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With the South East Field Days, a state election and the SA Stud Merino Expo, March 2010 was a busy month across the state.

Brothers Ryan and Trent Walker at their Parrakie feedlot.

Jack May, 4, and brother Josh, 2, Mallala, at the Marrabel Bullride.

Minnipa farmer Bruce Heddle bagging medic seed.

SARDI pathologist Jenny Davidson says prevention is better than cure for diseases.

Ted Stringer, Kyancutta, and Gary Grund, Kimba.

Free Eyre and EP Storage director Sue Chase and EP Grain employee Gail Richardson.

David Jericho, Kimba, and Rex Crosby, Rudall.

Cummins farmer Ray Strauss and EP Grain merchant Tom Wake.

Janet White, Globe Derby Park, Clancy Smith, Eudunda, Renee Pearson, Eudunda, Trent Reynolds, Kapunda, and Anita White, Globe Derby Park, at the Marrabel Bullride.

Michelle and Teresa Drewett, Loveday, at the Marrabel Bullride.

Shane Lindfield, Langhorne Creek, Tamara Haysler, Strathalbyn, and Chris Sargeant, Strathalbyn, catch up at Marrabel.

Dianne Harris, Karen Harris and Candice Sutton, Port Augusta, at the Marrabel Bullride.

Agriculture Minister Paul Caica with SAFF scholarship recipient and fashion design student Hannah Buchanan and parents Graham and Judy Buchanan, Karoonda.

Alastair Day and Elders Euroa's Tim Mercer with a bull sold for $12,000.

Kevin Mullan, Kongorong, made $216 for 4000 crossbred ewes. He is pictured with top price buyer Trevor Little, Mount Gambier, and Keatley Livestock's Dale Keatley.

Shaun Donaldson, Cunliffe, and Sam Correll, Arthurton, at Dublin market.

Byfield Props manager Robert Villis, Keith, said he believed Australia should not have to accept beef imports from other countries.

Kongorong farmer Don Pegler at the Mount Gambier saleyards.

Elders' James Searle, Lock, clearing sale vendor Donald Schumann and Elders Cleve branch manager Braydn Sampson.

Elliot Girdham, Kimba, with John Schumann, whose clearing sale was held at Darke Peak.

Lea Feuerriegel, Darcie Warmington, Nicol Rohl and Heidi Warmington, all from Penong, at the ICPA conference.

Miichelle and Brodie Dupree, Lucindale, at the Lucindale horse show.

Coolana principal Mark Gubbins, Chatsworth, Vic, with Elders' Alistair Drummond, Mortlake, Vic, and Mick Petersen, Glen Thompson, Vic.

Katrina and David Copping, Cannawigra stud, Avenue Range, paid $8750 for Yambro Velocity D32 from Yambro stud principal David Bennett, Frances.

Lachy Weir, Todd River Pastoral, Alice Springs, and his agent Elders Alice Springs branch manager Herbie Neville.

Paul Pridham, Nentoura, Francis, holds Nentoura Sparky, bought for $9000 at the Naracoorte Shorthorn sale by the Gould family, Greenways. He is with Landmark Naracoorte livestock manager Brendan Fitzgerald, Landmark territory sales manager Leigh Warne and David Gould.

Tyke, Kym and Kathy Staude, Kenwyn Props, Bordertown, won the Mundulla Prime Lamb Competition on-hoof trade class.

TDC Penola's Peter DeGaris, Michael and Helen McCourt, Woakwine, Beachport, and TDC Penola's Darren Maney.

Darren Koopman, Bottlesford, Tungkillo, with Graham Spears, High Eden East, Eden Valley.

Michael Lange, Naracoorte and Apsley, Vic.

Former Allendale East dairyfarmer Rob Spehr was trialling horticulture on his property.

Upper North Farming Systems project officer Barry Mudge inspect summer weed control trials near Port Germein.

Minnipa Agricultural Centre's Naomi Scholz with senior research science Roy Latta.

PCB Consulting's Peter Botta says growers need to remain vigilant in countering grain insects.

