THIS week we take a look back to 30 years ago in the Stock Journal archives, when harvest was under way, with Yorke Peninsula barley yields up to 5t/ha, while the Mid North was cutting wheat up to 4t/ha.
The Adelaide wool store sales were under threat of closure; the wool indicator was at 577c/kg; while the albino Suffolk was making waves.
A 50c levy was being posed for the potato industry for promotion and research, while the Australian Wheat Board was proposing a $5/t price increase for ASW 10pc protein to $160/t.
Jamestown lambs were making $15.20, while Charolais-cross feedlot steer sold to $687 at Gepps Cross.
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