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Andrew Phin took a quick water break while setting up the irrigation at Booborowie Seeds, Booborowie.

Learner shearer Noel Pitt learns the best resting position from lecturer David Stuart during a shearing run at Gillman.

Angora breeder Roger Haldane, Glen Eagles Grazing, Port Lincoln, was happy with the outlook for the industry.

Don Blesing, Caltowie, with Australian Farm Management Society's Robert Warden, Armidale, NSW.

Welcoming Garryowen studmaster Jim McInerney (seated left) to a multi-vendor Poll Hereford sale group were John Ashby, Wirreanda, Snowtown, Bob Branson, Titchmarsh, Hamley Bridge, and David Davies, Nioka, Urania.

Joy Czegeldi, Enneking Rural, Green Patch, with some Angora goats.

Gaetane and Solange Zuffrey, Finniss, with an ET kid.

Mark Carr, Carr Seeds, Cummins, checks his Parabinga supplies for quality.

Des and Evelyn Coates, Echunga, who won the Mt Barker Ag Bureau's pasture competition, only three years after buying their 8ha retirement block.

Charlie Dadieh, Marree, reflects on his life as a cameleer.

Kerry Hunt prepares this Goodland Park colt before the ABCOS National Yearling Sales at Morphettville.

Naracoorte fencing contractor Roger Lockwood was busy upgrading a gateway at Bool Lagoon.

Glen Rodart washes his dairy at Bordertown while he plans his career switch to growing potatoes.

Kevin Furst, Tintinara Simmentals, Culburra, gets ready for the Stud Beef Cattle Field Days.

Natalie Ekers, Colana, and Bronte Symonds, Juron, Goolwa, with a cow out of the Colana catalogue for the Australian first "all-VG" sale.

Stepahnie Barrett, Mercunda, admires a pen of piglets at the Loxton market.

Bill Launer and John Lipschinski, Robertstown, sit down for a chat at a Waikerie clearing sale.

Percy Regnier and Erwin Hage, Eudunda, at a Frankton clearing sale.

Jim Tonkin, Wanbi, and Trevor Kernick, Nangari, at the Loxton market.

Elders chief valuer Ken Cumming, Gillman, Ron Marlow, Nairne, Cliff Goode, Heathvale, Millicent, and wool technician Les Lepley at the Adelaide Wool Sales.

Fred Shuard, Barbourne, Lochaber, and Clem Pfitzner, Elders Pastoral.

Leon Crow, and father Bob, Mypolonga, at the Colena Holstein-Friesian sale.

Bradley Berryman, Berrybee, Tumby Bay, Steven Pugsley, Ranford View, Ungarra, Elders wool auctioneer Rob Millar, John Duncan, Koolgara, Wirrulla, and Danny Wagner, Macbrae, Nunjikompita, took in the wool sales while part of the EP tafe college on-farm training scheme.

Kem Perkins (centre), Calthorpe, Latrobe, Tas, with father and son Bob O'Hara and Noel O'Hara, Stoneyfell, Balaklava, at the Colena sale.

Rural Youth past president Ruth Robinson, Mannanarie, PC Angove Memorial Award recipient Terry Kaden, Cleve, and Mark Hill, Tarlee.

Brian Miller, Cannawigara, was busy seeding Clare clover.

Sandra Wilson, Kerlson Pines, Clements Gap, at SA Beef Week.

Auctioneers Brian Eisemann (right) and Kim Endersby were kept busy during the Bushy Martin second annual breeders sale at Port Elliot.

Artist Dinah Ninio paints a mural reflecting agriculture's influence on the outside of the sheep pavilion at the Wayville Showground.

SA Dept of Ag grain section senior export officer Wally Anderson inspects for pea weevil.

Jeannie Wilksch, Vernon Park Murray Greys, Oakbank, took a different style of travel for their field day.

John Asbhy, Wirreanda, chats with Tom Penna, Elders Pastoral.

Des and Collette Meyers, Kendara, Wandearah West, bought this Garryowen Poll Hereford bull from breeders Jim and Kay McInerney, Garryowen, Riverton.

George Turner, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, collects a load of yakka stumps to be separate the gum from the fibre.

Darren Coombs and Graham McNaughton load bales at Calperum Station.

Truck driver Michael Colliver, Kadina, and Terry Corcoran, Baltainers, Balaklava, load some of the 22,000 bags of beans for export to Egypt.

