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Push notifications from the BOM weather app will include six types of weather warnings: tropical cyclone, fire weather, flood, tsunami, severe thunderstorms and severe weather. PHOTO: Shutterstock.

THE Bureau of Meteorology has introduced push notifications on its BOM Weather app to provide more targeted advice to communities during severe weather.

BOM app upgrade to provide targeted severe weather advice

Emergency services volunteers gain louder voice

Katie Jackson

NEW LIFE: Former backpacker William "Woodie" Allen turned a working holiday into the career of a lifetime. 

FROM Ireland to Australia, one former backpacker's "Irish dream" has resulted in a decades long career in SA horticulture and a wealth of experiences he'll never forget.

Irish dream evolves into new career

SHORTAGE: The electorate of Grey has ranked number one in the country for poor access to childcare. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

A REPORT released from Victoria University earlier this year has ranked an SA regional electorate as one of the country's worst performers for childcare accessibility, with early childhood educators calling for change heading into the federal election.

Childcare scourge highlighted in SA regions

Chris McLennan

MANY CREDITORS: Stuart Price's failed hay export company is believed to owe more than $14 million.

Failed hay exporter's properties are under contract but too early to know whether creditors will be paid.

Creditors of failed hay exporter wait on land sale proceeds

Golden North is an iconic SA brand from Laura in the state's Mid North.

ICONIC Laura ice cream company Golden North has beaten out 12 big-name competitors to be rated the number one ice cream for the fifth consecutive year.

SA's Golden North wins customer satisfaction gong for fifth year running

Kiara Stacey

Silo art can have a major impact on the wellbeing for rural and regional areas according to silo art expert and researcher Amelia Green who made a visit to the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong region last month.

Silo artists enhances local spend

HARD KNOCK: A further fruit fly detection has been declared in the Riverland this week, with Citrus SA chair Mark Doecke saying growers could face losses of upwards of $150 per tonne of fruit due to chemical dips and export restrictions.

THE Riverland fruit industry has been dealt another blow, with a further fruit fly outbreak declared this week.

Fruit fly outbreak 'perfectly bad timing' for industry

Viterra is about to undertake the state's largest ever canola export program.

Viterra to export record canola receivals from SA

Declared weed home to devastating pest

Geoff Bridgman and son Brody were on the look out for young ewes at the Jamestown sheep sale.

Tarlee's Tony Clarke was pictured during harvest.

Kapunda farmer Barry Laubsch at harvest time.

Tintinara dairyfarmer Mathew Lewis gave his thoughts on cruelty claims made by Animal Liberation about the dairy industry.

Munga Developments manager Neil Frith with PPHS's Richard Harvie at Naracoorte's weaner sales.

Poll Dorset and White Suffolk breeder Adam Price, Glencoe.

Elders wool marketing manager Michael Blake with Free Eyre managing director Susi Tegen.

A liquid injection system had been used to deliver nutrients and fertiliser to crops on the Schmidt family's Yorketown farm for two years, with Rob Schmidt saying results had been encouraging.

National machine shearing champion Shannon Warnest, Willalooka.

Landmark's Alli James-Martin and Dycinta Schultz at the Naracoorte Races.

Helen Harvey, Yalumba, Melissa Kramer, and Natasha Biggins, Yalumba, at the races.

Wrattonbully grapegrowers Janine and Richard Freckleton.

Diana Hooper and Chrys Corbin, Wrattonbully, enjoy the sit-down lunch at the races.

Debbie Press, Susie Nolan and Robbie Mason, from the Wrattonbully Wine Association.

Emily and James Freckleton, Wrattonbully.

Woonallee principal Tom Baker, Livestock Central technical director Rick White, ELMS coordinator Gary Glasson, and ELMS advisor Heidi Sutherland.

Tina Pitman and husband Michael had set up a new meat processing facility on their property at Wattle Flat on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Naracoorte weaner sales vendor Graham Johnson.

Mundulla dairyfarmer Peter Scown (middle), with sons Huk and Mark, was dispersing the Kyirrie Jersey stud after more than 50 years of breeding.

Sandra and Norm Smith and their son Nathan, Furner.

Naracoorte's store sale featured the annual offering from S&R DiGiorgio & Sons, Lucindale, with steers topping at $650 and heifers at $455.Pictured are members of the Di Giorgio team Kevin and Travis Langford, Darren Caines, and at front Steve and Nannia Di Giorgio and Malcolm Scroop.

Tim Rogers, pictured with son Tom, 5, Eden Valley.

SAL Naracoorte manager Bruce Redpath and SAL Mt Gambier's Dean Hampel with clients Wally and Leigh Jenkin, Allendale East.

Three generations of the James family Jim, Nathan and Ian James from Cooranga at their 17th annual first-cross lamb sale.

Elders Mt Gambier's Mark O'Leary and client Peter Feast, Mt Schanck at the Cooranga on-property lamb sale.

Raylee and Robert Wooley, Harrogate, sold their first-cross ewes for $138 to Fran Henschke, Mt Pleasant.

