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Assembly plant boosts Seed Terminator production
The SA company behind a machine that pulverises weed seeds as grain crops are reaped has set up its own assembly plant in Adelaide’s south to ramp up production ahead of this year’s harvest.
The SA company behind a machine that pulverises weed seeds as grain crops are reaped has set up its own assembly plant in Adelaide’s south to ramp up production ahead of this year’s harvest.
UPDATED | Construction of the first processing plant to use a seaweed-based feed supplement for cows to reduce their methane production by 90 per cent will begin near Port Pirie towards the end of this year.
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After a tough year of drought, fire and contagion in the regions, South Australians are being urged to show their support by voting for their favourite town in the Agricultural Town of the Year award.
UPDATED: Adelaide Hills apple and pear growers are pushing back against a move to bar genetically modified crops from the region, arguing that the right to use GM varieties in the future would help them keep up with competitors.
Four more semi-rural councils have voted to remain free of genetically modified crops, increasing pressure on Primary Industries Minister David Basham to extend the moratorium across an ever-increasing section of the state.
South Australian-based potato supplier The Pye Group will invest $35 million into a new potato packing facility at Parilla, about 220km east of Adelaide.