Cassandra Hough
Host at ABC News (Australia)
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Cassandra Hough
Entrepreneur Kelly Johnson has been named South Australia 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award winner, in recognition of her passion for rescuing surplus and second-grade produce. Ms Johnson's Murraylands-based business produces dehydrated, eco-conscious food for the hiking, cycling and sailing markets.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Cassandra Hough
The South Australian government will introduce a bill this week to allow some agricultural land near Adelaide to be developed for housing. Farmers are concerned the changes will take valuable farmland out of production. More than 60,000 houses could be built on the land over the next 30 years. Farming groups have reacted angrily to an announcement from the South Australian government to allow housing on some of the state's most productive agricultural land near Adelaide.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Selina Green |Cassandra Hough
South Australian producers have lost potentially thousands of tonnes of fruit as a lack of rain drives hungry birds into orchards. Apple, cherry and fig producers are among those dealing with unprecedented crop damage in areas gripped by some of the driest conditions on record. Adelaide Hills fig producer Willa Wauchope said his trees had inadvertently provided a "smorgasbord" for lorikeets in recent weeks.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Kate Higgins |Selina Green |Cassandra Hough
Farmers across parts of SA are struggling to keep livestock watered as dams run dry. Producers in traditionally reliable rainfall areas are having water delivered at great cost, or selling off livestock. The autumn outlook for SA predicts warm conditions, but no guarantee of decent rain. South Australia's farmers are increasingly worried about water supplies for their livestock, as drought conditions cause dams to dry up across the state.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Elsie Adamo |Cassandra Hough |Brooke Neindorf
The current bushfire season in several parts of SA will be extended until late autumn. Record low rainfall has contributed to an increased amount of bushfire fuel to burn. New end dates to the season are expected to be announced in the coming weeks and landholders are asked to remain prepared. South Australia's bushfire season will likely be extended to late autumn as drought conditions fail to loosen their grip on the state.
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