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Lachlan Dand

Squeezing to perfection at Venus Citrus

IT is little secret that the Riverland is known for its citrus production, and it’s something deeply rooted in the lives of growers across the region. The region’s climate is one of the key reasons helping produce some of the freshest citrus in...

Lachlan Dand

August 2025

Wine

Pouring into a new era at Freestone Estate

BEGINNING the year in a significant way, a new wine label entered the Riverland region in February, and have already had great success. Located in Waikerie, and proving popular among locals following releases at the launch night, the Riverland Food...

Lachlan Dand

May 2025

Agriculture

Olive Grove’s new era

BEING new to a town is never easy. There’s a lot to take in while getting to know your new surroundings, and adapting to the change of environment. So, when you throw taking over a successful business in one of the most well-known country towns in...

Lachlan Dand

February 2025

Weather & Water

Diving into a new era at Banrock Station

DESPITE the fact that the Riverland flooding event of 2022-23 finished nearly two years ago, its devastation is still being felt around the region. Banrock Station, located just 20km northwest of Barmera, has been no different, but with water...

Lachlan Dand

November 2024

Autumn Update

All in the date for Steve

SITUATED just off Bookpurnong Road, connecting Riverland towns Berri and Loxton, is Gurra Road. A few kilometres down Gurra Road, the Riverland Date Garden, run solely by local Steve Brauer, is found. The garden will celebrate its 20th year in 2024...

Lachlan Dand

May 2024

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

Horticulture

Potato shortage clear as spud

REPORTS of a widespread potato shortage had chip-lovers in a panic last year, but the status of potato supply in South Australia may not be as clear cut as media reports suggest. While some growers have felt the pinch, locally run Mitolo Family...

Lachlan Dand

June 2023

Wine Grapes

Sustainability serving Angove just vine

IN a field where mass production is king, one Riverland winemaker has gone down an alternative route and has been reaping the rewards on multiple fronts. Angove Family Winemakers’ Riverland cellar door sits just off the Sturt Highway in Renmark...

Lachlan Dand

August 2022

Bees

From bumblebee-ginnings

LOXTON man Mark deCaux has attracted a swarm of online followers under his moniker of Bush Bee Man, with his YouTube channel now buzzing around the 50,000-subscriber mark. Mark first picked up beekeeping after years of being an almond grower and has...

Lachlan Dand

June 2022