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e-newsletter edition 1, August 2007
Welcome, we hope that this e-newsletter is a useful information connection for you.
We are currently busy getting ready for our display in the Farm Expo Pavilion at the Royal Adelaide Show to be held at the Wayville Showgrounds, (Friday 7th September to Saturday 15th September). We will also be in attendance at both the Riverland Field Days, (19th to 20th September) and the Yorke Peninsula Field Days (25th, 26th, 27th September). Please come and have a chat if you are visiting any of these events yourself and if you mention this e-newsletter to us at the Royal Show or the Field Days you will be eligible for a discount!
We have included a selection of some of our new publications that are currently available for purchase and remember that we can source rural books, publications and information for you. Happy reading and please feel free to contact us if you would like more information, we also welcome feedback if you have any suggestions or comments.
Regards, Lisa and Nicky
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Rural Books and Resource Material
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Citrus
Allen Gilbert
Our Price: $26.95
Allen's extensive horticultural experience includes more than five years working in a mixed orchard with citrus and other fruit trees. He has worked as a professional horticulturalist, garden advisor and radio talkback presenter in which role he's had to deal with numerous questions about growing healthy citrus trees.
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Managing Frost Risk
Melissa A. Rebbeck & Garren R. Knell
Our Price: $20.00
A Guide for Southern Australian Grains
This book is the final outcome of 5 years of Grains Research & Development funded frost agronomy research in southern Australia to provide grain growers with a risk decision guide on preparing for & dealing with frost. Provides both paddock management & whole of farm decisions that can be made.
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A Guide to Climate Change & Adaptation in Agriculture in South Australia
Melissa Rebbeck (SARDI) Elliot Dwyer (Primary Industries & Resources SA) Mark Bartetzko & Amy Williams (Rural Solutions SA)
Our Price: $10.00
Plan for short and longer term climate change challenges and opportunities in agriculture by providing you with a simplified background on: Greenhouse emissions and Climate Change: trend, projections, impacts on agriculture and mitigation and adaptation in agriculture.
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Grasses of South Australia
H Jessop G Dashorst F James
Our Price: $49.95
An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species
Valuable information and descriptions along with drawn illustrations and keys, providing the essential information to confirm identity of each grass.
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Broadleaf weed seedlings
JJ Dellow
Our Price: $27.30
Broadleaf weed seedlings of temperate crops and pastures field guide provides detailed coloured photographs at the early seedling stage of the most important broadleaf weeds. Details 95 broadleaf plant species; this includes 86 weeds, two crops, one forage crop and six legume pasture species. The short description points out features unique to each species. Cross-reference is made where 'look-alike' species are concerned.
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Working Sheep Dogs
Tully Williams
Our Price: $49.95
A practical Guide to Breeding, Training and Handling
Examines and illuminates every aspect of the high-quality working dog. It provides a detailed discussion of the principles behind the training of working dogs, and reveals little-known methods for training and handling sheep dogs in the most effortless manner.
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Contact Us for Information Connection
The Online Bookshop and Resource Centre provides access to our publications, software and video sales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Visit the Online Shop now: http://www.ruralsolutions.sa.gov.au/bookshop
We are located at Norton Rd , Roseworthy Campus, Adelaide University , Roseworthy.
Office Hours: 8:45am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday.
Phone (Toll Free): 1800 356 446 or 8303 7624
Email: farmer.info@saugov.sa.gov.au
The Centre has facilities available and can assist with:
- Product launches
- Conferences
- Distribution of information products
- Industry events
- Information searching
Information is available from a wide variety of sources including PIRSA, DWLBC and other Government Agencies, CSIRO, Universities, Research and Development organisations (CRC's, RIRDS, GRDC), TopCrop, the Kondinin Group and many more. 
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