After receiving more rain than expected, Hamley Bridge graingrower Alec Bowyer decided to “go hard” and begin seeding 900 hectares of canola this week.

Hosted by the Hart Field-Site Group and sponsored by Rabobank, the annual pre-sowing seminar brought together some of the country’s leading agronomy specialists, including Bordertown's Ben Hunt as the key-note farmer speaker.

Agco win Red Dots for Ideal and Valtra

With a lack of feed availability for livestock it was a surprising market at Mount Pleasant last week, with strong demand from buyers and a quality lineup from vendors.

AFTER owning stud Arabian horses, Murray Grey cattle, running a Merino/Poll Dorset enterprise and dabbling in Suffolks, Mount Pleasant's Cheryl Hornung said she wished she'd got into Dorpers "years ago".

Students from across the state had a peek into the opportunities a career in agriculture could provide this week, after attending a four-day camp hosted across regional SA.

Waverley Mills has a key role in Launceston's history