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Horticulture

Breeding quality Angus cattle on the Barossa’s doorstep

SITUATED at Mount Crawford is a small but thriving Black Angus producer with a focus on breeding high-quality cattle that will go the distance. Barossa Angus began more than 20 years ago, when Julian and Jane Maul made the move to South Australi...

Jem Nash
March 2024
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Ag News

South Australian farmers finish 2023 on more positive note

SOUTH Australian farmers finished 2023 on a more optimistic note, reporting an upswing in confidence in the last quarter, the Q4 Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has shown. The survey found 15 per cent of SA farmers expect the agricultural economy...

Staff Contributors
March 2024
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Horticulture

Dear oh deer: pest problems continue costing primary producers

FERAL deer are continuing to cause headaches in primary production as efforts to control their numbers in the landscape ramp up under a state-wide strategic plan. In late 2023, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) released its...

Aidan Curtis
February 2024
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Horticulture

No gherkin around: Zimmy’s do things the right way

THE STORY of Zimmy’s Barossa Valley Produce dates back to the late 1800s when German couple Ferdinand and Bertha Zimmermann immigrated to South Australia. After searching for a location that reminded them of home, the Zimmermann family eventually...

Liam Phillips
February 2024
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Horticulture

Telling the story of the Riverland

ONE-hundred-and-three years ago, Sue Heward’s grandfather returned from WWI to Monash as a soldier-settler, planting shiraz grapes on the block. Fast forward to 2024, the vines are now gone but in return flourishing fig and quince orchards have...

Alexandra Bull
February 2024
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Bees

When life gives you bees, make honey

IT is common knowledge that without bees we would struggle to survive as a human race, and their importance is amplified by the many produce varieties that require their pollination services across the state. Affectionately known as the Riverland...

Elyse Armanini
November 2023
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Ag News

Have your say on future research priorities

Producers have until 1 December 2023 to provide their input through the SALRC

SA Farmer
November 2023
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Horticulture

Providing quality vegetables to the Riverland

THE Riverland is well-known for its thriving citrus and almond industries, but located at Renmark North is a small-but-bustling asparagus farm. Going on 27 years, Renee Horvath and her family took over Renmark Asparagus from her brother-in-law last...

Alexandra Bull
November 2023
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Horticulture

Sowing sustainability: The Food Forest’s eco-friendly farming revolution

ON a 15-hectare property in the heart of Gawler, The Food Forest grows an abundance of fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, wine and produce, totalling almost 150 varieties of goodness. And it is a sight to behold. For the past 40 years, Graham and...

Staff Contributors
November 2023
Horticulture
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Horticulture

Breeding quality Angus cattle on the Barossa’s doorstep

SITUATED at Mount Crawford is a small but thriving Black Angus producer with a focus on breeding high-quality cattle that will go the distance. Barossa Angus began more than 20 years ago, when Julian and Jane Maul made the move to South Australi...

Jem Nash
March 2024
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Horticulture

Dear oh deer: pest problems continue costing primary producers

FERAL deer are continuing to cause headaches in primary production as efforts to control their numbers in the landscape ramp up under a state-wide strategic plan. In late 2023, the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) released its...

Aidan Curtis
February 2024
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Horticulture

No gherkin around: Zimmy’s do things the right way

THE STORY of Zimmy’s Barossa Valley Produce dates back to the late 1800s when German couple Ferdinand and Bertha Zimmermann immigrated to South Australia. After searching for a location that reminded them of home, the Zimmermann family eventually...

Liam Phillips
February 2024
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Horticulture

Telling the story of the Riverland

ONE-hundred-and-three years ago, Sue Heward’s grandfather returned from WWI to Monash as a soldier-settler, planting shiraz grapes on the block. Fast forward to 2024, the vines are now gone but in return flourishing fig and quince orchards have...

Alexandra Bull
February 2024
Weather & Water
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Weather & Water

Making every drop count

A RENOWNED Riverland horticultural specialist says South Australian primary producers must adapt toward sustainable farming practices to combat growing water supply constraints. Renmark-based Ian Tolley has consulted in horticultural regions around...

Hugh Schuitemaker
October 2023
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Nuts

Challenges flood in for almond growers

FLOODING along the River Murray in South Australia and the shutting down of power to irrigation pumps in the Riverland will have an impact on almond crop potential for the coming season, the CEO of the industry’s peak body says. Almond Board of...

SA Farmer
April 2023
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Weather & Water

Agriculture booms despite flooding

AUSTRALIAN agriculture has stayed on track despite devastating floods in multiple areas around the country. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Agricultural Commodities and Crop Reports, released in...

SA Farmer
April 2023
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Ag News

High flows hitting SA water quality

Further information regarding blackwater events can be found by visiting the MDBA website

SA Farmer
December 2022
Cropping
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Cropping

Grain growing starts again after record-breaking year

IT was a tale of ups and downs for Riverland collaborative grain producer Bulla Burra’s last harvest. On the positive end, the business completed one of its “best ever years” for growing, with yields high and prices strong according to general...

Josh Brine
June 2023
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Cropping

A bit of rain can’t stop a bumper harvest

NOVEMBER was touch and go for EzyBale’s Corbin Schuster, as he stared down the threat of water-logged and diseased crops amid record-breaking rainfall. But a late harvest was his saving grace as many of his crops came away unscathed to produce...

Kayla Den Hollander
March 2023
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Ag News

SA sowing guide helps pick winners

A NEW crop sowing guide has been released to help South Australian grain growers determine the best crop varieties for their situation.

SA Farmer
March 2023
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Autumn Update

Industry Expert: John Lush - Mallala canola farmer, Adelaide Plains councillor

Was there confidence following this season’s harvest? We’ve finished harvest, and this was probably the best harvest I’ve seen in the 55 years I’ve been at Mallala. The canola was really good, the wheat was good and so were the lentils. Our...

SA Farmer
March 2023
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Ag News

State exports continue to boom amid China turnaround

AS trade ties with South Australia’s biggest export market, China, pick up after months of decline, the demand for the state’s exports continues to rise. In the 12 months to November 2022, local exports hit $15.9bn – up 22 per cent on the...

SA Farmer
March 2023
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Wine

Winter handed the Kies to the castle

WHEN Jake Winter made the decision to press pause on a promising professional cricket career in the late 2010s, few people, including himself, could have predicted where the next half-decade would take him. At 26 years old and working in the...

Lachlan Dand
September 2023
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Wine Grapes

Burge wines showcase the best of the Barossa on the world stage

THE Burge name is a Barossa legacy, through and through. Take a drive through the region’s winding roads, and you’ll find their vineyards dotted all across the Valley’s sprawling landscape. But their passion transcends state borders and...

Kayla Den Hollander
June 2023
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Autumn Update

Industry Expert: Adrian Hoffmann - WGCSA Region Two chair

Our second industry expert from our autumn 2023 edition of SA Farmer. Wine Grape Council of SA Region Two chair, Adrian Hoffmann, speaks about the 2023 vintage, grower optimism and fruit quality. Will it be a later vintage in the Barossa this year?...

SA Farmer
March 2023
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Ag News

Wine industry among business groups concerned about IR Bill

THE wine industry is among a group of South Australia’s leading business organisations calling for the Senate to reject controversial parts of a federal industrial relations Bill. Last Friday, November 11, the House of Representatives passed the...

SA Farmer
November 2022
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