Tag: rainfall

Farmers rejoice

Limestone Coast farmers are rejoicing as the arrival of late August rains have seemingly broken the threatening green drought after an unseasonably dry winter.
Halfway...

Rainfall needed to boost production

Crop yield potential for this season will be highly dependent on spring rainfall with well-below average rainfall recorded across many parts of South Australia...

Rain makes welcome return

Alate burst of winter rainfall has lifted the spirits of the Limestone Coast’s farmers, breaking the run of dry weather and providing hope for...

Weather station tech upgraded

All 20 of the Limestone Coast Landscape Board’s automatic weather stations are now 5G, providing increased mobile device and connection capacity.
The automatic weather station...

Green drought sparks lamb challenge

The Limestone Coast region’s low rainfall, frosty evenings and threatening green drought have created an additional challenge for local sheep farmers with the trying...

Grain yield ‘promising’

Seeding is well under way at most farms across South Australia, despite the dry conditions, with total grain production for the 2024-25 season predicted...

Eyes to the sky

Limestone Coast primary producers are still looking to the skies, despite last week’s rainfall in the region.
While 13mm of rain was recorded at the...

Green drought mayday

Limestone Coast farmers are facing the very real prospect of a “green drought” due to a combination of weather factors.
As the region struggles through...

Grain prices strong

Despite a favourable start to the 2023-24 season, below average late winter and spring rainfall in all grain producing areas limited yield potential in...

Heat a hot topic

The region sweltered through a scorching heatwave over the weekend, however a number of long standing weather records were broken in Mount Gambier in...

Spring rainfall ‘critical’

Below average rainfall received in significant areas of South Australia during July and August may limit crop potential after a promising start in autumn...

Lake water flows

Despite above average rainfall, current flow rates suggest that Lake George may not need to be opened to the sea at Beachport before November. This...

Sinkhole opens near city railway lands

Heavy rain has led to a sizeable sinkhole opening in the heart of Mount Gambier. A portion of the ground in the walkway between Margaret...

Water main breaks reach five year low

Awetter than average end to 2022, combined with SA Water’s continued investment in maintaining South Australia’s water network, has underpinned the lowest number of...

Indicator ‘hits high’

The Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) hit a new record this week at 1222.66¢/kg cwt after strong April rainfall in WA improved restocker sentiments. This...