Twink Sparks, Jamestown, was a happy man following the sale of his crossbred lambs at Dublin.

Mittyack, Vic, croppers Gordon and Sam Trigg.

Baby Isla and mum Melanie Michael, Hilltown, enjoy a giggle at the Clare races.

Clare races special guests Olympic silver medallist Megan Jones, Hahndorf, and Channel Nine newsreader Kelly Nestor, Adelaide.

Port Pirie women Denise Boylan and Filomena Caputo dressed up for the races.

Tania McHendrie, Port Augusta, Ange Nunan and Kylie Watler, Port Broughton.

Matt and Katie Reilly enjoy a Burra reunion with David Thamm.

Greenham Dairy Scholarship winner Clancy Burn, Mount Schank.

Myponga dairyfarmer Barry Clarke, Roslynvale.

Bruce and Heather Treloar, Tintinara, with manager Mark Vandeleur.

Strathalbyn regular Brian Jaensch, Wistow, sold eight-month-old Angus-cross steers for $565.

Selling cattle at Keith was long-time vendor Andrew Morris, Willalooka.

Hayden Lines, Keith, sold 60 Angus-South Devon steers and heifers to $545 at Strathalbyn.

Martin Silcock, Langhorne Creek, was selling Poll Hereford heifer at the Strathalbyn prime market.

Dennis Thorpe, Kangarilla, was buying at the Strathalbyn monthly store sale.

University of Adelaide researcher Murray Unkovich said farmers could boost soil carbon levels by using strategies such as stubble retention and minimum tillage.

Dairy producer James Mann, Mount Gambier.

Far West pastoralist Leonard Hardy from Nundroo Station was rejoicing after 63mm fell.

West Coast farmer Grantley Telfer was pictured delivering APW wheat to the Tumby Bay silos and said the yield and quality of his crops were up on 2007.

PIRSA's Jane McBride and Adelaide Showground's Peter Angus.

David Lowe, Mundulla South, inspecting one of the family's Pugsley wheat crops.

Rural Financial Counselling Service SA general manager Kay Matthias with Blue Ribbon Cookbook author Liz Harfull.

Stock Journal photographer Terry Grenville enjoyed someone else taking the photos for a change at the Rural Media Awards.

Justin Lines, Gum Hill, Mount Bryan, with shearer Heath Angel in the background.

Grower John Kennett was part of a consortium that established Northern Yorke Processing at Kadina.

Richard Kirkland, Furner, (middle) bought the top-priced Merino ewes at the Kingston off-shears and was pictured with Landmark Millicent agent John Watt and branch manager Jim Noonan.

SAFF Pork Committee chairman Butch Moses.

Bill and Peter Stock, Bakers Range, Lucindale, dispersed their final 1100 mixed age Merino ewes at Kingston. Agent Ian 'Church' Mason (front) was on hand because Ian's father had classed the sheep flock for many years.

Kevin Pole, Port Germein, sold 372 White Suffolk-cross lambs for $70.

Kingsley Parker, Kingston, with Miller Whan & John agent Mike Newton.

Wardle Co livestock sales' Colin McFarlane.

Rob Starling, Telang, Kingston, at the Naracoorte Christmas Calf sale.

John and Abi Hayes, with son Ben, 15 months, were watching John's parents Hereford weaners sell at Mount Gambier.

PPHS director Michael Palm and client Roger Gibbs, who was selling Charolais-Santa Gertrudis weaner steers at Naracoorte.

SAL agent Kevin Lewis and client Nick Lock, Naracoorte, bought the three top-price pens of Watervalley PTIC heifers.

Mark Batten, Angaston, sold White Suffolk/Merino lambs to $89 at Mt Pleasant.

Mark Irrgang was in charge of running S Kidman and Co's Tungali feedlot.

Brett Roberts, Balaklava, believed one of the keys to his family's successful cropping operation was an unconventional approach to decision making during the growing season.

SA Rural Doctors' Association president Peter Rischbieth.

Don Crane, Murrayville, Vic, checks out the stock at Jamestown's December market.

South East Prime Livestock Achievers coordinator Penny Craig and chairman Mark Buckett in a trial perennial pasture paddock.

Mitchell, Ryan and Rob Cornish, Culburra, were volume buyers at Watervalley's annual PTIC heifer sale.

Malcolm Heinicke, Pinnaroo, was looking to buy wethers at Jamestown.

Damien Finn, Tintinara, was at the Strathalbyn store cattle sale.

Linc Gerloff and daughter Mikala, Darke Peak, enjoyed their day at the Jamestown sale.

Nan and Stephen Mann, Churinga Park, Glenroy, sold 58 Angus steers at a $632 average at the Naracoorte Christmas Weaner sale.

Danny Chaplin, Tintinara, and Colin Farley, Taral, at Strathalbyn.

Murray pig producer Greg Davis and daughter Eliza.

A POTENTIAL grain handler merger and the ongoing harvest were two of the news items in Stock Journal in December 2008, while there were plenty of photos taken at markets and race meetings across the state.

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