Hay baling off to slow season start
Hay baling has gotten off to a slow start this spring - thanks to the higher than usual rainfall received in some areas.
Cowell farmer...
Barley kicks off harvest deliveries
Viterra employee Michael O’Rourke sampling the first load delivered to Viterra at Wudinna.
Photos: Supplied
Eyre Peninsula’s grain harvest is underway with a little more than...
Positive outlook for Far West farmers
Farmers across the Ceduna and Far West region are hoping the rain stays away in the coming days and weeks, with the prospect of...
Research to improve productivity on ironstone gravel soils
Field research across South Australia is commencing to convert the knowledge gained from high-tech laboratory assessments of ironstone gravel soils into practical solutions to...
Be on the lookout for locusts
Eyre Peninsula farmers should be on the lookout for signs of locusts.
Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) said autumn surveillance indicated locust hatching and...
4000 yarded at Cleve sale
A large crowd of potential buyers attended the annual October feature ewe sale at Cleve last Thursday, with about 4000 ewes and new season...
Malt proves he is the top dog
Cleve’s Phillip Dreckow won the Dogpro South Australian State Championship of the Working Sheep Dog Association at Crystal Brook.
Photos: Jennifer Horne
Cleve man Phillip Dreckow...
Karcultaby students make Adelaide final
Karcultaby Area School students took a team of six Merino wethers to the Royal Adelaide Show last month to compete in the schools’ competitions.
Year...
Shutting out wild dogs
A collaborative commitment is being made to safeguard pastoralist areas like Eyre Peninsula from the threat of wild dogs, with a trapping program being...
Strong demand pushes prices up
The strong demand for white Dorper rams pushed prices up 25 to 30 per cent at Wiabuna White Dorper Stud’s on-property sale, near Ceduna...
Seaweed production discussed
CH4 Global showcased its work at Australia’s premier investment event in Adelaide last Friday.
The company is undertaking to cultivate Asparagopsis seaweed to produce methane-busting...
