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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...

Rural students secure support through scholarship

Rural students secure support through scholarship

Primary Producers SA has awarded $14,200 on behalf of the E.W. Stevens Trust to students from remote and regional areas of South Australia, assisting them to continue with their studies. The grants are designed to help relieve pressure on regional families in...

Long-term flood recovery support crucial

Long-term flood recovery support crucial

The peak of the River Murray flood has hit, restrictions on activities along the river are easing and now the long, hard road to recovery begins in earnest. It has been pleasing to see the immediate response from government and other organisations but a long-term...

Year ahead: Agriculture faces another challenging year

Year ahead: Agriculture faces another challenging year

Surging input costs, global supply chain issues, floods and an extended wet season meant another challenging year for South Australian farmers. Looking at the positives, almost all sectors of primary industry were buoyed by the promise of a record season coming into...

Strong stewardship can avoid disaster

Strong stewardship can avoid disaster

Going into the height of summer and plenty of spraying needing to be done due to the wet season and heavy vegetation loads, the issue of spray drift needs to be front and centre in farmers’ minds. As Grain Producers SA has highlighted with their recently launched...

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