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Start-up hubs giving AgTech a regional boost
18 October 2021Two new AgTech start up hubs will open in South Australia’s South East and on the Eyre Peninsula as part of the Marshall Liberal Government’s $7.6 million AgTech program.
Read more on Start-up hubs giving AgTech a regional boost500 AdvanceAg attendees to vote on best AgTech pitch
12 October 2021Five innovative agricultural technology developers from across Australia have won an opportunity to pitch directly to an estimated 500 strong audience at South Australia’s premier AgTech conference AdvanceAg next week to win $10,000.
Read more on 500 AdvanceAg attendees to vote on best AgTech pitchSA harvest tipped to reach record $2.8 billion value
7 October 2021The 2021-22 South Australian grain harvest is estimated to be the most valuable on record reaching a farmgate value of $2.8 billion, according to a report released today.
Read more on SA harvest tipped to reach record $2.8 billion valueDeal done to get timber off Kangaroo Island
6 October 2021Up to 60,000 tonnes of softwood logs will start to be shipped off Kangaroo Island to support South Australia’s forestry sector and booming housing construction industry, with applications to the Construction Softwood Transport Assistance Progra…
Read more on Deal done to get timber off Kangaroo IslandFive-star wine tourism experiences recognised
4 October 2021Eighteen wineries from eight different wine regions across South Australia have been announced as finalists in the South Australian Best of Wine Tourism Awards.
Read more on Five-star wine tourism experiences recognisedCast your vote and have a say on the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council
4 October 2021Public voting to fill four of nine positions on the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory Council (MRFAC) opens today.
Read more on Cast your vote and have a say on the Minister’s Recreational Fishing Advisory CouncilSA Rural Ambassador named at Country Shows Award dinner
30 September 2021Stockport cattle farmer Rebekah Rushton has been announced as the winner of the 2021 State Rural Ambassador Award, as the coveted awards program undertook a COVID-19 pivot.
Read more on SA Rural Ambassador named at Country Shows Award dinnerLong weekend salmon fishers frame reminder
29 September 2021If there’s an Australian salmon on your hook this long-weekend, don’t forget to donate the frame to science.
Read more on Long weekend salmon fishers frame reminderHomes to accommodate harvest jobs bonanza
28 September 2021Thousands of jobs are up for grabs as the South Australian agricultural industry braces for a bumper harvest.
Read more on Homes to accommodate harvest jobs bonanzaRecreational Fishers on the hook for bad behaviour
25 September 2021Numerous recreational fishers have been caught breaking the rules since August with either too many, or undersized, King George Whiting on the Yorke Peninsula.
Read more on Recreational Fishers on the hook for bad behaviourUpcoming events
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