Farmers thirsty for information

By Chris Oldfield  SOME of our district’s leading farmers rolled into the Naracoorte Town Hall recently, eager to hear the latest about cyber security, farm finance, carbon farming and livestock health. Additionally, motivational speakers included Naracoorte raised Jess Stenson, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and her brother Jack Trengrove, a former AFL footballer who found success within the finance industry. With an agenda set to inform and inspire modern farmers, the Primary Producer Information Day was organised by Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn and Steen (PPHS). PPHS director, real estate and livestock consultant, Richard Harvie, was pleased to see 85 people attend the event, especially given the weather – it was the first dry day among several wet ones. He said PPHS had previously had some information days which were successful. “If we go right back to the GST, we had an accountant come and talk about the GST to our clients,” […]

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