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Feds must step in to manage flood water
19 Mar 10 | THERE are calls for the Federal Government to step in and manage all big future floods, following confirmation this week of extra flows from the big Queensland wet to South Australia.  | CommentsComments (1) | Flood of promises to secure waterSA irrigators to receive ...
Commercial fishing company found guilty of licence breach
18 Mar 10 | Commercial fishers have been issued a stark reminder of the consequences of non-compliance after a local company was found guilty of breaching its licence conditions in the Kadina Magistrates Court this week.  | Sterile fruit flies released to ...Sterile fruit flies released to ...
Last few days of autumn heat
18 Mar 10 | BY EARLY next week the hottest weather will be behind us, at least for this season, and we're not likely to see any hotter days until September.  | Wettest March on record for ...Liberals show commitment to ...
Beauty and the ’Bridge
17 Mar 10 | MURRAY Bridge’s central business district is leaving a bad impression on visitors and could do with a facelift, according to several businesses.  | Wettest March on record for ...Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
17 Mar 10 | SOUTH Australian Premier Mike Rann yesterday claimed to have convinced Queensland and NSW to send a huge volume of water to his state but opposition leader Isobel Redmond accused him of a con job ahead of Saturday's election.  | CommentsComments (3) | Rann claims underdog statusFlood of promises to secure water
Wettest March on record for West Coast
16 Mar 10 | LAST weekend's thunderstorms have taken parts of South Australia's West Coast to its wettest March on record and wettest month in more than 10 years.  | Farmers play weather rouletteIs wind the answer to west's ...
Allocations increase to 62pc
15 Mar 10 | River Murray allocations will increase to 62 per cent following the latest assessment from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.  | CommentsComments (1) | Scientists unite over rivers ...Andamooka flooded and left with ...
Flood of promises to secure water
14 Mar 10 | Wild storms and severe flooding in the Darling River’s upper tributaries are still threatening towns along the Condamine, Balonne, Warrego, Paroo, Macintyre and other rivers.  | Farmers play weather rouletteIs wind the answer to west's ...
Is wind the answer to west's power worries?
12 Mar 10 | FREQUENT power failures on the West Coast could be averted with wind-powered desalination plants that would also secure the region’s water supply, says green energy and water pioneer Windesal.  | Hallett appeals wind farm proposalWind farm developer objects ...
Farmers play weather roulette
12 Mar 10 | THE most significant rainfall for the summer played Russian roulette with Murraylands farmers over the weekend, leaving some a little dry.
Slow climb back for global economy
12 Mar 10 | GLOBAL economic growth has returned but there is likely to be variable recovery in the short-term, according to NAB agribusiness economist Frank Drum.
Scientists unite over rivers management
11 Mar 10 | THIRTY-THREE of Australia's top scientists have formed a united front over reform of the Murray-Darling river system, calling for environmental outcomes to be given priority in the imminent ''basin plan''.  | CommentsComments (1) | EC assistance knocked back for ...Murray algae a sign of poor ...
No government quick fix for roads
11 Mar 10 | HEALTH and education are always at the forefront of voters' minds but the prosperity of rural South Australia; which contributes $5 billion a year to the state's economy from farming alone; also depends on good regional infrastructure such as roads.
Wind farm developer objects Clare restrictions
10 Mar 10 | WIND Prospect has lodged an objection to the conditions placed on the erection of a wind monitoring mast on the Camel’s Hump Ranges near Clare.  | Hallett appeals wind farm proposalRain heading to wind-ripped ...
Andamooka flooded and left with $20,000 bill
10 Mar 10 | FLOODING in Andamooka has caused an estimated $20,000 in damage to roads after the highest February rainfall in 37 years.  | Barossa tourist trail revampedSAFF wants ag specific stimulus ...
Country health care will fail
09 Mar 10 | WARNINGS have been raised about the possible failure of the State’s country health system.   | CommentsComments (1)
Barossa tourist trail revamped
09 Mar 10 | The Barossa 'butcher-baker-winemaker' trial has seen a complete revamp.
Rain swamps parts of SA
08 Mar 10 | SHOWERS and storms have slammed into parts of South Australia, bringing some of the best totals in years.  | Rain heading to wind-ripped ...Cities were wet, wet, wet ...
ABARE predicts seesaw year for farming
04 Mar 10 | AUSTRALIAN agriculture is at a productivity and profitability crossroads.  | Outlook '10: Demand jump won't ...Outlook '10: Appetite for wool ...
New fight over Murray water extraction
04 Mar 10 | A RIFT has developed between the federal government and farmers over the forthcoming Murray-Darling basin plan, suggesting a major pre-election fight on water reform.   | CommentsComments (1)
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12 Mar 10 | NATIONAL Farmers' Federation chief executive officer Ben Fargher has challenged the government to expand its probe into rural R&D. Here is his address to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology national conference.
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