Rural coverage push
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has highlighted the need for reliable mobile phone coverage in regional areas in demonstrating support for National Farm...
Drier conditions enable seed progression
SOIL moisture on local farms is at field capacity, but without significant waterlogging, due to the drier than normal start to the season in...
Wine show entries open
ONLINE entries for the 2018 Limestone Coast Wine Show are now open, with the region's top drops set to be scrutinised by a new-look...
Tasting Room ‘steaks claim’ as best restaurant
MAYURA Station's specialist Wagyu beef restaurant, The Tasting Room, based in Millicent has won the best steak restaurant category at the 2018 SA Savour...
Challenge on to find top dog
IT IS the state of origin for farm working dogs as twelve competitors selected from six states compete in the 2018 Cobber Challenge.
Each will...
Protected fish at home away from home
NATIVE fish are thriving in the large water catchment area at The Rail.
In April last year, Natural Resources South East and Mount Gambier City...
South East farmers look to future
A PANEL of four South East farmers will offer insight into their operations and how their future might shape up at a conference in...
Global demand drives record sheep prices
AUSTRALIAN sheep producers continue to achieve record high prices off the back of strong export demand and tightening supply, according to Rural Bank’s Australian...
Swiggs first female to receive shearing qualification
THE days are long and the work is physically and mentally draining, but there is nowhere else Chloe Swiggs would rather be than in...
Bell appointed as MacKillop Farm group chief executive
THE new chief executive of the MacKillop Farm Management Group (MFMG) was announced when the organisation’s 20th anniversary was celebrated at a gala event...
Cereal research program to begin at Horsham
DISEASE ratings from more than 55,000 commonly grown, not-yet-released and experimental cereal lines will be the result of research being carried out at Horsham...
MacKillop farm group hosts 20 year anniversary event
AROUND 100 MacKillop Farm Management Group (MFMG) members, sponsors, collaborators and friends joined the organisation's board and operations committee to celebrate the group's 20...
Brighter walls for Penola-Coonawarra RSL
THE walls of the Penola-Coonawarra Returned Services League (RSL) branch have recently been given a colourful facelift by Mount Gambier/Berrin based artist April Hague.
Penola-Coonawarra...
