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Farmers get ready, set, sow

The season break is rapidly approaching, and the final entries are in. Looks like a bit of rain is on the horizon as I...

‘Mr Emu’ finds his happy place

A young emu has adopted a flock of sheep on a Cleve farm and doesn’t want to be parted from them. Nor will it let...

Buoyant outlook for regional business and farmers

Small business has been doing it tough, international events have put pressure on agribusiness and interest rates are on the rise, but the outlook...

Wunderbar’s reward for innovation

Black Springs’ Wunderbar Lamb was named the ‘Innovative Farmer of the Year’ at the awards ceremony in the Olympic Room at the MCG, on...

$200,000 in Grassroots Grants up for grabs

Community and agriculture groups, schools and progress associations can now apply for a Grassroots Grant to fund sustainable ag and environmental projects in the Northern...

Positive GM canola findings

The 2021 Hart Trial Results book was released early last week and contains interesting results in the first year South Australia had access to...

Little helpers on hand to kickstart seeding

Halbury farmer Duncan Crawford is looking positively towards this seeding season as his preparation gets into full swing.  Running a relatively small operation on a...

An easier seeding with Hardi

Fresh off the back of the grand opening of their Hardi dealership, the team at Techgrow are ready to support farmers ahead of the...

Exports disrupted

Trade flows out of the Black Sea region, particularly from Ukraine ports, have been severely disrupted by Russia’s invasion of its western neighbour. Exports from...

Grass is greener on the other side

The last few weeks of wet weather have played havoc everywhere in the eastern states. Sheep farmers in the NSW high country have received 20...

Applications open for the SATC Regional Event Fund

Organisers of new and existing events across South Australia are encouraged to apply for the South Australian Tourism Commission’s (SATC) Regional Event Fund 2026-27....