South Australian grower goes from drought to rain

South Australian grower goes from drought to rain

July 18, 2026 · 11 min · Season 7 · Episode 27

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South Australian grower James Venning discusses his experience transitioning from drought to early-season rain and its impact on crop planting.

After battling severe drought, early-season rain means South Australian grower James Venning has had a perfect start planting this year’s crops. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he says that while he hasn’t suffered the mice plagues of some areas, he still needs to lay poison bait when planting canola See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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