Rural

India and Vietnam on the radar for wine exports

Department for Trade and Investment is holding an event in the Barossa next Tuesday, April 30, designed to connect local wine producers with international importers. Thirty Barossa Valley winemakers will showcase their wine to emerging markets in...

The Leader

24 Apr 2024

Rural

Farmer in focus

Tess Vogt, Vogt family, cattle, Maryvale, Allendale North Tell us about your farm and your farming background. I grew up in the Riverland with a childhood of school holidays cutting apricots, picking oranges, checking irrigation and piggery work. I...

The Leader

24 Apr 2024

Rural

Farmer in Focus: Greg Koch, Sheep farmer, Glen Turret, Moculta

Tell us about your farm and your farming background. I grew up on a dairy farm in the Moculta area, but when I was at school I had an interest in welding as well. I actually went and did an apprenticeship down at Magnus in Mount Pleasant, and I...

The Leader

27 Mar 2024

Rural

Improved prospects for grain growers

Australia’s grain growers are looking to improved prospects in the season ahead, with 2024/25 gross margins set to increase on the back of a lower cost of production, Rabobank says in a newly-released research report. The specialist agribusiness...

The Leader

27 Mar 2024

Rural

Optimism for beef industry

The first ever Beef Producers Intentions Survey (BPIS), facilitated by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), has indicated there is a strong sentiment of positivity among producers about the future of the Australian beef industry over the next 12...

The Leader

27 Mar 2024

Rural

New farm safety campaign highlights risk of inattention

SA Power Networks has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at reducing the risk to farmers from powerlines on rural properties. On average, there are more than 20 incidents on farms each year where powerlines are struck by vehicles. There also...

The Leader

27 Mar 2024

Rural

What’s the buzz?

If you’ve noticed a pesky buzz about town, you’re not alone. Increased sightings of European wasps have been observed, particularly when sitting down to eat a meal at your favourite outdoor cafe or restaurant. The European wasp, Vespul...

Jennifer Minns

27 Mar 2024

Rural

On the land - Farmer in Focus

Paul McGorman, Nuffield Scholar and agricultural drone operator Tell us about your farming background. I grew up on our family farming property at Sanderston (between Mannum and Cambrai). After school I did a Bachelor degree in Economics...

The Leader

28 Feb 2024

Rural

Grain Harvest Code of Practice to remain unchanged

The CFS has confirmed it will no longer proceed with plans to review the Grain Harvest Code of Practice. The Grassland Fire Danger Index will remain at the current threshold of 35 at 2 metres. Last year, the CFS proposed reducing the Grassland Fire...

The Leader

07 Feb 2024

Community News

Freeling on the map

When Freeling farmer Harrison Schuster decided to test drive his hobby on family acreage the week of Australia Day, he had no idea the experiment would be a resounding success, or that the aerial photo of his handiwork would go viral on social...

Mel Siri

31 Jan 2024

Rural

Muster Dogs of Barossa

Cody is no lounge lizard, but she does enjoy some special privileges, like riding in the front of Chris Tapscott’s work ute on the Mount Pleasant farm and enjoying pats from his grandkids when she’s not working sheep. Cobba is no slouch either...

Mel Siri

24 Jan 2024

Rural

El Ni-“ño”? Early summer rain belies weather predictions, but it’s been good news for some farmers

When the Bureau of Meteorology declared El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) was underway in September last year, many primary producers rightly braced for a long, hot summer and dry conditions. Initially, reality seemed to be living up...

Mel Jaunay

17 Jan 2024

Rural

El Niño blamed for seasonal profit forecast

Increasing global supply and drier conditions are being cited as reasons why Australian agriculture production is expected to fall in value this season. This is according to predictions by David Galeano of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and...

The Leader

13 Dec 2023