Reaching out can make a world of difference

Reaching out can make a world of difference

We all know the feeling – lying in bed at night, thinking of all the things you need to get done or about all of the problems in the world. But what if these feeling won’t go away and they start to affect your life in a very negative way? One of the biggest challenges...
Madness on the roads needs to end

Madness on the roads needs to end

South Australia is having a horror start to the year on its roads. The state’s fatalities are more than double the figure recorded at the same time last year, and about two thirds of those fatalities have happened on country roads. Any life lost on the roads is too...
Biosecurity threats still looming over industry

Biosecurity threats still looming over industry

It was not long ago that plenty of media attention was being paid to the threats from Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin outbreaks occurring in Indonesia, and the dangers it meant for Australia’s agriculture sector. While the media attention has died down, the...
Smoke taint fears lingering

Smoke taint fears lingering

It is not that long ago that the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires led to serious issues in our nation’s winegrape industry. In 2020, bushfires resulted in tens of thousands of tonnes of Australian wine grapes being lost to smoke taint. While some growers managed to dodge the...
Incentivising investment key to addressing shortages

Incentivising investment key to addressing shortages

Availability of adequate housing for regional workers continues to be a major challenge to the agricultural sector, particularly at peak times such as vintage and harvest. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated the ongoing issue around adequate housing stocks in regional...