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Pacific workers arrives 'in nick of time' for citrus harvest

Pacific workers arrives 'in nick of time' for citrus harvest

The first of 1200 Pacific Islander workers have arrived in "the nick of time" to help the state's citrus crop make it to market.

New life flows into on-farm water infrastructure funding

New life flows into on-farm water infrastructure funding

AN EXTRA $7.8 million has been allocated to help SA farmers install on-farm water infrastructure to help prepare for future droughts.

Zaslavsky to speak at Hort Connections 2021

Zaslavsky to speak at Hort Connections 2021

"Alice in Frames" will address deliver a keynote address in Brisbane.

Lambs to $274 at newly-upgraded Ouyen saleyards

Lambs to $274 at newly-upgraded Ouyen saleyards

Crossbred lambs sold to $274 at a newly-upgraded Ouyen Livestock Exchange in Vic on Thursday.

New life flows into on-farm water infrastructure funding

New life flows into on-farm water infrastructure funding

AN EXTRA $7.8 million has been allocated to help SA farmers install on-farm water infrastructure to help prepare for future droughts.

Recovering economies augur well for wool

Recovering economies augur well for wool

THE wool market is showing signs of recovery, with prices up on the international market, according to Mecardo managing director Robert Herrmann.

End of La Nina means autumn break forecasts are hit and miss

End of La Nina means autumn break forecasts are hit and miss

Most people are looking ahead to autumn weather predictions now that La Nina has been officially consigned to history.

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs is being sold on a walk in, walk out basis, including 55,000 cattle.

Push for 'stocktake' of remote water supplies

Push for 'stocktake' of remote water supplies

A "stocktake" of water services in regional and remote SA is needed as a "matter of priority" says the SA Council of Social Service.

Recovering economies augur well for wool

Recovering economies augur well for wool

THE wool market is showing signs of recovery, with prices up on the international market, according to Mecardo managing director Robert Herrmann.

Lambs to $274 at newly-upgraded Ouyen saleyards

Lambs to $274 at newly-upgraded Ouyen saleyards

Crossbred lambs sold to $274 at a newly-upgraded Ouyen Livestock Exchange in Vic on Thursday.

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs is being sold on a walk in, walk out basis, including 55,000 cattle.

Zaslavsky to speak at Hort Connections 2021

Zaslavsky to speak at Hort Connections 2021

"Alice in Frames" will address deliver a keynote address in Brisbane.

Push for 'stocktake' of remote water supplies

Push for 'stocktake' of remote water supplies

A "stocktake" of water services in regional and remote SA is needed as a "matter of priority" says the SA Council of Social Service.

Mayura heifer sells to $160k, semen breaks record

Mayura heifer sells to $160k, semen breaks record

AFTER setting a world record with its inaugural online sale last year, Wagyu-stud Mayura has lifted the bar even higher

Towers and networks: millions for better digital access in 80 rural towns

Towers and networks: millions for better digital access in 80 rural towns

MORE than 80 rural communities will split $90 million, to fund location-based solutions to digital connectivity issues.

End of La Nina means autumn break forecasts are hit and miss

End of La Nina means autumn break forecasts are hit and miss

Most people are looking ahead to autumn weather predictions now that La Nina has been officially consigned to history.

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Check out all the action from the 2021 SA Sheep Expo

Check out all the action from the 2021 SA Sheep Expo

The Adelaide Showgrounds have been buzzing with activity this week, with nearly 100 participants taking part in the fifth annual SA Sheep Expo.

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs offered WIWO | Video

Miranda Downs is being sold on a walk in, walk out basis, including 55,000 cattle.

Llangollan cracks $7m under the hammer | Video

Llangollan cracks $7m under the hammer | Video

Upper Horton, NSW, property Llangollan has sold under the hammer for $7 million.

Lorne sold at auction

Lorne sold at auction

Exclusion fenced Maranoa property Lorne has sold at auction for $8.42 million.

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Pacific workers arrives 'in nick of time' for citrus harvest

Pacific workers arrives 'in nick of time' for citrus harvest

The first of 1200 Pacific Islander workers have arrived in "the nick of time" to help the state's citrus crop make it to market.

Queensland ramps up efforts to fill farm labour jobs

Queensland ramps up efforts to fill farm labour jobs

The Queensland government is rampingup its efforts to ensure the state has enough seasonal labour this winter.

Co-ops helping to change the face of alpaca industry

Co-ops helping to change the face of alpaca industry

Trade deal with China helping NSW alpaca producers grow.

Methane-busting block factory construction underway

Methane-busting block factory construction underway

Construction of a methane-busting molasses block factory is underway in Laos.

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Towers and networks: millions for better digital access in 80 rural towns

Towers and networks: millions for better digital access in 80 rural towns

MORE than 80 rural communities will split $90 million, to fund location-based solutions to digital connectivity issues.

New Murray-Darling Basin water cops will have regional offices

New Murray-Darling Basin water cops will have regional offices

The new Murray-Darling Basin compliance agency plans to have five offices located in the regions.

