Dynamic duo finalists for top Ag awards
Emmetts Roseworthy employees Jaymee Ireland and Josh Kramer are finalists for the 2022 John Deere Technician Awards.
Ireland is one of four finalists competing for...
Over the fence: Woodhooking is on the rise
When the temperature decreases, there’s a corresponding increase in the illegal collection of roadside firewood. or woodhooking.
Why is woodhooking illegal? Less than 30 per...
Over the Fence: Market report with Nick Davis from Davis Grain
I gave Nick Davis a call last week to give us a snapshot of the grains market.
Global markets continue to be volatile with big...
Nominate our worst ‘grain’ roads
Local farmers are being asked to nominate South Australia’s worst roads for carting grain in a new campaign from Grain Producers SA (GPSA).
Based on...
Farm firefighting grant boost
Farmers can now buy new equipment for their firefighting units and get up to $3000 reimbursed.
Under the initiative, applications for Regional Capability Community Fund...
Over the fence: Owen Ag Bureau holds AGM and crop walk
Owen Ag Bureau has a new president.
Past president Richard Fabry passed the reigns to Cameron Lowe last Tuesday. Michael Brougham agreed to continue as...
First sheep industry sustainability report date set
The first Annual Report of the Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF) will be released at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo on July...
Sri Lanka and the organic experiment
There is a problem in the developed nations: the rising demand for organic ‘healthy’ produce.
This is not a swing at those that can afford...
A day in the life of a Watervalian
The alarm rings through the house in Watervale, a community minded little town 129 kilometres north of Adelaide in the Clare Valley.
There is a...
Showing paddocks at conference
In his previous work as an agronomist, Gippsland beef farmer Tim Wilson saw how farmers went wrong when cutting corners to save a few...
Knappstein Wines mark 50 years
To mention the name ‘Knappstein’ is to dive into the very foundations of the history of Clare Valley wine making.
To help mark 50...
