Seeding uncertainty with season break fail

Alisha Fogden
Updated June 16 2017 - 12:28pm, first published June 15 2017 - 7:00pm
CROP PROTECTION: Strathalbyn cropper Phillip Eatts was out spraying crops against redlegged earth mites at the weekend. He said the season had been fantastic so far, but more rain was needed soon.
CROP PROTECTION: Strathalbyn cropper Phillip Eatts was out spraying crops against redlegged earth mites at the weekend. He said the season had been fantastic so far, but more rain was needed soon.

THERE is a possibility that some croppers on the Eyre Peninsula may not plant a crop this season due to the lack of opening rains.

Alisha Fogden

Alisha Fogden

senior journalist, cropping editor at Stock Journal

Journalist at Australian Community Media newspapers since 2007.

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