Poultry community on high alert
The deadly H5 bird flu has flown into the Fleurieu, with the first case being detected in South Australia last week at Knights Beach in Port Elliot.
Sport
Model glider pilots head to world championships
Local model glider pilots from the Milang-based Southern Soaring League will head to Milan, Italy, for one “last hurrah” world championship later this month.
Sled dogs conquer Kuipto Forest
Sled dog competitors and their teams descended on Kuitpo Forest on the weekend for a long-awaited return to competition at the site.
Marley tackles state challenge
Playing a key role in defence, Strathalbyn’s own Marley Tape has been standing strong for South Australia after earning a spot in the South Australian under-18 girls’ football team.
Strikers officially open long-awaited facilities
The Strathalbyn Strikers officially opened its new $350,000 changerooms and toilets on Tuesday.
Rural
Honey, check this out
An avid gardener recently started a bee-rilliant new hobby, of beekeeping, to improve his crops, and has been reaping what he has sown. Goolwa’s Phil Sargent has planted about 200 native species with his brother on their Goolwa property over the...
Milang farmer’s hopes rained on due to unseasonably wet weather
A Milang farmer estimates the unseasonably wet summer has caused about 25 per cent of income loss for grain farmers in the region. His neighbour has recorded 150mm of rain since harvest started since the end of October, and as reported in this...
Advancing women in agriculture
When Currency Creek farmer Belle Baker was growing up, women weren’t always accepted as farmers. These days Ms Baker, with help from her partner Patrick O’Driscoll, is tailor-making courses to help women on the land fill gaps in their knowledge...
A healthy distance advised for livestock welfare
Hazards for livestock and the best methods to protect their health were the subject matters of a recent Milang Agricultural Bureau meeting. Many of the actions undertaken by governments in the early days of COVID parallel methods used by livestock...
