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Big crowd at Hart’s Getting the Crop In

DESPITE drought in many areas of the state, there was a full house with a thirst for knowledge at the annual Hart Field-Site Group’s Getting the Crop In seminar in Clare last Wednesday, March 12. About 130 farmers and consultants attended the...

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18 Mar 2025

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Carbon farming workshops

FREE carbon farming workshops are being held at Port Broughton and Maitland this week. Northern and Yorke Landscape Board will provide the latest local information about carbon farming, and explain emissions reduction and how to calculate your...

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18 Mar 2025

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Farm deaths double in 2024

AUSTRALIA’S peak body for farm safety, Farmsafe Australia, is calling for urgent action following a sharp rise in on-farm fatalities and injuries. Data from AgriFutures Australia and AgHealth Australia shows that 72 lives were lost and 133 serious...

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18 Mar 2025

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Viterra donation boosts Bute Lions

BUTE and Districts Lions Club has been recognised for the outstanding support it provides to the local community by being named as one of three regional South Australian organisations to receive donations from agricultural commodities company...

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12 Mar 2025

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Sheep thrills for the whole family

THE Curramulka Speed Shear you know and love is back for its 13th year. Shearers from all over the country are set to go head-to-head at the Curramulka Oval on Saturday, March 22 — and entry to see the action is free. “You can either sit in the...

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12 Mar 2025

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GRDC launches $47m war on weeds

A NEW $47 million weed management project will support Australian grain growers to manage one of the most persistent and costly challenges facing farming businesses. Led by Grains Research and Development Corporation, the 5.5-year Weed Management...

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04 Mar 2025

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Next generation farmer on a mission

WHEN Jack Owen took on part of the family farm as his own, he had the world at his feet. He had been given free rein on 330 hectares to run his own lamb enterprise and he was finally living his dream of being home on the farm, having moved away to...

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04 Mar 2025

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Get ready to ‘get the crop in’

THE critical question of how much rain is needed for crop germination will be one of the topics explored at Hart Field-Site Group’s annual Getting the Crop In seminar. The free event will be held in Clare on Wednesday, March 12, and offers the...

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25 Feb 2025

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Workshop to sharpen presentation skills

PUBLIC speaking is often listed as one of people’s greatest fears. Now people in the grains industry are being given an opportunity to elevate their skills in speaking and presenting. Grains Research and Development Corporation will hold the...

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25 Feb 2025

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Local women urged to join ag leadership program

WOMEN with leadership ambitions are urged to apply to the popular Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. Twelve women will be selected for the 2025 program. The cohort will take part in a three-day leadership retreat in Canberra, be matched...

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25 Feb 2025

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Hay on the way around SA

RURAL Aid is ensuring that hay reaches South Australian farmers in need as efficiently as possible. It is one of the charitable organisations being supported by Primary Industries and Regions South Australia to deliver hay right as part of a $18...

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25 Feb 2025

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Input prices forecast to go up

FARM expenses are set to increase across 2025, with inputs expected to be slightly higher than last year. That’s the outlook from Bendigo Bank agricultural analyst Sean Hickey. However, he said the price of resources used in fertiliser production...

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25 Feb 2025

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YP native veg improves crop yields

South Australian ecologists have provided proof of why native vegetation is critical for healthy crop yields and should be protected in agricultural regions, based on a study on Yorke Peninsula. In the first study of its kind in South Australi...

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18 Feb 2025

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Free farm team resilience workshops

A FREE workshop in Maitland this month is aimed to boost farm team resilience. Funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the South Australian Government, the workshop’s purpose is to improve teamwork and communication on...

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18 Feb 2025

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NFF ticks off wins for farm advocacy

THE National Farmers’ Feder-ation says it has secured major policy wins across biosecurity, taxation, environment and trade. Speaking on February 13 as Federal Parliament’s second sitting week for the month wrapped up, NFF president David...

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18 Feb 2025