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Vanessa Binks

Australian Agricultural Company chief executive officer David Harris discussed the company's rich history and contribution to agriculture at the recent Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association conference. Picture by Vanessa Binks 

Australian Agricultural Company reaches 200 year milestone.

Australian Agricultural Company reaches 200 year milestone

Catherine Miller

Lucerne Australia chairman Scott Hutchings expects 2024 harvest yields to be down 30 per cent to 40pc on last year's harvest. Picture by Catherine Miller

A cool start to summer and high infestations of seed wasp in later shut up crops have knocked lucerne seed yields around.

Challenging season for SE lucerne seed

SARDI researcher Dr Liz Farquharson at the Mid North High Rainfall Zone research update at Mintaro earlier this month. Picture by Vanessa Binks 

Trials across SA show new rhizobia strains perform in acid soils.

Grower options for inoculants expand as new strains arrive

Kiara Stacey

Enjoying the weather was sisters Alicia and Keeley Simms, Jamestown. Picture by Kiara Stacey

Many gathered at the Laura Fair at the weekend.

Laura fair opens gates for annual event |Photos

More than 1000 people gathered at Wudinna on the weekend to enjoy an inaugural music festival held in the town.

Revelers rock Eyre Peninsula at town's first festival

E.E Muir & Sons key account manager Scott Hetherington and national sales and marketing manager Will Gordon outside their new store in Penola's industrial estate which was opened last week. Picture by Catherine Miller

After outgrowing their location in the main street of Penola, E.E Muir & Sons, has opened a big new warehouse along with offices and showroom at a new site.

E E Muir & Sons expands in Limestone Coast with larger Penola store

Elizabeth Anderson

Jacqui and Poppy Saunders, Mount Pleasant, were checking out the offering at the local market. Picture by Elizabeth Anderson

Processors and restockers were active at the sale.

Heavier cattle meet good demand at Mt Pleasant market

The 30 hectares of farmland to the east of Freeling that will likely be home to housing. Picture source: PlanSA

Housing looks likely to sit upon 50 hectares of high-value farmland at Freeling, with the state government saying code amendments in the area could help fix the state's housing crisis.

Freeling farmland to be used for housing

Quinton McCallum

Senior research fellow in spatial agriculture at Charles Sturt University, Dr Jon Medway, gave SPAA expo attendees an insight into the FIRA 2024 event he recently attended in France.

Precision agriculture has led to amazing gains for farmers, but there is still huge potential for more transformative innovations if some key challenges are overcome.

Overcoming barriers will unlock precision agriculture's potential

Katie Jackson

At least 10 wedge-tailed eagles were shot on a Mid North property in April, 2023, with the alleged shooter facing court this week. Picture by Mark Lethlean

A Mid North woman has faced court this week, after being charged with killing a protected species.

Protected species allegedly killed on Mid North property

Stock Journal looks back to the end of 1982, when farmers were holding onto sheep in hope of the drought breaking, a crowd gathered at the Strathalbyn off-shears sale, and a group of four Royal Marines from Britain crossed SA by bicycle as part of a marathon ride from Perth to Sydney, raising money for Legacy. Love your Flashback Friday galleries? Catch up on what you've missed here: Start the day with all the big news in agriculture. Sign up here to receive our daily Stock Journal newsletter.

Michael Burgess and his wife Jenny, Milang, took their nine-month-old son Ryan to the Strathalbyn off shears sale.

Perc Loechel (centre), Lovely Valley, Lucindale, talking with two vendors at the annual Lucindale off-shears sale - Roy Lawrie, Kilmarnock, Lochaber, and Stan Hocking, Washpool, Avenue Range.

Harvest was under way in Koolunga, where Co-operative Bulk Handling's Red Hill agent Max Nottle is pictured with Adolf and Kevin Klau.

SA Premier Mr Bannon officially opened the refurbished Southern Farmers House in Adelaide. He is pictured after the ceremony with the chairman of directors of the Southern Farmers Group, Ken Williams, and group general manager John Gray.

Lyndon Symonds, Bryn Villa, Woodchester, closely looking for black fibres in a piebald sheep fleece at Turretfield Research Centre's open day.

