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Stock Journal looks back at November 1992, when the Saltbush Field Day held near Sandalwood was a raging success, and a group of Ukranian farmers travelled to SA to observe the state's farming methods.

Primary Industries Minister Terry Groom (centre) with Ukranian farmers Yuriy Zerlicin, Nickolay Trojan, Vladimir Korotun, Alexey Grischuk and Anatoliy Pereyma.

Nancy Withers, Pomanda stud, Lochaber, with one of her young dogs, Pomanda Jarrah.

Richard James, National Farmers' Federation president Graham Blight and Sandalwood farmer Colin Stutley looking at one of the more mature saltbush plants at the Stock Journal Saltbush Field Day.

Bill Cummins, Coolardl Park, Lock, with Elders wool technical officer Peter Hayman.

Stock Journal senior reporter Liz Kellaway with her Dalgety Farmers Ltd award for excellence in rural journalism. Liz won the SA print award.

Wool Council of Australia chief executive David Loutit.

Minnipa farmers Bruce, Sue and Malcolm Heddle were heralded winners of the medic-subclover section of the SA Farmers Federation state pasture competition.

National Farmers Federation president Graham Blight speaking to the audience at the Saltbush Field Day, watched by Colin Stutley and Spencer Binns.

Geranium farmer Ian Jarvis wanders through the saltbush with Peter Wiencke and his son Ben at the Stock Journal Saltbush Field Day at Sandalwood.

Australian Council of Wool Exporters chairman Don Booth.

Australian Wool Corporation's John O'Connor and Tony Whatmore with Alison and Dick Palmer.

Private Treaty Merchants president Bob Amos and AWTA Ltd SA regional manager Terry Dittmar.

Robert Webb, United Graziers Association, Goondiwindi, QLD, Bill Crawford, Australian Superfine Woolgrowers Association, Hamilton, Vic, and Stuart Beveridge, Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders, Armatee, NSW.

Woolgrowers Irene McNeil, Kellerberrin, WA, Margaret Lloyd, Lake Grace, WA, Krys Clarke, Brooton, WA, and Wool Council Executive assistant Carol Sharman.

International Wool Secretariat director Helmut Schumacher.

Australian Council of Wool Exporters' Bob Quirk with Chip Sawers.

Minlaton farmers Cherle, Trevor and Clayton Cleland.

Adrian and Brenton Lush, Corriedale Hills stud, Inman Valley, with their new sire from Stansbury stud, Ceres, Vic.

A goat embryo for export is extracted at the Australian Breeding Management's station near Keith.

Millicent Yard dog trial committee members Andrew Bell, Geoff Agnew, Rick Sims and Ian Slape.

Port Lincoln deer farmer Norm Craig holding antler velvet.

Department of Agriculture regional veterinary officer Colin Trengove examining a sick heifer near Straun.

Mt Pleasant Elders' Doug Werner with Sandra and Andrew Howard and children Sophie and Emily at a wool sale.

Mt Pleasant Elders' Doug Werner (second from right) with Malcolm and Betty Kempe, Eden Valley, Colin Kroehn, Eden Valley and John McAuley.

Greg Barr, Pinery, and Brett Roberts, Balaklava, at the Turretfield field days.

Port Lincoln senior livestock officer Brian Ashton and Kadina livestock officer Chris Scheid at the Turretfield field days.

John Schmidt, Truro and Nuriootpa senior soils officer Crhis Rudd inspecting a soil pit at  the Turretfield field day.

Co-operative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management director Albert Rovira, Mark Wilkins, Australian Conservation Foundation, and CRC advisory panel members Ann Hamblin and John Allwright.

Brian Leslie in action at the Blue Lake Select Night Sale at Mount Gambier, with the assistance of Roger Thompson, Victorian Producers.

Rural Youth ambassadors for 1992 Andrew Doering and Karyn Barreau.

John Tilley, Pehteron, Mt Bryan, and Richard England, Ernst and Young.

Dalgety Bennetts Farmers property manager John Stone and Elders Real Estate property manager David Duell with Mr and Mrs Ralph Nutt, Orroroo.

Burra Elders' Rob Stephens, Faye and Jack Sullivan, Old Greenfields, Booborowie, and Dalgety Bennetts Farmers property manager John Stone.

Burra Elders' Rob Stephens, Burra, cogratulates Jack Sullivan on the purchase of the Lorraine homestead.

Buyers of the Eutadunna pastoral property Harold Broad and sons Paul (left) and Michael (centre), Dalgety Farmers property consultant Don Woods and Northern region and DBF Gepps Cross auctioneer Ray Smith. 

CALM's Peter Campigil, Bev and Gerald Schuberty and Glen Scholz. 

DPI's Trevor Fulton and Andrew Harding with Mindarie farmer John Berger.

Doug Wadewitz, Peats Soils Adelaide, John Squires, DPI, Wanbi farmer Jim Tonkin and Ron North, Peats Soils Willunga.

Brendon DUncan, Phil Larwood, Jim Nesbit and Sunbeam's Leigh Bowman, who is giving the group the lowdown on using a strip grazer for an electric fence.

Stock Journal publisher Neil Lofthouse (right) congratulates Vin Dowd, Lower Light, who won the gate prize at the Saltbush Field Day. The prize was $100 worth of saltbush seedlings. 

Australian Wheat Board state manager David Thomas.

Elders Millicent manager Mike Bowley and Millicent grazier John Stuckey.

Victorian Producers Co-op livestock manager Wally Fehring with Lucindale cattleman Toby Robinson.

Tom Yeats, Penola, Bill Milne, Coleraine, and Pat Brinkworth.

