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Need for Feed travels to South Australia

A large convoy of trucks carrying emergency fodder from Victoria to Murray Bridge passed through Lameroo recently, stopping for a poignant moment in front of the main street’s silo artwork, featuring a depiction of a farmer warming his hands, or...

SA Farmer

January 2025

Agriculture

Next steps in preparing SA for varroa mite

SOUTH Australia’s preparedness for the possible incursion of varroa mite and its future management has taken the next step as the SA Varroa Detection Response and Transition to Management Plan has been approved by industry and is now available...

SA Farmer

January 2025

Sheep

Rebate to assist eID equipment costs

THE State Government will see reduced costs in transitioning to electronic identification (eID) tags for sheep and farmed goats under a recent rebate announcement. Livestock agents could receive a 75 per cent rebate on eligible essential equipment...

SA Farmer

January 2025

Agriculture

Water research seeks to boost grain yields

RESEARCH is underway in South Australia to push the limits of water productivity in cereal yield potential across low (LRZ) and medium rainfall zones (MRZ). National science agency CSIRO and Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have...

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January 2025

Ag News

Export market reaches record high

SOUTH Australian exports to China reached an all-time high in the year to August 2024, up 46 per cent in the past 12 months to reach $4.27 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Included in that figure is the $680 million...

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January 2025

Nuts

Highlights from the 2024 Australian Almond Conference

A RECORD crowd of 600 delegates attended the Australian Almond Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre in October. The event is held every two years and again provided a great opportunity for those in the industry to network and learn...

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December 2024

Agriculture

Crop rotation study yields important results

LONG-TERM research across Victoria’s Mallee region is highlighting the impacts different crop managements on soil carbon and nitrogen. Agriculture Victoria (AgVic) has been conducting a research trial, dubbed MC14, at Walpeup since 1985 to...

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December 2024

Sheep

SA’s agriculture research and innovation to drive net zero by 2050

RESEARCH into lowering greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices will be spearheaded by South Australia through an $8.4m commitment alongside partnerships between the State and Federal Governments and industry. Led by the South Australian...

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December 2024

Weather & Water

Record environmental flows for SA show Murray-Darling Basin Plan back on track

THE environment, irrigators and other River Murray water users are benefiting from record environmental water releases being delivered under the reinvigorated Murray-Darling Basin Plan. More than 1650GL of water for the environment was provided to...

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December 2024

Agriculture

Silo health crucial as harvest nears

Mallee grain growers are being encouraged to ensure storage silos have a ‘clean bill of health’ as attention turns to winter crop harvest. The advice comes from the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Grain Storage Extension...

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December 2024

Summer Update

Industry Expert: Mark Doecke - Citrus SA chair

What varieties of citrus are currently being harvested in the region? The last of the Navel varieties are being harvested and the first of the seedless Valencias have started. Is there confidence around the volume and quality of fruit at this stage?...

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December 2024

Summer Update

Industry Expert: Tim Jackson - Almond Board of Australia CEO

Are growers confident in the health of trees and quality of nuts so far heading into the harvest? Damage caused by the frosts in September is now becoming visible. The ABA surveyed growers and more than 1600 hectares in the Riverland, Sunraysi...

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December 2024

Summer Update

Adrian Hoffmann, WGCSA Region Two chair

How are vines looking heading out of dormancy? The vines were looking quite fruitful this year with an average to above average cropping levels. How was this impacted by the frost? Many vineyards have been impacted by the frost some is quite visual...

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December 2024

Cropping

‘Great day for all’ at 2024 Brown’s Well Crop Comp

DESPITE the extremely dry 2024 season, about 40 farmers and industry representatives enjoyed an amazing day at the recent Brown’s Well Crop Competition. Numerous crops were judged to be exceeding 2t/ha despite receiving less than 90mm of growing...

SA Farmer

December 2024