Warm weather welcomed as harvest resumes
This week’s warm weather was warmly anticipated by Eyre Peninsula cereal growers as soon as it was forecast.
One of those was Mount Drummond farmer...
Grain put through falling numbers after heavy rain
It is the old farming adage - you haven’t got a bumper crop until it is in the silo.
That is the case this year...
Relentless rain threatening grain prices
Continued spring rains have left Eyre Peninsula farmers feeling nervous over the possible lowering of grain quality.
According to SA grain industry experts, growers are...
Ewe are never too young to join the wool industry
Charlotte Hodge has just finished year 11 at Cleve Area School but she’s already working.
Charlotte, 17, hails from Cockaleechie - between Cummins and Tumby...
Scholarships help boost ag industry
Eyre Peninsula students keen to further their agriculture studies are urged to apply for the 2021 round of the Rural Bank scholarships.
The funds are...
Monitoring the malleefowl
Volunteers from across the Upper Eyre Peninsula have again worked with Landscape SA staff to monitor and record malleefowl nests in the Munyaroo Conservation...
Rallying for return of rail
A push is underway for the Eyre Peninsula to reintroduce rail services after the closure of the rail link in May 2019.
Leading the quest...
Desal plant development on hold
A one-year hiatus forced on SA Water’s planned Eyre Peninsula desalination plant at Billy Lights Point has been welcomed.
Regional Development Australia Eyre Peninsula board...
Dogs take flight in storm winds
Two Wharminda farm dogs are lucky to be alive after their kennel was lifted by strong winds and dumped 200 metres away on Thursday.
When...
Insurance costs expected to jump
Insurance premiums for Eastern Eyre Peninsula farmers are likely to rise across the board after last week’s hail storms.
Elders Insurance franchisee Kane Schubert said...
Another tilt at premiership glory expected
Central Eyre United A grade coach Beth Sampson expects her 2023 and 2024 premiership team to challenge for a “third on the trot” -...
