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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted agriculture around the world. One of the major international rural powerhouses is the USA and this country is finding the pandemic-influenced broken agricultural product supply chain is not easy to fix.
Oregon based agricultural journalist, Steve Werblow says the USA is currently experiencing an unusual combination of consumers having to pay high prices for agricultural products, while at the same time farmers are placed in a situation of receiving low prices.
As part of a series of snapshots of agriculture around the globe, Steve Werblow explains the upsetting situation in the USA to ABC Landline's Prue Adams.
Click here to view Prue Adams' ABC Landline interview with Steve Werblow
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Friday, May 08, 2020
How is COVID-19 affecting agricultural industries in Austria?
Austria's a small country, but it produces so much! So how has it handled the pandemic that has crippled much of Europe?
Observing the ultimate in social distancing protocol during the COVID-19 lockdown period, ABC Landline reporter Prue Adams speaks to Austrian agricultural consultant, Markus Habisch.
Click here to view Prue Adams' ABC Landline interview with Markus Habisch...
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Thursday, April 02, 2020
Due to the current international health crisis, RMSA has not surprisingly had to cancel our planned function with the President of the National Farmers Federation on May 21st. We will endeavour to secure a new date for Fiona Simson to address us, once things have returned to normal.
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Monday, March 09, 2020
Advertiser photographer, Matt Turner’s iconic group photograph of winemakers has been named the best Australian rural photograph for 2019.
Aptly-titled ‘Pick of the Bunch’, Matt Turners winning photo was originally published in the Advertiser’s SA Weekend supplement last April. It subsequently featured in a winning portfolio of photos that saw Matt named RMSA’s SA & NT Rural Photographer of the Year for 2019.
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Saturday, December 14, 2019
From a near record number of outstanding entries, Advertiser rural affairs editor Paula Thompson and photographer, Matt Turner took out the major prizes at the 2019 RMSA South Australian and Northern Territory Rural Media Awards.
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Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Entries are now open for the 2019 SA & NT Rural Media Awards for Rural Journalists and Photographers.
These prestigious annual awards carry significant peer recognition and in 2019, offer a total of $7,500 in prize money plus trophies.
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Monday, May 27, 2019
Rural Media SA President, Leigh Radford OAM announces with sadness the passing of a pioneer and true icon of South Australian Rural Journalism, Jim McCarter - leaving a lasting legacy of quality rural journalism that lives on in this state.Jim died in the early hours of Sunday May 26th, leaving a lasting legacy of quality rural journalism that lives on in this state.
President of Rural Media SA, Leigh Radford OAM remembers Jim as being one of nature’s true gentlemen. “He was also one of the best exponents of traditional Journalism, fiercely upholding the highest principles of editorial standards.”
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Rural Media SA heartily congratulates our own Deanna Lush who has been crowned winner of the 2019 South Australian AgriFutures Rural Woman’s award.
Deanna is dynamic leader in the Rural sector and a highly valued member and committee member of RMSA. She was selected in this high level award over an exceptional field of candidates, who are all winners in their own way and who are all striving to make a difference in regional South Australia.
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
The Australian Council of Agricultural Journalism (ACAJ) National Star Prize for Excellence in Rural Photography has been won by The Stock Journal’s Jacqui Bateman for her pic of Tom Ellis from ‘Coola Station’ at Tantanoola in SA’s South East (pictured).
Judges said it was a classic Australian image of a man and his best friends. The photograph had high technical excellence, being well composed and exposed, with a good choice of lens and settings to make the subject matter really stand out.
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