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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
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
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...
PPSA welcomes EAD funding
Primary Producers SA has welcomed the announcement of $6.8 million in State Government funding to protect against Emergency Animal Diseases. PPSA has advocated for increased investment in biosecurity support, to help protect SA’s farming sector against the looming...
Revamped fund offers valuable support to regional students
Stock Journal readers may remember the E.W. Stevens Trust Fund. The EW Stevens Trust was established in 1988 following a bequest to the-then United Farmers and Stock Owners of SA Inc. Management of this fund was later transferred to the South Australian Farmers’...
Sustainability debate needs good balance
Australian Farm Institute’s (AFI) recent roundtable event explored the thorny topic of ESG – investor shorthand to value an industry or company’s performance on environmental, social, and corporate governance metrics – and how it relates to agriculture. In feeding the...
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