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...

Tara Nash

18 Apr 2024

Rural

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...

Tara Nash

18 Jan 2024

Rural

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...

Deirdre Graham

18 Jan 2024

Rural

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...

Southern Argus

18 Jan 2024

Rural

Grape start to the growing season

Langhorne Creek grape growers are experiencing a strong start to the season and welcoming a promising forecast for the months ahead. Glenrowan Vineyards grower Dale Wenzel finds his vines look healthy so far and expects an ideal season. “The...

Tara Nash

19 Oct 2023

Rural

Young Finniss rider makes rodeo debut

Young Brody Kent might only be seven, but he has already made his debut in the rodeo scene as part of Wrangler Extreme Broncs Australia at Marrar. Speaking on the family farm at Finniss, where he lives with his dad Glen, mum Renae and brother...

Deirdre Graham

28 Sep 2023

Rural

Farmers and their four-legged friends prepare for trial

Competitors and their furry companions will soon travel to Strathalbyn for the town’s first yard dog trial. The competition simulates the work often undertaken by a working sheep dog and many of the handlers are farmers themselves. Together, they...

Tara Nash

28 Sep 2023

Rural

Callington farm follows sustainable practices

Jake and Ros Walker and their family had a dream of owning a farm, which they made into reality eight years ago. After buying a Callington property, the familystartedoffbyfarmingbeefcattle,then introduced chickens, and have expanded their flocks to...

Tara Nash

21 Sep 2023

Rural

Embracing technology helps Inverbrackie grow

Lynton Arney took over the family farm Inverbrackie Border Leicester Stud in 1990, questioning the future of the business. But in what was to be the first embracement of technology, learning about Lambplan changed his thinking. The user-friendly...

Deirdre Graham

21 Sep 2023

Rural

Plenty to crow about at Adelaide Show

Local poultry breeder Trudy Hull and family have had one of their best Adelaide Shows, winning a number of top awards. This year’s show featured about 1600 birds of varying breeds, with Ms Hull taking 40 birds of her own down to Adelaide to...

Deirdre Graham

21 Sep 2023

Milang

Egg-citement over giant find at a chicken farm near Milang

Steven Maidment runs a 20,000 chicken farm out near Milang, and while double-yolk eggs are a common find, lately things have turned most egg-citing. Egg-ceptionally large giant eggs the size of an emu’s are being collected on a regular basis, each...

Deirdre Graham

07 Sep 2023

Community News

Ashbourne CFS stage Open Day to bolster membership

Ashbourne CFS welcomed the community into its station on Sunday, in a bid to increase its profile in the region. The brigade’s training officer Ben Van Iersel, who co-ordinated the day, said the event was both a publicity and recruitment drive to...

Deirdre Graham

31 Aug 2023

Rural

Su-paw-star pair to represent SA at sheepdog championship

A Strathalbyn resident who is set to represent South Australia for the 13th time at the upcoming Supreme Australian Working Sheepdog Championship is hoping to secure a hometown win and the chance to compete for the country. Held at Strathalbyn Oval...

Giorgina McKay

31 Aug 2023