The best last minute gift
It is almost time to start Christmas shopping and as far as a really handy gift for the male or female in your life,...
Railway line and parklands reapt!
In case you have ever driven to Owen and wondered who crops the railway line and the Owen parklands behind the wetlands, it is...
More than 720,000 tonnes received
Viterra has been welcoming a steady stream of receivals at its storage sites across the Mid North and Yorke Peninsula, with close to 723,000...
Harvest kicks in
Considering this is one of the driest seasons on record, it is astonishing there is anything to reap at all. Crops in the Mid...
Harvest cranks up in Mid North
Harvest is away for 2024 with headers finally kicking into gear, with some surprising yields as growers tackle lentils, canola and field peas.
After...
Over the Fence and out in the paddock
This week’s Over the Fence comes from the cabin of my windrower where I am windrowing canola. This activity will keep me busy for...
Stop allocating prime farmland to housing
About 4000 hectares of prime farming land is set to disappear under housing if the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan goes ahead. In a draft...
SA Farmers on Tour – Part 5
Banff to Vancouver
It was a 5am start for this leg, which would be around a seven-hour drive along the Trans-Canada Highway following the Rocky...
Senate hears from grape and grain growers
The devastation of drought and frost conditions to the grape and grain industry is now the focus of a Senate enquiry.
Grape and...
Crops snap frozen
Recent frosts across the Mid North have resulted in thousands of hectares being cut for hay in an effort to salvage a return from...
Feedback open for Whyte Yarcowie wind farm
A licence application for the proposed Whyte Yarcowie wind farm has been released for public consultation.
The developers of the proposed wind farm, Wind Prospect,...
