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Fuel and fert crises expose supply shocks
The escalating crisis in the Middle East is once again sending shockwaves through global supply chains and Australian agriculture is feeling the tremors. Much of the focus has rightly been on disruptions to fuel and fertiliser, which are critical inputs that underpin...
Without fuel, farming will stop completely
As South Australian farmers move from vintage into seeding, one reality is front of mind: without fuel, nothing moves. This is not abstract. It is immediate. Tractors preparing paddocks, headers finishing harvest, trucks moving grain and livestock, and pumps supplying...
Dispatch from London: Why farm advocacy matters more than ever
Five weeks in the United Kingdom offered a front-row view of the pressures shaping modern agriculture and a reminder that farmers must stay united and at the policy table. Earlier this year I spent five weeks in the United Kingdom participating in the Challenge of...
Agriculture must not be taken for granted
As South Australia heads towards next month's State Election, it is fair to say the political temperature is lower than usual. Recent polling suggests the Malinauskas Labor Government is likely to be comfortably returned. That may risk dampening the contest of big...
State-based loan scheme welcomed by PPSA
Primary Producers SA has welcomed Premier Peter Malinauskas’ announcement of a state-based concessional loan scheme. The scheme, announced at the South Australian Grain Industry Awards on Tuesday night, will give drought-affected farmers the opportunity to access up...
Water security set to define the year ahead
As South Australia looks to the year ahead, few issues loom as large for regional communities as water security. Across the state, water allocation plans (WAPs) are being reviewed, amended or implemented against a backdrop of declining rainfall, reduced recharge and...
