South Australian Country Hour

South Australian Country Hour

South Australian Country Hour

Show Notes

Broadacre farmers in the Southern Mallee say frost events in the last week have led to damage in some of their grain and lentil crops, an auto-fill system from Swarm Farm Robotics that aims to keep the robots spraying weeds into the night has won the Henty Machinery Field Days Machine of the Year and expressions of interest are now open for the South Australia Winegrape Grower Transition Loan Scheme.

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