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First ship on the horizon

T-PORTS Wallaroo is on track to ship its first load of grain by late July. The $70 million facility received about 100,000 tonnes of grain from 165 growers across Yorke Peninsula and the Mid North in the 2022-23 harvest, marking a successful soft...

Fin Hansen

27 Jun 2023

News

Taking Stock of farmers’ mental health

A GRASSROOTS wellbeing and suicide prevention website has been launched to support Australian farmers. The website — https://.takingstock. community — has been designed by and for farmers, including some from Yorke Peninsula, to help them tackle...

Fin Hansen

02 May 2023

News

Reaping the rewards

Rain postpones YP harvest plans YORKE Peninsula farmers have begun harvesting their crops, amid weather interruptions. Significant rainfall, thunderstorms and a cooler-than-average end to spring have forced growers to keep their headers in the shed...

Fin Hansen

29 Nov 2022

Livestock

Pleasing year at Carricowie

CARRICOWIE Poll Merino Stud, Brentwood, held its 27th annual sale on Tuesday afternoon, August 16. Despite 41 of a potential 80 rams selling at an average of $1512, stud owner Bronte Blyth said he was pleased with the sale. “We have had a mixed...

Fin Hansen

23 Aug 2022

Livestock

Strong result at Babirra

A COMPETITIVE group of bidders attended Babirra Poll Merino and Dohne Stud’s 61st on-property auction at Stansbury on Tuesday, August 16. The sale marked Babirra’s 21st year offering Dohnes, with 47 of 52 sold at a $1629 average. Fourteen of the...

Fin Hansen

23 Aug 2022

News

Strong season tipped following opening rain

A LATE opening rain has enabled a promising start to the Yorke Peninsula cropping season. A significant amount of dry seeding has been followed by consistent rainfall in the past two weeks, with the added moisture leading to early crop emergence...

Fin Hansen

15 Jun 2022