Elders Pastoral auctioneer Bob Hicks at the Jamestown-Gladstone circuit sheep sale.

Gary Foot, Dalgety Bennetts Farmers, Mt Barker, Malcolm Scroop, DBF stud stock, Adelaide, Tom Penna, Elders Pastoral stud stock, Adelaide, Glen Bold studmaster Graham Lyons, Echunga, and Elders Strathalbyn senior clerkPat Crowe at the Glen Bold Angus sale.

An 18mm deluge stopped David Williams' tractor in its tracks during harrowing at Windsor.

Rouseabout Sharon Kauhinin shows off a new broom designed for shearing sheds by Adelaide woolclasser Wally Hammond, while at Calperum Station, north of Renmark.

Wonarah Chiangus studmaster Ian Ortlep and Nunkeri Downs Chianina studmaster Bryant Giles admire a 505kg steer by a Chianina bull out of a Charolais-Friesian cow.

Jill Fiebiger, Wyong Murray Greys, Penola, at the Beef field days.

Elders Pastoral Real Estate manager Neville Newton in full stretch during the stock agents vs Merino breeders sports day.

Glen Hillebrand, Langes, Arthurton, Phil Samson, Nufarm, Melbourne, and Phil Stephens, Robco Rural, Streaky Bay, at a chemical course.

Brenton and Gai Adcock, Amorilla stud, Oakbank, with Elders Pastoral stud stock's Brian Hooper at the Watervalley Buyers' Choice Bull Sale.

Elders Pastoral Naracoorte's Bob O'Shaugnessy has a look through the lens with Ross Bennett, Bendulla, ahead of the Naracoorte annual bulls sales, which would include a video auction component.

Kevin and Lyn Johnson, Kevlyn Downs Shorthorn stud, Willalooka, cool off during beef field days.

Walteela Murray Grey studmaster Brian Copping and son David, Avenue Range.

Phil Verco, Padthaway, and son George, with Dean Prosser, Kyeema Shorthorns.

Kanwood Park Simmentals co-principal Bert Cooke, Naracoorte, with Ken Reichstein, Coonalpyn, and Sue Stanton, Elders Pastoral, Coonalpyn.

Bruce and Charlie Pengelly, Penrose, Keith, and Peter Mattner and son Martin, Ki Ki, admire this Penrose bull, set aside for the Dubbo National.

Wurlyana Shorthorn stud groom Gary Glasson, Keith, with Elmore Schumacher, Tamboora, Keith, and Stephen Schmacher, Dawnville, Keith.

Dr Tony Rathjen, wheat breeder, Waite Agricultural Research Institute.

Minnipa farmer Rocky King with Connor Shea Napier dealer Brenton Ramsey and assistant marketing manager Mike Kendall.

Richard Wilson, Whitwarta, checks the pressure on his spray unit.

Jim Pocock, Lameroo, with his Panlatinga stud ewes.

Brian O'Toole, Peterborough, has high hopes for his Millionaire-sired colt ahead of the Peterborough Apex race meeting.

GH Michell & Sons head woolbuyer David Woods, busy during sales.

Angela Smail, Maranga, inspects an old washstand at a Frankton clearing sale.

Murray Nixon, Liberal Rural Committee chairman, WA, Peter Barrie, East Port Augusta, and Margaret McAleer, MLC, Perth, at the Outlook conference.

Apple and Pear Corporation chairman Bob Swift, Melbourne, chats with Riverland Development Council's David Shetliffe, Berri.

John Withers, Cooinda Station, Wentworth, bought up big in the Mid North.

Frank Willis, Booborowie, checks his certified Hunter River dryland lucerne crop.

Justine and David Boulton, Boulview charolais.

Margaret Halliday, Namalita Elliotdale, Woodside, with her specialty carpet wool.

Anama Merino stud overseer Sarah Gibbes, Booborowie.

Nuffield scholar David Shannon (centre), Eudunda, with Elders Pastoral Eudunda manager Allan Rumble and eastern area manager Peter Taylor.

DBF SA livestock manager John Edwards with six future DBF auctioneers during training: Darryl McGuire, Gepps Cross, Andy Lee, Parndana, Jeff Olafsen, Mt Gambier, Geoff Schmidt, Coonalpyn, Tony Harbour, Keith, and Glen Hamlyn, Naracoorte.

Flashback Friday – February 1987

Beef studs opened their gates for beef field days, Mohair breeders celebrated the Angora Festival and young auctioneers...

Flashback Friday – February 1987

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