Fuel and fertiliser impact for dryland farmers
Dryland farmers are expecting the fuel and fertiliser crisis caused by the war in the Middle East to escalate ahead of the seeding season – which is due to start within two weeks.
Sport
Fashion Race Day at Strathalbyn
The Strathalbyn Racing Club’s Fashion Race Day delivered an exciting seven-race program under perfect autumn conditions, with clear skies and a comfortable 25 degrees providing an ideal backdrop for a vibrant midweek event.
Lobethal make it five straight
Lobethal collected their fifth premiership in a row with an eight-wicket win at home in the AEHCA grand final on Saturday in moist conditions.
Hunt on for footy umpires
A shortage of field umpires across three local footy leagues has sparked a call for more people to pick up a whistle.
Victory 101 years in the making
Goolwa has claimed its first A grade cricket flag in 101 years with a tight win over Port Elliot on the weekend.
Rural
Honey, check this out
An avid gardener recently started a bee-rilliant new hobby, of beekeeping, to improve his crops, and has been reaping what he has sown. Goolwa’s Phil Sargent has planted about 200 native species with his brother on their Goolwa property over the...
Milang farmer’s hopes rained on due to unseasonably wet weather
A Milang farmer estimates the unseasonably wet summer has caused about 25 per cent of income loss for grain farmers in the region. His neighbour has recorded 150mm of rain since harvest started since the end of October, and as reported in this...
Advancing women in agriculture
When Currency Creek farmer Belle Baker was growing up, women weren’t always accepted as farmers. These days Ms Baker, with help from her partner Patrick O’Driscoll, is tailor-making courses to help women on the land fill gaps in their knowledge...
A healthy distance advised for livestock welfare
Hazards for livestock and the best methods to protect their health were the subject matters of a recent Milang Agricultural Bureau meeting. Many of the actions undertaken by governments in the early days of COVID parallel methods used by livestock...