Greenoch farmers Nathan and Barry Kalleske.

Ray and Jean Bond, Alpha Downs, Yankalilla, with Elders wool technician Philip Atkinson.

Peter Johnson, Elders Kaniva, with Rov Stimson.

John Deer's Australian general manager Gary Brogan (in the cabin) with retiring managing director Peter Griffiths.

Renmark fruitgrowers Basil Kakoschke and George Dimas.

Michael and Malcolm Farmer, Wee-Gun, Hahndorf.

Curramulka farmers Noel and Gol Polkinghorne.

State Pasture competition winners, Malcolm and Bruce Heddle, Minnipa.

Deane Goode, Mt Benson, won the lucerne section of the State Pasture Competition.

Plant breeder Tony Rathjen and Booleroo Centre farmers Lloyd Mills and Neil Jones at the Booleroo Centre Agricultural Bureau-Seedco field day.

Hilltown farmer David Michael, oat breeder Andy Barr and Yacka farmer Michael Middleton inspect an oat variety at a trial site at Hart.

Hi-Fert agronomist Nick Smyth checks trials Michael and Greg Page's farm in the Georgetown Valley.

Elders wool general manager Chris Mitchell.

Paul Dohnt, Suncharter Suzuki Renmark, presents the 1992 Vineyard of the Year winner Otto Halupka with his prize, a Suzuki Quad Runner 160.

Chris Laurie with a bottle of his award winning Pinot Noir in his Carey Gully vineyard.

Bob Magor with his book of humorous bush verse, Blood on the Board.

Members of the Millicent Lions Club and other SA Lions Clubs who participated in the successful truck rally to Birdsville to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Sonia Zwiersen, Lady Downers and Barbara Lamkin at the Women's and Children's Hopstial auxiliaries division garden party.

Lois Beatty, Auburn, and Jean Grace, Watervale, at the Women's and Children's Hopstial auxiliaries division garden party. 

Monique Callery, Riverton, with daughter Erin at the Women's and Children's Hopstial auxiliaries division garden party.

Cameron Grace and Millie Michael modelling chetWynd children's fashions at the Women's and Children's Hopstial auxiliaries division garden party.

Renmark DPI's Bill Panagiotopoulos, Bill Traeger, Grower Services Berri, Winke grower John Gorman and Grower Services' Steven Ayling at the Vineyard of the Year Field Day, Berri.

Graham Due, GroGuard, Adelaide, discusses some of his products with Berri fruitgrower Brian Chapple.

Stewart Kyle, VPC-Kaniva, and client Vic Albrecht, Kaniva.

Penfold's grower services manager Paul George, Steve Norton, Adelaide, and Penfold's Riverland liason officer Don Schultz.

Rick Pearse and his father Ron from Winnininnie Station, Yunta,  with Dalgety Bennetts Farmers wool technical manager Trevor James at the DBF showroom at Port Adelaide.

David Long, River Banks, Coonalpyn, at the Gepps Cross market.

Riverton Elders' Chris Klaebe  with farmers Arthur Kemp and Trevor Noble, Trevallyn, and James Huppatz, Maroomba.

Lucindale's Steve DiGiorgio and Jeff Pilgrim and Western Flat's Ian Filsell at the KMBA ewe sale, Keith.

Noel Evans, Dalgety Tintinara, Paul Bishop, Elders Naracoorte, and Robin Steen, Pinkerton and Steen Naracoorte.

Dalgety Bennets Farmers Naracoorte based auctioneer Geoff Watts (centre) in the middle of the action at the Elders and DBF annual Keith Merino Breeders Association breeders' sale where August shorn Warrawee Park young ewes sold to $32.40.

Watswool wool advisor Bob Parkinson with growers Kevin Jericko of Narrawa, Hoyleton and Eric Busch, Saddleworth, pictured at the Cargill Watswool show.

Retiring SA Stud Merino Sheepbreeders' Association secretary Colin Adams with his successor, Julie Ashdown.

Dalgety Bennetts Farmers Jamestown branch manager Kelly Evans.

John Coy, Wellington, NSW with SA Young Merino Breeders Association president Jamie Cooke, Kingston, Michael Neville, Mt Penny, Tintinara, and Chip Sawers Canowie, at the SAYMBA seminar, Keith.

Wool Realisation Commission managing director Dr Bob Richardson.

Jamestown farmer Geoff Simpson, cousin Deanne Simpson and Dalgety Jamestown agent Trever Chalmers at the first Strathalbyn cross ewe sale.

Australian Barley Board chairman Des Chenery.

Ross Semmier, Kangaroo Flat and Andrew Lucas, Ludale, Kangaroo Flat looking at Mr Lucas' crossbred lambs, offered at a Gepps Cross sheep sale.

Michael Cook, Keith, Schott Dinham, Tailem Bend, and Annabel Cox, Mintaro, at the SA Young Merino Breeders Association Keith seminar.

Bruce and Rex Zadow, Mundarra, Tailem Bend, with Rhodes wool advisor Leon Kluge.

Elders wool general manager Chris Mitchell (second from left) with Greg and Steven Kellock, Kelvale, Farrell Flat and Greg Andrews, Bolinda, Mundulla, at the SA Young Merino Breeders Association Seminar, Keith.

<i>Stock Journal</i> looks back at November 1992, when the Saltbush Field Day held near Sandalwood was a raging success, and a group of Ukranian farmers travelled to SA to observe the state's farming methods.

Flashback Friday: November 1992

Stock Journal looks back at November 1992, when the Saltbush Field Day held near Sandalwood was a raging...

Flashback Friday: November 1992

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