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Drone to be used in ag studies

The use of drones in agricultural is another tool that technology has added, as a way of monitoring stock, crops and water. Now Cleve Area...

White River wins Hay champions

An Eyre Peninsula stud won the main event at the Hay Merino Sheep Show on Saturday - from a line-up of 40 entries from...

Managing mallee seeps part of trial

Managing mallee seeps should become easier with significant advances made on five Eyre Peninsula farm trials. Eyre Peninsula landscape facilitator Amy Wright has been working...

Planting vital for pilot program

Planting will start in the coming months on three Eyre Peninsula farms that have revegetation sites being registered with the federal government’s Emissions Reduction...

New chief at the helm for T-Ports

T-Ports has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer. The company said last week that Scott McKay had joined as CEO to help...

Rain proves a season saver

Weekend rain has saved the cropping season for many Eyre Peninsula farmers, who had not previously received significant rain. Among those are Lock farmers Anne...

Chaff residues put to the test

A study is underway, including on Eyre Peninsula, to determine whether harvest weed seed control (HWSC) systems which create chaff residues are promoting increased...

Landowners learn about carbon credits

Farming for carbon credits is still in its infancy in Australia, which people attending a recent sticky beak day at Buckleboo Station found out...

Wudinna to host livestock forum

Strategies to improve the productivity and profitability of the state’s sheep flock and beef herd will be the focus of livestock forums next month,...

Eliminating effects of drought

“Droughts don’t cause bare ground - bare ground causes droughts.” The quote from Rhodesian biologist Allan Savory was used by Buckleboo Station manager James Kerr...

Kimba boasts strong numbers and depth

The 2025 netball season has started strong for Kimba, with 42 senior players spread across four teams - an impressive showing that includes 17...