Quinton McCallum

THIRTEEN proved the lucky number for Bull Oak Well Angus at their annual bull sale, held at the Basin Sale Complex, Willalooka, on Thursday afternoon.

STRONG competition on the top end of Mandayen's Angus and Limousin catalogues, plus value buying towards the end, ensured all parties were satisfied after the stud's annual on-property bull and female sale at Keith on Wednesday.

A PAIR of enterprising farming brothers are offering South East growers a new delivery option for wheat and canola, after the purchase of Viterra's major Millicent site late last year.

TANTANOOLA'S Greg Altschwager is not afraid to do things differently on the family's cropping and sheep property, and it is an approach being embraced wholeheartedly by his son Jack.

A WATTLE Range councillor and Millicent cattle producer is gathering support for a plan to extend the operations of the Millicent saleyards for another five years, with a crucial vote to take place at the council's February meeting.

WALKING across a parched paddock with a thick, hooped wire over one shoulder and a metal rod in one hand, Milendella farmer Roger Fiebig says he has received the odd quizzical look from passers by in the past five decades.

THE past ten months have been hallmarked by countless COVID-19 tests, changing rules and constant uncertainty for SA-Vic border communities and the hoops they have to jump through to go about their daily lives have shifted once more with the implementation of a permit-based system for travel into Vic.

THE lead up to a community's annual country show has for years been a period filled with excitement and meticulous organisation, but show societies across SA say lingering COVID-19 concerns mean this year is being approached with caution and apprehension.

SELLING their produce from an on-property shop and offering farm tours to immerse others in agriculture are two of the approaches the Bagshaw family are using to make the most of their limited land holding Lessismore on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

GRAIN handlers are reporting receival figures surpassing the 2019-20 season at sites across the state and stacking up with five-year averages, as the SA harvest winds up for another year.