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$5m in Sheep and Cattle Industry funds to strengthen market access
13 August 2020South Australia’s livestock industry is set to benefit from an injection of more than $5 million of industry funds aimed at strengthening market access, biosecurity and disease management.
Read more on $5m in Sheep and Cattle Industry funds to strengthen market accessExpansion on crop area sown for 2020-2021 season
30 July 2020Area under crop across the state is significantly higher than the five year average with an estimated 4 million hectares sown for the 2020-2021 growing season.
Read more on Expansion on crop area sown for 2020-2021 season$1 million for drought-affected small business counselling
21 July 2020Small businesses in drought-affected regions are benefitting from a new $1 million financial counselling program to help them through current economic challenges.
Read more on $1 million for drought-affected small business counsellingFaBS support for farming and rural communities
9 July 2020South Australian farmers struggling through drought and recovery from the summer's devastating bushfires now have more support through an expansion of the State Government's Family and Business Support (FaBS) program.
Read more on FaBS support for farming and rural communitiesPassionate psychologist crowned 2020 Rural Women’s Award winner
11 March 2020Clinical psychologist and World's End farmer Stephanie Schmidt has been named South Australia's AgriFutures Rural Women's Award winner for 2020.
Read more on Passionate psychologist crowned 2020 Rural Women’s Award winner$21m support package for drought-affected SA farmers
10 December 2019South Australian drought affected farmers will get extra support through a dedicated $21 million package announced by the Marshall Liberal Government today.
Read more on $21m support package for drought-affected SA farmersAction on acid soils
3 December 2018Farmers in the Mid North and the upper Yorke Peninsula will benefit from a new project offering innovative and cost-effective solutions for managing and treating acid soils.
Read more on Action on acid soilsPIRSA at the 2018 Riverland Field Days
14 September 2018Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) looks forward to welcoming the Riverland community, industry partners and stakeholders to our site at the 2018 Riverland Field Days in Barmera.
Read more on PIRSA at the 2018 Riverland Field DaysUpcoming events
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