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Farmers in drought wait as loan scheme review gathers dust

AUSTRALIA’S peak farming bodies say urgent action must be taken by the Federal Government to respond to two critical drought resilience actions. The National Farmers’ Federation, Primary Producers SA, Australian Dairy Farmers, New South Wales...

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22 Jul 2025
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Free heavy-vehicle workshop in Kadina

A FREE workshop on heavy vehicle safety and compliance will be held in Kadina next month to support grain growers and other primary producers. The Roadworthy Heavy Vehicle Made Easy workshops will be held at Emmetts Kadina on Wednesday, August 13 by...

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22 Jul 2025
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Capturing life on the land

BUDDING photographers are invited to share striking images that capture the strength, resilience, and beauty of life on the land for Rural Aid’s sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photo Competition. This year’s competition comes after another...

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22 Jul 2025
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Trialling a dirt cheap fix for a $1.2 billion problem

CHEAP volcanic rock that languishes in open cut mines and quarries could transform Australia’s farming sector as a natural fertiliser, boosting crop yields and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Crushed basalt, a common rock used to make...

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15 Jul 2025
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Farmers in drought wait as loan scheme review gathers dust

AUSTRALIA’S peak farming bodies say urgent action must be taken by the Federal Government to respond to two critical drought resilience actions. The National Farmers’ Federation, Primary Producers SA, Australian Dairy Farmers, New South Wales...

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22 Jul 2025
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Help to restore native vegetation on private land

ALMOST $8 million in grants are available to help farmers and other landholders in the Northern and Yorke, Hills and Fleurieu and Eyre Peninsula regions to restore and enhance native vegetation on their properties. Climate, Environment and Water...

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22 Jul 2025
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Capturing life on the land

BUDDING photographers are invited to share striking images that capture the strength, resilience, and beauty of life on the land for Rural Aid’s sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photo Competition. This year’s competition comes after another...

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22 Jul 2025
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National plan to boost soil health

A $10 MILLION project is set to transform how Australian agriculture manages soil health, creating a national framework to standardise monitoring and management across all sectors. Led by CSIRO, the five-year Soil Health Framework project will...

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24 Jun 2025
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Triple fungicide resistance detected in net form net blotch on Yorke Peninsula

BARLEY growers on Yorke Peninsula are being urged to review their disease management strategies following confirmation of triple fungicide resistance in the fungal disease, net form net blotch. Recent testing of barley samples from Corny Point...

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27 May 2025
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Scouts on alert for crop diseases

IN an Australian first, grain growers can access accurate, localised data to improve disease management through a project harnessing technology to track airborne disease spore movement. The three-year, $3.6 million project aims to provide growers...

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25 Feb 2025
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Extra $3.5million to protect grain from exotic pests

REALISTIC biosecurity simulation exercises, the development of an Australian grains’ biosecurity guide and the appointment of a national biosecurity co-ordinator are some of the latest steps being taken to protect Australian grain growers against...

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18 Feb 2025
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YP WELCOMES RAM BUYERS

YORKE Peninsula Merino Breeders extend a warm welcome to breeders and visitors to the 2025 ram auctions. YP stud breeders continue to produce early maturing, large-framed sheep with strong constitutions and excellent white, stylish, heavy-cutting...

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01 Jul 2025
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SA sheep producers are optimistic as confidence rebounds

SOUTH Australian sheep producers are entering the second half of 2025 with renewed optimism, following a sharp turnaround in rural confidence across the state, according to Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey. While drought and seasonal...

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01 Jul 2025
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Discount extended for eID tags

LIVESTOCK South Australia has welcomed the South Australian Government’s two-year extension of the eID tag discount for sheep and goat producers. Chief executive Travis Tobin said the announcement would assure livestock producers and the broader...

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24 Jun 2025
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Rams to thrive in any climate

Advertising Promotion NORTH Cowie stud at Warooka aims to breed plain-bodied structurally correct sheep, carrying wools in the 18.5 to 21-micron range, all making our clients’ surplus sheep in the saleyards extremely desirable. In 2024, North...

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01 Jul 2025
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Poll Merinos and Dohnes on offer at Babirra

Advertising Promotion THE Farrow family will hold their 64th annual on-property ram auction at Babirra Poll Merino and Dohne Stud, Stansbury, on Tuesday, August 12. “The 30 Poll Merino rams we will offer for auction this year will again have...

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01 Jul 2025
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Jandebrey rams for best prime lambs

Advertising Promotion JANDEBREY White Suffolk Stud, located in Sandilands and run by Geoff and Tania Stock, was founded in 1994. Since then, Geoff and Tania have gained a reputation for producing reliable flock rams that are sound in structure, have...

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01 Jul 2025