Chelsea Ashmeade
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From grain to sugarcane - sustainable Pontifex farming model shines (opens the original)
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With farms located across South Australia - including Kangaroo Island - and into Queensland, the Pontifex family have continued to expand their profile dabbling in varied markets. From grain to sugar cane, they're well versed in different climates, growing conditions, fertiliser requirements and land management. Their businesses incorporates irrigated sugarcane in the Burdekin Shire in Far North Queensland, as well as broadacre grain production on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and a pro
New Marrabel ewe benchmark set twice at Mid North Feature Sale (opens the original)
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Offshears sales moved to Marrabel today, with a little over 5700 Merino ewes yarded for the Mid North Feature Ewe sale. Approximately 3500 of those were 1.5-year-old ewes in the Spence Dix & Co sale. The run of Merino ewe hoggets weighed from 47 to 75 kilograms and sold from $310-$460, averaging $407. This was a touch back on the offshears held at Pinnaroo earlier this month when Merino ewe hoggets averaged $428 and made a state record $482. Fairvale Farming, Belalie North, had 264 August-shorn
2026 South Australian harvest kicks off as crop forecast grows again (opens the original)
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As the 2026 growing season comes to a close in parts of the state, the latest PIRSA crop and pasture report estimates 11.59 million tonnes of grain will come out of paddocks this year. The report comes as Bunge reports taking its first grain receival for the year over on the west coast. PIRSA's latest forecast result is trending 32 per cent above the five-year average and 18pc higher than its July crop and pasture report. South Australia experienced its fourth-wettest August on record, which fur
Why this farming family refuses to let fear get in the way of their future (opens the original)
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With another generation hot on their heels, Sam and Tayla Przibilla, Riverton, are making the most of every opportunity thrown at them. The fourth generation farmers have added to their ever-growing portfolio, most recently taking over Tayla's father's business, Manoora Seeds, rebranding to Northern Seed Co. Of their four children, their eldest Connor is already keen to step into the family business and it's a reason for them to continue stepping outside their comfort zone and pushing the limits
Vine pull support among huge package announced for beleaguered wine sector (opens the original)
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The South Australian wine industry has been thrown a significant support package by the government, as winegrape growers continue to grapple with a number of challenges. Growers in SA produce 80 per cent of Australia's premium wine, which is consumed both domestically and in international markets. However vignerons across the state face a glut of winegrapes causing imbalance in supply and demand, rising operating costs, whiel the price of winegrapes and shelf price of wine are not keeping up wit
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