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Striking at the heart of blowflies

A NEW state-of-the-art mobile centre producing sterile blowflies is part of a fresh push to eliminate flystrike in sheep. The world-first program will be trialled on Kangaroo Island and, if successful, it will likely be rolled out across the state...

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16 Apr 2024
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Extra funding for rural financial counselling

AN EXTRA $1.7 million for the Rural Financial Counselling Service from the Australian Government will support farmers, fishers, foresters and small, related enterprises. The additional funding will go to services in areas impacted by severe weather...

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16 Apr 2024
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OUCH... Although tiny, fire ants produce a painful bite

THE South Australian Government is contributing more than $17 million to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program in a bid to keep aggressive ants out of the state. One of the world’s most invasive pests, fire ants have already gained a foothold...

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09 Apr 2024
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AI the new farmhand

HERBICIDE sprayers that can sense the difference between weeds and other plants in real time, apps that assess the quality of 1000 lentils in less than a minute and drones surveying 2000 hectares for crop damage in less than two hours — welcome to...

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26 Mar 2024
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Extra funding for rural financial counselling

AN EXTRA $1.7 million for the Rural Financial Counselling Service from the Australian Government will support farmers, fishers, foresters and small, related enterprises. The additional funding will go to services in areas impacted by severe weather...

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16 Apr 2024
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OUCH... Although tiny, fire ants produce a painful bite

THE South Australian Government is contributing more than $17 million to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program in a bid to keep aggressive ants out of the state. One of the world’s most invasive pests, fire ants have already gained a foothold...

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09 Apr 2024
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Citizen scientists hop to it with rabbit virus tracking project

AUSTRALIA’S national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on rural and regional Australians to join in the longest-running citizen science survey of rabbit diseases in the world, to help keep the invasive pest in check. Feral rabbits are one of the...

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27 Feb 2024
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Ready, set, now time to grow

LOCAL farmers, agronomists, consultants and ag industry representatives gathered in Clare for the Hart Field-Site Group’s annual Getting The Crop In seminar last Wednesday, March 13. About 120 attendees gained insights across a range of topics...

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19 Mar 2024
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Weather tech and best practice focus at spray workshops

MORE than 200 people attended workshops focusing on best practice agrichemical spray application at Crystal Brook, Paskeville and Minlaton recently. The workshops were organised by agricultural sciences company FMC Australasia. FMC area sales...

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13 Mar 2024
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Biosecurity bolstered in national initiative

A $42.7 million initiative, led by Grains Research and Development Corporation, is set to transform the effectiveness and responsiveness of Australia’s grains biosecurity system. The National Grains Diagnostic and Surveillance Initiative is...

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05 Mar 2024
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Getting The Crop In seminar to prepare for seeding

WHILE the dust may have only just settled from harvest, planning for the 2024 sowing season has already begun. Helping things along, the Hart Field-Site Group is hosting its annual, free, Getting The Crop In seminar in Clare on Wednesday, March 13...

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27 Feb 2024
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Point-of-sale discount for electronic ID tags

AS part of the implementation of a national electronic identification traceability system for sheep and farmed goats, South Australia’s primary producers can now receive a point of sale eID tag discount. The eID devices, also known as tags...

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30 Jan 2024
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SheepMaster rams reach $16k top

HISTORY was made when South Australia’s first SheepMasters sale was held at Orrie Cowie Genetics, Warooka, last Wednesday, October 25. The auction attracted 15 ­registered buyers, with 48 of the 50 rams offered purchased for an average of $2945...

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31 Oct 2023
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Glencorrie rams reach $5100

A TOP price of $5100 was achieved by Glencorrie Border Leicester Stud, Sandilands, at its 14th annual ram sale. The stud achieved a healthy average price of $1238 for its Border Leicesters, and similarly strong results for its Dorset rams in the...

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04 Oct 2023
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New premises for Central Ag Solutions

Advertising promotion CENTRAL Ag Solutions celebrated the opening of the business’s new premises in Arthurton with clients, Nutrien Ag Solutions staff and suppliers last Thursday, March 21. Farming-supplies company Central Ag Solutions, part of...

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26 Mar 2024
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2024 Hanson Curramulka Speed Shear - Sheep thrills for the whole family

PEOPLE from far and wide will be flocking to the 2024 Hanson Curramulka Spead Sheer on Saturday, March 23. Competition is going to be tight this year, with national team selection on the line, as well as a $5000 first prize. Curramulka Community...

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13 Mar 2024
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Deep soil analysis shines light on effective nitrogen budgeting

Advertising promotion NITROGEN needs to be measured and managed correctly to maximise yields and return on investment. Replacing nitrogen to optimal levels in conjunction with existing subsoil moisture will put you on the front foot for the season...

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27 Feb 2024