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Andrew Parker

South Australia

Journalist at Plains Producer

Grain farmer, contractor and father of 4 daughters. Weekly columnist in the Plains Producer "Over The Fence" all things Ag plus the lighter side of farming.

Articles

  • Aug 27, 2023 | plainsproducer.com.au | Andrew Parker

    Community McPharlins’ love affair with hay Aug 28 2023 Updated 5 minutes ago The McPharlin family at Balaklava have been growing Oaten hay since the early 1990s. I spoke with Todd McPharlin, who tells me they originally started out balin Subscribe to Plains Producer to read the full story.

  • Aug 21, 2023 | plainsproducer.com.au | Andrew Parker

    Rural Why farmers grow hay Aug 21 2023 Updated 22 minutes ago The 2023 hay season is rapidly approaching and after the last couple of years of rather stressful hay production I thought it was time we dug down to see what makes a hay grower tick. High quality hay provides an excellent gross margin, but it comes at consid Subscribe to Plains Producer to read the full story.

  • Aug 12, 2023 | plainsproducer.com.au | Andrew Parker

    Rural Over the fence: A rave on about crows Aug 13 2023 The Pride of South Australia with Paul TaylorCrows are a familiar sight in the countryside. Subscribe to Plains Producer to read the full story.

  • Jul 22, 2023 | plainsproducer.com.au | Andrew Parker

    Rural OVER THE FENCE: Urea in short supply Jul 22 2023 Updated 9 minutes ago After last season’s bumper yields and a good start to this year’s cropping program, demand for urea has been strong. Growers that decided to wait out their final orders are now finding it hard Subscribe to Plains Producer to read the full story.

  • Jul 16, 2023 | plainsproducer.com.au | Andrew Parker

    Rural Over the Fence on the road Jul 17 2023 Updated 41 seconds ago In case you are wondering, this week’s Over the Fence is coming to you from Darwin. I am Doing a bucket list item with my wife and friends, a trip from Darwin to Adelaide on the Ghan. Good rainfall continues to keep crops ticking along at home, but for Darwin Subscribe to Plains Producer to read the full story.

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1 Mar 25

A two year freeze on beer excise increases 🤔 election announcement this week I predict 😂 prob the most transparant announcement so far 🙄

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