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e-newsletter edition 5, May 2008
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Welcome
We are glad to be back in the office again after a busy start to the year at Field Days ... we sincerely hope that the recent rains have been sufficient to enable most primary producers to commence seeding for the coming season.
Those of you who have been waiting on the updated/revised edition of the Insects Ute Guide and the reprint of the Weeds Ute Guide will be pleased to hear that at long last they are available for purchase once again both at the previous price of $27.50.
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The second edition of the CFS Map Book for Mount Lofty (now called Emergency Services Map Series) is once again available also. The CFS Map Books are all in the process of being updated and this has now been taken over by Dept. of Environment & Heritage, rather than the CFS themselves.
The 2008 Spray Charts will soon be available for sale from the Information Centre and your local Rural Solutions SA office - the cost this year has increased slightly to $7.50 per chart, you can call us on 1800 356 446 to order your copy OR keep checking the online shop as we will add them to the list as soon as we have them on hand.
Regards, Lisa and Nicky.
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Rural Books and Resource Material
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Fertiliser essentials
David Brouwer
Our Price: $36.00
Full-colour book covering the basics of fertiliser use for healthy soils and profitable agriculture. Includes details on nitrogen, phosphorous and other essential nutrients, chapters on acid soils, testing, choosing and costing fertilisers, and the role of organic fertilisers.
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Farm and small business record book
G.H. Randell, L.N. Trapnell, W.W. Fisher
Our Price: $42.95
Keeping good financial and physical records is an important aid for successful financial management of any farm, small business or organisation where exchanges of cash take place.
This publication will enable you to keep good records for taxation and for the management of your business. Read more
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AgSkills - Tractor
Jennifer Laffan and David Brouwer
Our Price: $24.95
Tractor Agskills provides a basic guide to some of the skills needed in tractor operation and maintenance.
The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and full-colour pictures.
This book will help you - perform a pre-start safety check, change oil and filter, operate a tractor and implement in field conditions, reverse a trailed implement and attach, operate and remove a PTO driven implement.
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In search of sustainability
Jenny Goldie, Bob Douglas, Bryan Furnass
Our Price: $29.95
What must we do to achieve a sustainable society? There is no single answer. The first steps towards sustainability cover a whole spectrum of economic, social & environmental issues. In this publication Australian leaders from a wide range of fields discuss the key issues we must address if we are to move towards a more just & sustainable future. Australian leaders from a wide range of fields discuss the key issues we must address if we are to move towards a more just and sustainable future.
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The complete book of vegetables, herbs and fruit
Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew
Our Price: $45.00
This exceptional book highlights more than 1,000 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, providing all the information you need for growing, harvesting, and cooking.
The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit - is the definitive Australian sourcebook of growing, harvesting and cooking fresh and delicious produce in your own home.
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Weeds of the South East
F.J. Richardson, R.G. Richardson & R.C.H. Shepherd
Our Price: $69.95
Written in easy-to-understand language and beautifully illustrated, this is a field guide for anyone interested in the identification of pest plants and the preservation of our native flora.
An essential tool for community and government organisations, park rangers, weed offficers and advisers, agronomists, landholders, horticulturists, landscapers, amateur naturalists and gardeners.
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Farm Diary - Simple solutions for busy farmers
Produced by Agri-Data Systems P/L
Our Price: $38.50
The Farm Diary is used to record and manage information collected on individual paddocks.
Some of the advantages of the Farm Diary include:
- All paddock inputs and activities recorder in triplicate
- Standardised whole-farm QA package covering seeding, spraying, harvest and grain storage with no duplication. Declaration easily removed and passed on to end-user.
- A hard copy of data can be faxed or posted
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What tree is that?
Stirling Macoboy
Our Price: $25.00
This completely revised edition, with exisiting entries updated and new ones added, includes:
- All the favourite trees from around the world & from all different climates
- More than 900 species & 300 genera
- Trees listed alphabetically by genus
- Beautiful colour photographs, often detailing the fruit & flowers as well as the whole tree
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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: bookshop@ruralsolutions.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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