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Feb 2023
55m 9s

South Australian Country Hour

ABC Radio
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The carbon economy will be a key part of the Evoke Ag conference in Adelaide in a couple of weeks, an English grain grower has set Guinness World Records for both wheat and barley yields and SA Rural Women's award nominee Bridget Jones explains her plan to help rural women clear clutter 
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