Bennetts Farmers McLaren Vale manager Bill Paul (second from right) was at the Talamara Poll Dorset sale, Parawa, with Greg Perry, Geoff Hincks and Tim Leppinus, all of Sellicks Hill Estate, Myponga.

UFS industrial officer Warwick Sutton , with the conventional and wide shearing combs. The day before, Australia's 20,000 union shearers started an indefinite strike over using wide combs.

Rural Youth council first chairman Allan Callaghan, president of the first RY club (Spalding) David Ridgway, and Australian Council of Rural Youth president Janette Ridgway, at the celebration of the SA Rural Youth Movement's 30th birthday.

Bob Bryant, Ungarie, NSW is one of two farmers who owned land which was affectionately known as the Ungarie Department of Agriculture Research Station. Neither property had any connection with the Depatment, but the farmers ran many cropping and chemical trials.

Among buyers at the Bella Vista Border Leicester sale, Inman Valley, were June Rowley,Yulte Park, Myponga, Pam Hynd, Ballantrae, Springton, and Betty Kemp, Gunwarrie, Eden Valley.

Lois Martin, Kentish Downs, Parawa, talks to Connie Christie, Parawa, who bought through Yankalilla Bennetts Farmers manager Allan Lee, after the Kentish Downs Poll Dorset sale.

Edlin Lienert, Lyangra, Sheaoak Log, parading the Landrace mated sow, Lyangra Royal 201, sold for the top sow price of $670 at the combined Lynagra and Porkvale stud sale at the Murray Bridge Showgrounds.

Peggy Meakins, with daughter Kate and one of her ten grandchildren. The Meakins family moved from the Barossa Valley to Stokes bay, Kangaroo Island, in the 1950s.

NZ farmer Gerald Pearce (right), takes a look at the Peterborough market with Peterborough stud merino breeder Chris Bretag.

Light Jet, ridden by leading SA sprint jockey Cathy Whiting, takes an early lead from Jagger and Geoff King in the M.S McLeod improvers sprint race at Comic Court Lodge. Light Jet went on to win by one length.

American journalist Chris Morris, bought the mortuary from the old Leigh Creek township for $40.

Byrant Giles with Wellfield Adriana, the grand champion Chianina female of the 1981 and 1982 Adelaide Royal Shows, and Phillip Giles with Nunkeri Downs Marissa (11 month old heifer of Wellfield Della), which was junior champion at the 1982 RAS.

One of the young stars of the Nunkeri Downs Chianina stud was Wellfield Pelle, winner of the 18 to 24 months class and junior and grand champion of the Brisbane Royal show in August 1982. With Pelle are Phillip Giles, his grandmother Mrs JF Giles, and Phillip's parents, Doreen and Bryant.

Prominent Poll Dorset stud ewe buyers at the Balmoral and Allendale sales were Jack and Marge Simpson, Tintinara, with David Koch, Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort, Meningie.

Sellers at the first Coonawarra Poll Dorset ram sale at Wynn's Winery, Coonawarra, were  Allan Schinckel, Leenala, Hynam, Rod Davies, Wrattenbullie, Naracoorte, Jim Childs, Inverness Park, Penola, and John Smart, South Crest, Mt Gambier.

Nairne cropper Myles Christian, in a dense crop of oats and vetch, which were sown together in June of 1982.

Reg Miller, Sanderson, Patricia Wilson, Cambrai, and her husband, John, at the Yelmah-Bungalee special imported bloodline pig sale at Gawler Showgrounds.

A large crowd was present at the Yelmah-Bungalee special imported bloodline pig sale at Gawler Showgrounds. In the ring is Bangalee studmaster Peter Bowyer.

Yelmah studmaster Alan Fyfe with one of his pigs in the sale ring.

Neil Clark, Redesdale, Vic, pioneered direct drilling in Victoria.

Dave Burton, Collinsville, receives a watch from Collinsville's Ron Collins, following his official retirement. He retried following half a century of shearing at the Mount Bryan Merino stud.

Stock Journal managing director Richard James,Bennetts Farmers animal/agricultural section product manager Ian Renshaw, Carnation Australia state manager Bob Ryan, at the draw for the Bennetts Farmers "meaty Kiblets" dog food promotion, at the company's Athol Park merchandise complex.

