Tag: Ag Town of the Year
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Nominations close this week for 2023 Ag Town of the Year
Now in its fifth year, the South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year Award aims to recognise and honour towns in South Australia that excel in agricultural practices and deliver a positive flow-on effect to their communities. The nomination process is open to everyone, and it is as easy as visiting the website www.agtown.com.au to…
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Mypolonga celebrates AgTown of the Year win
President of the Mypolonga Progress Association Steve Hein said the town began preparing for the flood on the same weekend that it won the title at InDaily’s Regional Showcase Awards in November last year. “We were awarded on Friday night, and on Sunday we were in flood mode, so it was really that quick,” Hein…
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Waikerie’s wings stretch far and wide
Waikerie’s name is derived from the Ngawait word “wei kari” meaning “many wings”. While this refers to the moths that flutter around the area after heavy rain, Waikerie has come to grow into its name further through its many far-reaching wings in agriculture. Located on the banks of the River Murray, the town is home…
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Voting opens to decide the 2021 Ag Town of the Year
Public voting has opened to decide which of the 59 nominated agricultural towns will take the crown as the state’s best for 2021. More than 90 nominations were received for the 59 towns since the 2021 Ag Town of the Year Award ballot opened a month ago. Voting is as simple as visiting www.agtown.com.au for…
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South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year finalist: Renmark
This fertile Riverland region is earning a global reputation for using its irrigation water wisely as it also adds value to its crops in local processing and packing sheds, distilleries and wineries. And the region has long held an edge in export markets as it works collaboratively to protect its fruit fly free status. There…
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South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year finalist: Millicent
This region is not only rich in natural assets but also business acumen: it is home to innovative grain farmers, broad bean and carrot seed export crops, sheep and two of the nation’s leading beef cattle studs. It is a region rich in agricultural diversity. In nearby Tantanoola there is a large-scale herb farm employing…
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South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year finalist: Langhorne Creek
Located between the Adelaide Hills and Lake Alexandrina, Langhorne Creek is one of the oldest wine regions in the country and also one of the largest grape-growing regions in the state. Yet ask any city folk to correctly place Langhorne Creek – the town and the broader wine region – or recognise its name and…
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SA Agricultural Town of the Year finalist: Kapunda
The town proudly promotes its links to famous pastoralist Sir Sidney Kidman along with historic Anlaby Station, once owned by the Dutton family and still home to the state’s oldest merino sheep stud. Its inhabitants are now working together to ensure they layer new achievements in the region’s agricultural history, supporting growth in its grain,…
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SA Agricultural Town of the Year finalist: Cleve
As drought tightened its grip on farmers living around the small town of Cleve last year the weather also sent a blast of high winds to Eyre Peninsula to further test their resilience. “It’s our third year of drought,” Cleve drought project officer and Darke Peak farmer Angela Harris says. “Last year the winds arrived:…