, we have teamed up with one of the Mid North’s most knowledgeable gardeners to...

Going cuckoo about shrikes

Look up in the Air! with Paul Taylor I caught up with Paul at The Rocks Reserve a couple of weeks ago when I was...

Footrot managment model review recommended

A recently completed independent review into the stave’s footrot management saw Livestock SA support the review’s recommendations and will form a steering committee comprising...

Hendersons acquire Baderloo

One of South Australia’s premier poll merino studs at Spalding is heading just a little north of its home, to one of the State’s...

Trials show promise for early sowing

A study held across the Mid North last year has provided an interesting picture for farmers sowing in marginal conditions. A project was done last...

Opportunities in defence

On Tuesday, 23 September, targeted businesses from across the Yorke and Mid North region attended an event aimed at highlighting opportunities to procure work...