Hemp harvest heralds our new cash crop
SOUTH Australia’s first crop of industrial hemp is ready for harvesting in the Riverland, with the nutty-flavoured seeds set to boost the state’s Omega 3 intake in bread or oils — and hopefully our coffers.
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Battling mental health bush shortage
A DISTURBING gap in help for sufferers of depression and anxiety is emerging, with only three psychiatrists based in rural South Australia compared to more than 200 in Adelaide.
House Rules star leads charge for mental health
HOUSE Rules star Brooke Fogden is leading the charge for Bowls SA’s mental health campaign, as the sport tackles the blight of mental illness and suicide in our country towns.
Smith Bay logs get closer
Kangaroo Island timber company prepares pontoon for Smith Bay.
Adelaide Zoo’s Elaine Bensted wants to take you on an SA safari
THE queen of the state’s animal kingdom has overseen some big changes in her jungle domain and is now looking forward to wild times for visitors on safari, writes Belinda Willis
Farmers fighting back over steep water costs
COORONG farmers hammered by SA Water bills rising 300 per cent in the past seven years are taking matters into their own hands to water precious livestock.
Roo ‘plague’ bounding out of control
GREATER incentives are required to entice more people to become kangaroo shooters, farmers have urged, as numbers of the marsupial skyrocket to five million — threatening the state’s prime pastoral land.
New ferry service to KI — at half the price
AFTER 25 years, a competitor ferry service to Kangaroo Island will launch, with bold plans to halve the trip’s current ticket price and travel time from Cape Jervis.
DNA tracking fights food fraud
ADELAIDE breakthroughs in DNA tracking are set to protect the state’s clean, green and premium produce as food fraud gouges an estimated $54 billion from the global industry.
$89m hit as wild dogs head south
FARMERS have shot or trapped 550 wild dogs south of the state’s dog fence since the start of the year and industry leaders are warning the pests are now dangerously close to rural towns.
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