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Benefits of lentil rotations and adaptive farming at Hart

EARLY results from a long-term farming systems trial at Hart show that increasing lentil frequency and making adaptive decisions through the cropping season can deliver stronger, more reliable returns — even in challenging years. The joint Hart...

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02 Sep 2025

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State government’s $1 million boost for drought support and technical advice

THE South Australian Government has announced an extra $1 million to support drought-affected farmers, including expanded fodder deliveries and the launch of a free Technical Advisory Service. Fodder deliveries will continue to prioritise farming...

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02 Sep 2025

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Field Days opening moved to day one

THIS year’s Yorke Peninsula Field Days official opening will be on the Tuesday afternoon — the first day of the event — instead of the Wednesday, as in previous years. The field days run for three days: Tuesday to Thursday, September 30 to...

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26 Aug 2025

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YP grower joins GRDC Panel

ARDROSSAN farmer Max Young is among those appointed to represent South Australian, Victorian and Tasmanian grain growers on the new-look Grains Research and Development Corporation Southern Panel for the next two years. The GRDC board announced the...

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26 Aug 2025

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Ag Conference at Port Pirie

SOUTH Australia’s first Carbon Ready Ag Conference will be held in Port Pirie tomorrow (Wednesday, August 27). Hosted by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board at the Northern Festival Theatre, the one-day event has been designed to cut through...

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26 Aug 2025

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GRDC tackles potassium loss in cropping soils

AUSTRALIAN growers are removing more potassium from their soils than they are replacing, putting crop performance at risk. To help address this, the Grains Research and Development Corporation is investing $5.8 million in a four-year project led by...

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19 Aug 2025

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Award open for leaders in biosecurity

NOMINATIONS are open for the Livestock South Australia 2025 Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award. Now in its third year, the award recognises individuals, groups, or organisations in the red meat and wool sectors who demonstrate outstanding...

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19 Aug 2025

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R&D delivers eightfold return

A NEW report has found that for every $1 invested by Australia’s rural research and development corporations, almost $8 in returns is generated by primary producers over 10 years. The inaugural Collective Research and Innovation Outcomes 2024...

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19 Aug 2025

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Fatigue culture costing lives

PUSHING through fatigue to get jobs done on the farm is one of the most under-recognised yet deadly risks in agriculture, according to Farmsafe Australia. As part of its Second Chances — Who Knows How Many You’ll Get campaign, Farmsafe is...

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12 Aug 2025

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Record broken at North Cowie Ram Sale

NORTH Cowie’s annual ram sale, held at Warooka on Wednesday, July 30, fetched a record top price for the stud. The sale featured 79 Merino and Poll Merino rams in the main auction, with a further 50 offered in the mini auction. Additional rams...

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05 Aug 2025

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Wallaroo grain port a key asset as T-Ports goes to market

A UNIQUE grain-handling facility at Wallaroo is among key South Australian infrastructure assets now on the market as part of a sale by T-Ports — the first time the company has opened its doors to new investors. The business, which includes the...

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05 Aug 2025

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First Carbon Ready Ag Conference at Port Pirie

South Australia’s first-ever Carbon Ready Ag Conference is coming to the Northern and Yorke region on Wednesday, August 27. The event will be hosted by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board at Port Pirie’s Northern Festival Theatre. Organisers...

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29 Jul 2025

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GRDC project to help reduce on-farm emissions

A $39 MILLION initiative is set to shape the future of sustainable farming by providing Australian grain growers with practical solutions to lower on-farm emissions intensity. The five-year national Low Emissions Intensity Farming Systems project...

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29 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