Industry Expert Update

Industry Expert: Mark Doecke - Citrus SA chair

Our fourth and final industry expert from our winter 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke chats all things citrus in the Riverland including varieties, fruit development, weather conditions and challenges. Which citrus varieties...

SA Farmer

June 2023

Winter Update

Industry Expert: Adrian Hoffmann - WGCSA Region Two chair

Our third industry expert from our winter 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Wine Grape Council of SA Region Two chair, Adrian Hoffmann, speaks about the 2023 vintage, grower optimism and fruit quality. NOTE: This interview was conducted while the 2023...

SA Farmer

June 2023

Winter Update

Industry Expert: John Lush - Mallala canola farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

The second of four industry expert updates from the autumn 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Mallala dryland farmer, John Lush, talks crops, wetter conditions, input costs and the use of genetically modified crops. Have you begun sowing crops this year? We...

SA Farmer

June 2023

Winter Update

Industry Expert: Tim Jackson - Almond Board of Australia CEO

The first of four industry experts from our winter 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Almond Board of Australia CEO, Tim Jackson, speaks about weather conditions, harvest volumes and market conditions. NOTE: This interview was conducted at a time when the...

SA Farmer

June 2023

Industry Expert Update

Industry Expert: Mark Doecke - Citrus SA chair

Our third and final industry expert from our autumn 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke chats all things citrus in the Riverland including varieties, fruit quality, weather conditions and challenges. What varieties of citrus are...

SA Farmer

March 2023

Autumn Update

Industry Expert: Adrian Hoffmann - WGCSA Region Two chair

Our second industry expert from our autumn 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Wine Grape Council of SA Region Two chair, Adrian Hoffmann, speaks about the 2023 vintage, grower optimism and fruit quality. Will it be a later vintage in the Barossa this year?...

SA Farmer

March 2023

Autumn Update

Industry Expert: John Lush - Mallala canola farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

Was there confidence following this season’s harvest? We’ve finished harvest, and this was probably the best harvest I’ve seen in the 55 years I’ve been at Mallala. The canola was really good, the wheat was good and so were the lentils. Our...

SA Farmer

March 2023

Industry Expert Update

Industry Expert: Mark Doecke - Citrus SA chair

Our fourth and final industry expert from our spring 2022 edition of SA Farmer. Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke chats all things citrus in the Riverland including varieties, labour, shipping and healthy trees.

SA Farmer

December 2022

Industry Expert Update

Industry Expert: Adrian Hoffmann - WGCSA Region Two chair

Our third industry expert from our summer 2022 edition of SA Farmer. Wine Grape Council of SA Region Two chair, Adrian Hoffmann, speaks about the wet conditions facing growers, the 2023 vintage, red varieties and vine health.

SA Farmer

December 2022

Industry Expert Update

Industry Expert: John Lush - Mallala canola farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

The second of four industry expert updates from the summer 2022 edition of SA Farmer. Mallala dryland farmer, John Lush, talks rainfall, financial returns, crop quality and input costs.

SA Farmer

December 2022

Summer Update

Industry Expert: Brendan Sidhu - Century Orchards

Our first industry expert from our summer 2022 edition of SA Farmer. Brendan Sidhu from Century Orchards speaks about the impact of rainfall on almonds, the latest harvest and tree health.

SA Farmer

December 2022

Spring update

Mark Doecke, Citrus SA chair

What varieties of citrus are currently being harvested in the Riverland? Mid-season varieties like Washington oranges and amigo mandarins are virtually finished. Late navels and afourer mandarins are starting now. Have weather conditions benefited...

SA Farmer

September 2022

Spring update

Adrian Hoffmann, WGCSA Region Two chair

How is the wine quality from the 2022 vintage looking? The wines from the 2022 vintage are looking quite strong for us. The cooler-than-average summer meant a delay in ripening and extra time on the vine, hence why the wines have developed a lot of...

SA Farmer

September 2022

Spring update

John Lush, Mallala dryland farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

How has the rainfall been over the last few months? We had a really good start to the year, then July was dry, but at one stage we had seven inches in seven weeks. So we’ve got a good sub-soil soaking and the crops have plenty of moisture beneath...

SA Farmer

September 2022

Spring update

Tim Jackson Almond Board of Australia CEO

What stage of the almond season are we at? We are about to enter the pollination period. This will be one of the most challenging seasons for growers given the border controls around beehive movements due to the discovery of varroa mite in northern...

SA Farmer

September 2022

Winter Update

John Lush, Mallala dryland farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

How are you feeling about the season ahead? The potential for this year is enormous. I don’t think I’ve ever seen prices as high as they are at the moment, so the potential for huge income has never been better. The prices for canola, lentils...

SA Farmer

June 2022

Winter Update

Mark Doecke, Citrus SA chair

How far into the citrus harvest are we? We started harvesting in the last week of April. That’s a little bit later than last year but it was a very cold spring in 2021, so the fruit is a bit behind in maturity. Are growers confident in the volume...

SA Farmer

June 2022

Winter Update

Adrian Hoffmann, WGCSA Region Two chair

Were Barossa growers confident in the vintage results? The vintage has been fantastic. We’ve had great yields and good quality. Because of the yields the fruit just needed time to hang, but the weather has held out well for us. In saying that...

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June 2022

Winter Update

Jim Godden, CCW chief executive officer

Has the 2022 vintage been completed? Did the harvest go longer than usual this year? After a cool summer, harvest commenced in early February which in comparison to the recent past is later than usual. On reflection it shows the difference of the El...

SA Farmer

June 2022

Autumn Update

John Lush, Mallala dryland farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

How successful was 2021 for Lower North farmers? I’ve been at Mallala for 55 years, and this was probably the best financial year we’ve had in that time. The harvest turned out really well and the prices were through the roof. But balancing that...

SA Farmer

March 2022

Spring update

Sean Cole, CCW chief executive officer

Have growers experienced the ‘unicorn’ vintage we’ve heard about recently? What factors were most important for this quality of vintage? Growers certainly experienced a very solid vintage with little disease pressure, mild growing conditions...

SA Farmer

February 2022

Spring update

Brendan Sidhu, Australian Nut Industry, Council chairman

We’re seeing the almond industry reaching new milestones for production, what has been key to this continual growth? It’s mainly due to young plantings I think. We’ve had a lot of new plantings go in and they are just now coming into...

SA Farmer

February 2022