Supreme exhibit at the Eyre Peninsula All Breeds Show was Green Valley Pretty Maid shown with owner Martin Cash (right) and his daughter Stephanie.

Struan stockman Colin Windebank and Alex Patterson, Iona, Naracoorte, at a field day at the Struan Research Centre.

Richard Turner, Snowtown, was reaping 2.5t/ha of barley despite the drought.

Australian Barley Board general manager John Tansell.

Victorian Hotel licensee Neville Hewitt, Strathalbyn, videotaped the Strathalbyn off-shears sale.

Pictured with the cow which made top price of $730 at the fourth Poll Shorthorn Invitation Sale, Tintinara, are auctioneer Greg Patterson, Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort, buyer Joe Blakely, Beef Hill, Mount Compass, and his agent, Ron Densley, Bennetts Farmers, Adelaide.

Neil Davis (right), Coonalpyn, bought three rams at the Corriedale Hills sale, Inman Valley. He is pictured with Ray Davis and Fred Arnold, both of Strathalbyn.

Hesston big bales of hay were said to save storage space, time, labor and money. Pictured inspecting the end product from the 4800 series machine at Wirrabara recently were Hesston agent Bob Blanden, Jamestown, and owners Don and Geoff Zwar.

Charles Knuckley, 94, had been the SA agent for Driza bone for more than 30 years.

Guy Creighton riding McNeil over a big spread jump during the third round of the International Coca Cola Cup held at the Strathalbyn Polo Grounds.

Elders national travel manager Peter Murray.

Janet and Bob Rankine, who sold 18-month-old Border Leicester-Merino ewes to second best price of $30.40 at Bennetts Farmers Strathalbyn off-shears sale on Friday, chat with their cousin Dave Rankine, Bennetts Farmers, Adelaide, at the sale.

Professor Colin Driscoll, head of the Waite Institute's agronomy department, with a handful of Venus triticale, which was developed by his department. It was said to grow well under drought conditions.

Waite Agricultural Research Institute senior wheat breeder Tony Rathjen.

Shearer Neil Schiller and Geoff White, in Geoff and Don White's shearing shed in Booborowie.

Doug Johnston, Bennetts farmers, Pat Henery, Alpana Station, Blinman and Jim Rump, Kondoric, Woods Well, at the Bennetts Farmers wool store.

David Cooper and his Waite team were hoping to pin down the flystrike scourge that at the time was costing Australian woolgrowers $100m a year.

WA farmer Keith Simmonds with a health barley crop behind him, that was sown directly into burnt wheat stubble.

Victoria's CFA truck fleet was almost 90 per cent International trucks custom built to suit CFA requirements at the IH Dandenong factory.

A high performance lightweight fire fighting pump released by Industrial Equipment Distributors. It comprises an Australian Pump Company QP pump married to a 5hp Honda G200 petrol engine.

Roopena Station proprietors Don and Andrew Nicholson, and Joan Gibbs, leader of the research team from the University of the Adelaide, who was completing revegetation experiments on the property.

Shauna Larcombe riding Willomurra mambo to win the Youth Working Cowhorse event at the Quarter Horse Association of SA annual championship show, held at Willomurra Quarter Horse stud, Kersbrook.

Gloria Vause, Penola, had, in 1982, held the SA State women's pistol shooting title for 15 of the past 17 years and was Australian champion for nine consecutive years between 1960 and 1970.

A group of 22 French directors and executives of banks, industrial, insurance, and investment companies and pension funds were on a 12 day tour of Australia as guests of Elder Smith Goldsbbrough Mort general manager Bob Gillen.

Robert and Bill Guthrie, Tungkillo, at the Strathalbyn market.

Trevor Wright, Pages Flat, carting hay at Waldaree, Hope Forest. He had picked up about 25,000 bales for his own and neighbouring dairy farms.

Arnold Rowley, Meadows, among the burnt ruins of his shearing quarters after two fires swept through the area.

Queensland Country Life senior photographer Rod Green took out the inaugural Associated Rural Press of Australia award for photography.

