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6 days ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Mundulla teenager Max Geary was "pretty pumped" after his first sale of lambs at the Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange prime market on Tuesday last week, with the donation pen of 10 selling at $600 a head. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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6 days ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas with farmers Troy and Nette Fischer and their daughters Indigo, Elke and Isabelle during a visit to Ashmore Rams in Wasleys on Monday. Picture by AAP/Matt TurnerFor the first time since being re-elected, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed on SA soil, but his drought-related announcements failed to deliver the immediate measures that farmers struggling with the worsening conditions have been calling for.
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1 week ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Tomato virus-infected fruits develop brown wrinkled spots, deformations and uneven ripening. Picture suppliedFollowing multiple interstate detections of tomato brown rugose fruit virus in recent weeks, the National Management Group has deemed it is "no longer feasible" to eradicate the disease in Australia. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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1 week ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
More than 1500 people ventured to Hartley on the Fleurieu Peninsula at the weekend, to help celebrate to 100-year history of Caterpillar machines. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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1 week ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
SA Dairyfarmers' Association president Robert Brokenshire with federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins at Mount Compass today. Picture by Alisha FogdenFederal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins was touring drought-stricken parts of SA for the first time today, saying she is ready to "listen to farmers" and the impact the drought was having on them, while also meeting with the state government to talk about drought assistance. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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1 week ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
View +11 PhotosNot everyone has received rain of significance today, with parts of the state, including many agricultural areas, hammered by extreme winds and dust storms. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue readingAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of This Week's PaperAll other agricultural news sites in your areaContinueWinds exceeding 100 kilometres an hour were recorded, reducing visibility to just metres in places.
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2 weeks ago | 
goodfruitandvegetables.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Fifth generation onion producer Darren Rathjen was recently named Grower of the Year at the 2025 Premier's Horticulture Awards for Excellence. Picture by Alisha FogdenMurraylands onion grower Darren Rathjen strives to pass on the land better than he received it through sustainable farming practices and technological innovation.
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2 weeks ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Siblings Cassie Oster and Dale Farley in their containment feedlot with their young ewes, normally destined for the Naracoorte first-cross breeder sale in November, which are now bound for the meatworks, after being trucked off farm on Wednesday morning. Picture by Alisha FogdenThe Farley family are having to make some tough decisions on-farm to get through another year of drought.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmonline.com.au | Alisha Fogden
Tristan and James Mulhern are concerned about the future of their Inman Valley dairy, as they continue to pay exorbitant feed bills to manage their Holstein herd through the ongoing drought. Picture by Alisha FogdenConcerns have been raised about the future of the SA dairy industry, with drought making quality feed increasingly hard to find and more expensive, while dry paddocks are making on-farm production difficult.
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3 weeks ago | 
stockjournal.com.au | Alisha Fogden
The SES began dropping supplies on April 15 via a Black Hawk helicopter, supplied under the National Emergency Management Agencys national aerial capability. Picture suppliedSouth Australia's State Eenergency Service has been using a Black Hawk helicopter to supply stations in the north with fodder for livestock, fuel and food, among other essential items.
