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South Australian Country Hour

A daily Business podcast featuring Cassandra Hough
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South Australian Country Hour

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South Australian Country Hour

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South Australian Country Hour

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South Australian Country Hour

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Farmers targeted with a new safety campaign to reduce the number of incidents of farm machinery coming into contact with power lines, fishing restrictions ease along a section of the South East coast where a lethal abalone virus was detected,
The Federal Department of Agriculture investigates the deaths of more than 100 Australian cattle on board an export ship, Darling River residents angered by the State Government's decision to change the plans for the proposed rebuild of Wilcan
Blue gum plantation logging to resume on Kangaroo Island with a plan now in place to manage the koala population there, a newly formed Grain Sustainability Council to provide a framework for the grain industry to achieve sustainability, and gr
Elevated levels of a type of blue green algae found in Lake Alexandrina and the Goolwa channel of the River Murray, a new SA study shows heat stress is causing the loss of millions of lambs during the breeding cycle each year, and Agriculture
A dingo researcher calls for the law around culling of wild dogs to change in South Australia, saying many of them are dingoes, Livestock SA considers impact on local producers after Victoria bans wild dog control in the north-west of that sta
Recovery in milk production, rising retail sales and rebounding export prices drive optimism in the dairy sector, struggling farmers to benefit from a Federal Government funding boost for rural financial counselling, and flood waters from Quee
An increasing number of farmers selling their produce direct to the customer instead of to the supermarkets, temporary road rules established allowing road trains from SA to deliver supplies into outback areas cut off by flooding in Western Au
Funding announced to upgrade South Australia's worst grain road, an Australian study finds snake meat to be a highly efficient source of protein, and new research shows "carbon reduction" and "net zero" have little to no influence on most Aust
Growers reminded to monitor their paddocks and record any mouse activity as the rodent's numbers rise, health experts launch a new online resource to help farmers maintain a healthy relationship with their partner, and researchers track Austra
SA sheep producers worry for their industry's future over plans to phase out live exports, a QLD Fruit Fly outbreak in northern Adelaide causes headaches for farmers in the city's food bowl, and South East fishing groups call for changes to th
South Australia excluded from a new offshore wind farm zone following a backlash from locals and the South East fishing industry, ABARES says conditions are set to improve for a large part of the agricultural community in the coming financial
Authorities extend a no-fishing zone along the SA coast following an outbreak of a lethal abalone virus, Livestock SA advocates for producers' interests to be considered in rollout of new laws around renewable energy projects, and Australia's
Wheat prices fall dramatically to continue a downward trend in grain that has lasted nearly half a year, a South Australian forum explores the potentials and benefits of biochar to the ag industry, and a study focuses on how to increase metrop
Some signs of relief for lamb producers with price rises of more than 50% in price forward contracts since pre-Christmas, vintage begins in the state's South East and a mixed bag predicted for wine quality depending on where the grapes are bei
The Federal Opposition to meet with South Australians impacted by plans to end live sheep export, the country's first combined CLT and GLT manufacturing facility is officially opened in the state's south east, and a report highlights the numbe
The State Government announces $500,000 for a South Australian-based company developing plant protein products for export, the GRDC to spend $43million on a national biosecurity project to protect the grains industry from threats, and South Au
Around 30 rock lobster fishers impacted by fishing restrictions implemented to deal with the outbreak of a lethal abalone virus in South East waters, Meat and Livestock Australia launches a campaign to get more restaurants and home cooks using
A lethal abalone virus is detected in South Australia for the first time, the major freight route between SA and WA re-opens after a major bushfire closed the highway over the past week, and dry sowing recommended to help curb glyphosate resis
CSIRO scientists want samples from dead rabbits to monitor how well calicivirus is spreading through rabbit populations, mild weather and unexpected summer rains bode well for a good 2024 vintage for the Barossa and Clare Valley, and a commerc
Riverland farmers call a crisis meeting amid historically low prices for their grapes, changes announced to the way costs are recovered from SA's seafood industries, and the Nationals criticise the time it's taken to get a review into supermar
Major supermarkets called out over the way they label their own-brand wine and spirits, SA researchers say one of the country's most invasive agricultural weeds could be used as a form of cement, and locals call for more action over new fish d
South Australia's primary industries set another record-breaking year for agribusiness, raking in $18.5 billion in revenue, Australia's potato industry hits $1billion in value for the first time, and CFS research reveals more than half of Sout
The Federal Government reveals how much it will spend on the first voluntary water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin, China regains its number one position as the top export market for Australian barley, and grain growers battle to secure s
The total yield of SA's 2023/24 crop harvest exceeds expectations, Livestock SA reacts to changes to the government's proposed new biosecurity levy, and truckies hope for fairer and more timely payments under major changes to the country's ind
The Federal Government agrees to change the way it taxes farmers to pay for biosecurity, a revised response plan is released to manage varroa mite across Australia, and South Australia welcomes a new chief veterinary officer.
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