Bunyara's Ian Koch, Moculta, Norm Weir, Kerrilyn, Dunluce, Vic, and Rex Koch, Bunyara, at the SA Stud Merino Expo, Burra.

David Reade, Floraville, Curramulka, and Paul Meyer, Mulloorie, Brinkworth.

Hilton Heath's Wane Fiebig, Mount Pleasant, and Rural Directions' Natasha Morley, Clare, at the SA Stud Merino Expo, Burra.

Stacey Bradtke, Bradfield, Jamestown, Simon Seppelt, Quality Wool Jamestown, Graham Heness, Jamestown, Landmark's Gordon Wood and Gary Bradtke, Bradfield,  at the SA Stud Merino Expo, Burra.

Gavin Johns, Mil Lel, with Elders Mount Gambier's Jamie Bellinger.

Elders Millicent agent Scott Bradbrook and Tony Gardiner, Wattle Range.

Chris Watts, Millicent, Chay & Merrett Livestock Millicent's Bill Sapiatzer and P&L agent Kevin Norman.

Chay & Merrett Millicent's John Chay and Con Fitzgerald, Hatherleigh.

Kevin Thompson, Bayview Shorthorn stud, Brentwood, at the Dublin sheep market.

Hay, grain and cattle transporter John Pilmore, Lochaber, at Mount Gambier market.

SAFF grains committee chairman Michael Schaefer.

Newly-elected Liberal Member for Stuart Dan van Holst Pellekaan.

Lucerne seed grower Scott Campbell, Keith.

Forage Genetics International vice-president Bill Knipe.

Stock Journal editor Deanna Lush and SAFF president Peter White.

Sherwell's Jeff Fritsch, Nhill, Vic, and Jeremy Salter, Shea-Oak Log, at the South East Field Days.

Binnum farmer Peter Mueller (centre), with Wickham Flower's Peter Carpenter and David Collins at the South East Field Days.

Brenton and Michelle Gard, Furner Engineering and Welding, at the South East Field Days.

Ian O'Connell, Hamilton, Vic, won the Lucindale Yard Dog competition open section.

Seed Distributors production manager Ian Freebairn and Bruce Oakley, Dartmoor, Vic, at the South East Field Days.

John Payne Ag's John Payne, Bordertown, with Rowan and Gavin Hawkins, Minimay, Vic, at the South East Field Days.

Fodder Solutions SA agent Don Westlake at the South East Field Days.

Abbey Rivett and her winning scarecrow design, Lily the Frog, at the South East Field Days.

Bushman Tanks' Graham Baxter and Shane Hume, Cavan.

Suntech Solar Electrical Contractors' Phil Pedler with Ken Maidment, Serviceton, Vic.

Ben Hahn, 4, Kybybolite, with CFS community education officer Vikki Hann.

Fencing contractor Mike Mason, Murray Bridge, at the South East Field Days.

Roger Size, Karoonda, Will Langdon, Bordertown, and Michael Lange, Naracoorte, at the South East Field Days.

Chris Bretag, Glenrest Camper Trailers, Jamestown, at the South East Field Days.

Elders Murray Bridge auctioneer Neil Kirk.

John Short, Siobhan Barnden and Trevor Whitehorn at the Angaston Show.

Marc Carmen and Veronica Marechal, Kongal Springs, Kongal, took out the on-hoof and on-hook export sections of the Mundulla Prime Lamb Competition.

Phil Hammat, Baderloo, Spalding, Richard Harkness, Superior Wool Merinos, Tintinara, and Stephen Kellock, Kelvale, Farrell Flat, holding his son Bradley at the SA Merino Field Days in the Mid North.

Chris Bowman, Old Ashrose classer, Geoff Power, Orroroo, Nick Wadlow, Old Ashrose, Hallett, and AWI's David Webster.

David Catford, Trevor Schulz, Derek Schulz and Glan Lines, Gum Hill, Mount Bryan.

Lameroo's Peter Byrne and Landmark agent Steve Davidson.

Flashback Friday – March 2010 | PHOTOS

With the South East Field Days, a state election and the SA Stud Merino Expo, March 2010 was...

Flashback Friday – March 2010 | PHOTOS

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