Horwood Bagshaw presented Urrbrae Agricultural High School with more than $60,000 worth of farm machinery, including a header, hydraulic folding trash harrow set, 19-tyne scarifier and four row flexi-tyne cultivator. The machines were to be used in the certificate of agriculture course. Pictured inspecting the machines are Horwood Bagshaw managing director Bruce McDonald, Urrbrae deputy principal Jim Davies, principal Roy Schulz and Horwood Bagshaw agricultural division general manager Peter Murray.

SAME and Lamborghini Tractors of Australia general manager Franco Laghi, Tracquip general manager Leo Powell and newly appointed SAME and Lamborghini Tractors of Australia SA area manager Bob Wilson.

The new AF4 Select-A-Spray horticultural sprayer.

Fencing was a family affair with the Pedericks of Coomandook. Bob is digging the hole while son Christopher is on the crowbar and wife Elaine prepares to site the post.

Chatting at the Strathalbyn off-shears sale were Pam Plummer, Currency Creek, Denis Allen, Strathalbyn, and Department of Agriculture Port Augusta stock inspector Colin Pope.

Bill Pearce, Yankalilla, and Bob Fairchild, Parawa, bought sheep at the Strathalbyn off-shears sale.

Michael Milnes, Elders Victor Harbor, and Jim Callaghan, Callaghan Irrigation, Adelaide, at the Strathalbyn off-shears sale.

Phil and David Turner, Mount Pleasant, were among bidders at the off-shears sale. They are pictured with Colin France, Elders Mount Pleasant.

Peter Barrie, Barrie Holdings, Willowie, had been hand-feeding his Merinos since March.

Kangaroo processor Sid Drew, Orroroo, pictured with son Gary, was one of the speakers at a kangaroo management meeting called by the National Parks and Wildlife Service at Peterborough, where a proposed roo kill quota of 300,000 was announced for 1983.

A Murray Grey was grand champion carcase of the South East Beef Carcase Competition - the first time a Murray Grey had won the award. Pictured with the champion carcase are exhibitors Kevin and Jill Fiebiger, Greybuck stud, Padthaway, and Dennis leonard, SE representative of Hoechst, who sponsored the competition.

Wright Stephenson's Naracoorte research agronomist Brian Hill discusses the potential of Haifa white clover with company's general manager Graeme Russell.

Willie Lintvelt, Fairbanks, Mount Gambier (second from left), and Arch, Les, David and Bob Nixon, Devon Court, Drillham, Qld, with Devon Court Saga. Mr Lintvelt bought the bull from the Dixons for $15,000, after it was named reserve senior champion Hereford bull of the 1982 Roma Show in Qld.

Director of the Division of Road Safety and Motor transport, Tony Flint, inspects a car involved in a recent fatal accident.

Vic Walter, Koolah, Willow Creek. Koolah gives city school children a taste of farm life and a better understanding of how properties are run.

Pauline Davies, in the family run PM Davies Shoe Store in Victor Harbor, which was celebrating its 115th birthday.

Sharon Vause, Penola, was the only SA Country entrant in the 1982 Miss Sportsgirl Quest.

Mostyn Bussenschutt, Paskeville, and Richard Daniel, Paskeville, at the Gepps Cross sheep market.

Greg Hanckel, Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort, Jamestown, and Malcolm Axford, The Olives, Jamestown, who sold seven bales of AAAM for 298c/kg at an Adelaide wool sale.

Phil Algate, Dalgety's Broken Hill, was retiring.

Smith Mark Crouch and Archie Roach take a turn at the bellows. The faithful restored blacksmith shop is one of the tourist attractions at Schubert's Farm, Monarto.

A group of four Royal Marines from Britain crossed SA by bicycle as part of a marathon ride from Perth to Sydney, raising money for Legacy. Pictured here are two of the 'Exercise Nutty Poms', Lieutenant Nick Benbow and Lieutenant Andrew Canning.

Stock Journal looks back to the end of 1982, when farmers were holding onto sheep in hope of the drought breaking, a crowd gathered at the Strathalbyn off-shears sale, and a group of four Royal Marines from Britain crossed SA by bicycle as part of a marathon ride from Perth to Sydney, raising money for Legacy.

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