South Australian Country Hour

South Australia Country Hour

South Australian Country Hour

Show Notes

As the weather warms up farmers are being urged to watch for signs of locusts banding together, cattle producers would pay more in levy dollars under a proposal being put to them by industry peak body Cattle Australia and a family-owned station in the heart of the Flinders Ranges will change hands for the first time in 144 years.

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