Machinery

Harvest results reveal the most-efficient ripping setup

WHEN spending big on soil amelioration, every pass of the ripper counts. That’s why the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s National Grower Network project, Optimising Soil Amelioration in Typical Mallee Soils, set out to answer a big...

SA Farmer

June 2025

Machinery

Hydro-gin, the future of distilling

A TANUNDA distillery is at the forefront of a world-first, with Durand Distillery producing H2Gin to a commercial quantity, all by using hydrogen while being completely off the coal-fired power grid. Inspired by his grandfather and seeking a career...

Luke Marchioro

April 2023

Ag News

Agsafe’s Container Recycling Program Reaches 40m Drums

Australia’s longest-running agricultural waste management program has reached a significant milestone, with the collection of its 40-millionth AgVet chemical container for recycling. This equates to over 44,000 tonnes of plastic agricultural waste...

Staff Contributors

January 2023

Ag News

Robots used in agricultural biosecurity trial

FIVE remote-controlled robots were recently trialled in an agriculture biosecurity inspection pilot, funded by a $64,000 federal government program. Through the $5.5 million per annum Biosecurity Innovation Program, five Hades 5Z robots (pictured)...

SA Farmer

June 2022

Sheep

Family manufacturing business lifts after Covid

AN innovative Riverland family business is back to making the jobs of graziers across Australia safer and simpler, after being heavily impacted by Covid-19 border closures. Rod Holland (pictured), of Cooltong, has spent more than a decade...

Josh Brine

June 2022

Agriculture

New machine set to end prickly problem

NEW agricultural technology is set to help local farmers and growers remove harmful seeds from their properties. The Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board (MRLB) recently held a workshop at Loxton North-based Ridgehill Properties to demonstrate...

Staff Contributors

March 2022