Howard warns against watered down gun control

Howard warns against watered down gun control

John Howard has warned against watering down gun laws 25 years on from the Port Arthur massacre.

Nation's first drought research hub set up for north NSW and south QLD

Nation's first drought research hub set up for north NSW and south QLD

The first of eight national drought research and resilience hubs has been set up for northern NSW and southern Queensland.

Australia may take China to WTO over wine

Australia may take China to WTO over wine

Australia's wine export dispute with China could reach the World Trade Organisation.

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Creek reflects on livestock legacy

Creek reflects on livestock legacy

Speaking with newly-retired agent Malcolm Creek is like getting a history lesson about the livestock industry in SA.

SA young gun winemakers lead way to finals

SA young gun winemakers lead way to finals

SA is leading the pack with innovative young winemakers just under half of the 50 finalists for the 2021 Young Gun of Wine Winemakers Awards hailing from this state.

At the record-breaking JAD Speckle Park sale

At the record-breaking JAD Speckle Park sale

We turn the camera towards visitors who made up the large crowd attending the 2021 record JAD Speckle Park sale at Yeoval.

Flashback Friday - April 1976

Flashback Friday - April 1976

This week's Stock Journal Flashback Friday hails back 45 years ago to April 1976.

CMC Rocks to feature at Beef 2021 Australia

CMC Rocks to feature at Beef 2021 Australia

Australia's largest country music festival is coming to Rockhampton for Beef 2021.

Have tractor, will travel Australia

Have tractor, will travel Australia

Gap years have become a thing of the past for most teenagers now that exotic overseas locations have been closed off but Sam Hughes from Maleny is on the adventure of a lifetime.

Hugo lands vital ambassador role

Hugo lands vital ambassador role

LIFE has thrown many challenges at Point Turton's Hugo Taheny, but the new Down Syndrome Australia health ambassador, athletics star and much-loved community personality is living like a rockstar.

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Iconic Kelpie auction tipped to pass $3m in June

Iconic Kelpie auction tipped to pass $3m in June

The Australian Kelpie Muster will return this year.

Growers tour Cargill's new ship loader at Port Adelaide | PHOTOS

Growers tour Cargill's new ship loader at Port Adelaide | PHOTOS

About 100 growers gathered in Port Adelaide on Thursday morning to view Cargill's new mobile export ship loader.

Dairy industry gathers for first time since COVID

Dairy industry gathers for first time since COVID

Positivity abounds as dairy industry gather for first time since COVID outbreak, see who was in attendance.

GRDC frost workshops rolling out

GRDC frost workshops rolling out

A series of workshops into frost risk management are set to be rolled out across SA in the upcoming fortnight.

Croppers converge on Hart seminar

Croppers converge on Hart seminar

Croppers from across the state gathered at Clare on Wednesday for Hart Field-Site Group's 2021 Getting the Crop In seminar.

ICPA members gather in Port Augusta for annual state conference | PHOTOS

ICPA members gather in Port Augusta for annual state conference | PHOTOS

About 65 people attended the Isolated Children's Parents' Association annual state conference on Friday, held in Port Augusta.

Vetch delivers versatility

Vetch delivers versatility

SARDI vetch breeder Stuart Nagel says growers need to better understand the different vetch varieties and how best to use them in their farming systems.

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Water underground needs as much love as the wet stuff you can see

Water underground needs as much love as the wet stuff you can see

There's very little surface water in the Territory.

The sick state of our federation

The sick state of our federation

Australians must understand they are the only ones who can drive major change through the ballot box.

Regional economies may be safeguarded by diversification with renewables

Regional economies may be safeguarded by diversification with renewables

COMMENT: Hydrogen-generated energy is a key "renewables" opportunity hiding in plain sight.

List of products caught up in potential EU protectionist measures grows

List of products caught up in potential EU protectionist measures grows

COMMENT: Halloumi cheese naming rights now caught-up in EU protectionist demands.

Hanging on by a thread as fibre giants fight for eco-rights

Hanging on by a thread as fibre giants fight for eco-rights

COMMENT: Consumers driving generational change in the fashion world.

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How effective has SA govt support been for those seeking labour?

How effective has SA govt support been for those seeking labour?

Is the government getting it right on ag labour? POLL

Have you been seeing more mice? | POLL

Have you been seeing more mice? | POLL

With mice wreaking havoc in the east, South Australian farmers are looking for activity and monitoring numbers.

Do you support a grain levy lift? | POLL

Do you support a grain levy lift? | POLL

The state's Grain Industry Fund levy could be lifted from 20 cents per harvested tonne to 31c/t to help recover costs associated with the eradication of lens snail.

Have maternity units gone missing at alarming rates?

Have maternity units gone missing at alarming rates?

POLL: Questions have been raised about health services in rural areas, particularly maternity units, with a number under threat in SA.

Have your say on ramp standards | POLL

Have your say on ramp standards | POLL

Producers are being warned that the new national ramp standard could be made mandatory unless improvements are made to sub-standard loading facilities.