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Call SafeWork SA for farm safety advice

FARMERS are being urged to contact SafeWork SA’s free Advisory Service for specialist advice on improving safety across their operations. The call is part of SafeWork SA’s 12-month Safety in Agriculture campaign, which began on October 1 and...

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14 Oct 2025

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Enviroshield extends harvest window and boosts yield

Advertising promotion FARMERS looking to maximise yield and seed quality in pod-bearing crops such as canola and lentils are turning to Enviroshield, a flexible crop sealant that offers a natural, effective solution for harvest timing challenges. It...

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14 Oct 2025

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Spring: time to spruce up weed control

SPRING is the ideal season for grain growers and their advisers to assess weed management programs and identify opportunities to integrate new technology. That’s the advice from Yorke Peninsula-based Chris Davey, WeedSmart’s extension agronomist...

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14 Oct 2025

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‘Weevil Knievel’ to the rescue

A TINY insect could hold the key to tackling flaxleaf fleabane, one of the most invasive and costly weeds in Australian grain production. Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, are exploring if the stem-boring weevil Lixus...

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08 Oct 2025

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Innovation delivering wins for Australian agriculture

A NEW report has found that for every dollar invested by Australia’s rural research and development corporations, almost $8 is returned to primary producers over 10 years. The inaugural Collective Re-search and Innovation Outcomes 2024 report...

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30 Sep 2025

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Grain for Good launch at Yorke Peninsula Field Days

T-PORTS will launch a new community initiative, Grain for Good, at the Yorke Peninsula Field Days this week, September 30 to October 2. The program will see T-Ports donate 50 cents for every tonne delivered to one of its sites during the 2025-26...

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30 Sep 2025