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Sep 2023
54m 59s

South Australian Country Hour

ABC Radio
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Sheep prices are falling and farmers can't sell some lines of sheep, but the agents association says almost all animals are still finding a buyer, double the amount of sterile fruit flies will be released into SA's Riverland in a bid to eradicate the pest, as an expansion to the facility at Port Augusta is opened, a South Australian veterinary educator has c ... Show More
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