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8:30 AM | GRAINGROWERS can have their say on the how their 5 cents a tonne levy on production is spent at a series of meetings to be held around the State next month.
Machines rev-up Lowbank
19 May 12 | ONE of the biggest machinery trials to be run in South Australia is set to yield valuable data for members of the Lowbank & Districts Agricultural Bureau.   | Mixed response to Greens' bill ... | Patchy start to sowing season ...
18 May 12 | The prototype mallee harvester developed by Biosystems Engineering and Future Farm Industries Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has exceeded expectations in the final stages of its development.
Seeding stalls as wait for rain starts
17 May 12 | IT IS a case of 'too wet for dry seeding and too dry for wet seeding' for many croppers across the State, where work has ground to a halt in the past week.
Have your say on grain funding plan
16 May 12 | Grain growers and industry associations will be able to have their say on how a new voluntary fund for South Australia’s grains industry should be spent.
16 May 12 | Deep cracks in soil can remain open underground even after they have visibly sealed on the surface, a new study has found.
Patchy start to sowing season in SA
15 May 12 | SOUTH Australia's field crops need more opening rain to kick the season off, with a patchy and extremely variable start so far, according to PIRSA’s latest Crop and Pasture Report.
Three states unite against Graingrowers
14 May 12 | THREE state farming organisations have jointly refuted claims that Graingrowers Limited represents their views.
Liquid traces do the job
12 May 12 | BUCKLEBOO farmer Leigh Fitzgerald is in his third year of seeding with liquid trace elements "down the tube".
ACCC agrees to Viterra changes
10 May 12 | THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has agreed to Viterra varying its port terminal services access undertaking.
10 May 12 | A MOVE by Greens MLC Mark Parnell to protect farmers who want their properties to remain genetically-modified free has drawn criticism from the Liberal and Family First parties.   | CommentsComments (13) | Anti-GM campaigns mislead ...
09 May 12 | South Australia’s ability to manage an emergency animal disease outbreak will be put to the test in a national simulated response exercise to be held in Adelaide later this month.
SE fights lucerne seed wasp influx
09 May 12 | SEED wasps have caused extensive damage to lucerne seed crops in the SA's Upper South East, ruining the chances of what was expected to be a bumper harvest.
Caution in the south-east
08 May 12 | A CLIMATE specialist with the Victorian DPI has warned farmers in Australia’s south-east to not get caught up with recent history when making crop planting decisions this year.
04 May 12 | PESTS such as mice and locusts are expected to be less of an issue this year but farmers are warned to keep an eye out for potential problems as seeding starts.
Stored grain pests probed in WA research
03 May 12 | WEST Australian research investigating the ecology of major pests of stored grain is expected to result in improved management practices and minimise the development of resistance to fumigants.
Rain, but croppers delay 'full-bore' seeding
03 May 12 | AREAS of South Australia that missed-out on rain a fortnight ago, received a welcome drink this week.
Spraying resource a handy checklist
02 May 12 | A useful new resource for growers and spray operators will help them meet the technical requirements for a successful spraying program in the coming season.
Records for Viterra in March
02 May 12 | March was a good month for Viterra, with the company announcing they have broken their all time monthly shipping record in South Australia.
Registrations open for grains conference
02 May 12 | Grains industry leaders from around the world will converge on Melbourne from 30 July to 1 August to “piece together the commodity and investment jigsaw” at the Australian Grains Industry Conference.
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