Rural Media & Communicators SA/NT

13/08/2025

Hear the latest in agripolitics over brekkie at the Royal Adelaide Show! 🥓☕

Join us for a special breakfast with National Farmers' Federation President David Jochinke as he shares insights on the big issues shaping farming – from drought to trade – and what’s happening behind the scenes to keep agriculture moving forward.

📅 When: Thursday 4 September 2025 – 7:00am for a 7:15am start
📍 Where: Members Dining Room, Adelaide Showground, Wayville
💰 Cost: $65 for members / $85 for non-members
OR for a table of eight email [email protected]

All attendees receive a car park pass and entry ticket for the event.

Seats are limited – secure your spot today! https://rmc-sant.com.au/news/royal-show-breakfast-2025

06/08/2025

TICKET SALES ARE LIVE 🎫🚜

Whether it's the drought, trade tariffs or biosecurity, agriculture is rarely out of the headlines at the moment.

National Farmers' Federation president David Jochinke will bring you up to date on what's happening in agripolitics at this year's RMC SA/NT Royal Adelaide Show Breakfast.

Grab your ticket now at https://rmc-sant.com.au/news/royal-show-breakfast-2025

Alternatively, book yourself a table of eight for $520 by emailing [email protected]

01/08/2025

One of RMC SA/NT’s strongest supporters received life membership at last night’s AGM.

Trevor Ranford (pictured here with RMC SA/NT Vice President Prue Adams and President Leigh Radford) has been a constant at RMC SA/NT events since 1993 and has made a massive contribution to agriculture both in South Australia and nationally.

Throughout his nearly 50-year career in agriculture, Trevor has worked across a range of organisations including Chestnuts Australia, the Pistachio Growers’ Association, Hazelnut Growers of Australia, the Australian Walnut Industry Association, and Summerfruit Australia.

He was recognised for his services to industry when he received the 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Industry category, which reflected his contribution to the management of the 2010 to 2020 national chestnut blight emergency response.

Trevor has made an enormous contribution to RMC SA/NT over the years with his generous sponsorship and donations of fresh produce to our annual awards, but he has also promoted the organisation to others and brought many new faces to our events. He’s also never shy about asking a tough question from the floor when we host guest speakers!

Trevor — you are valued enormously by everyone involved with RMC SA/NT. Congratulations on your life membership.

01/08/2025

🚜 SAVE THE DATE 🐑

RMC SA/NT's annual Royal Adelaide Show Breakfast is always an event not to be missed and this year is no different! It will be our privilege to host National Farmers' Federation President David Jochinke at this year's event where he will discuss a range of issues facing Australian ag, from biosecurity to international trade.

📆Thursday 4 September, 7am
📍Members Dining Room, Adelaide Showground

Tickets on sale next week!

05/06/2025

RMC SA/NT is tremendously proud to see FOUR of our members succeed at the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists journalism and photography awards!

📽️ Kristy O'Brien, ABC Landline, won the Australian Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting for her story, "Big organics": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_EdZcioV7E&t=562s
💻 Bill Ormonde, ABC Broken Hill, was the national winner of the digital/online category for his story, "Out of the darkness": https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/graziers-break-mental-health-stigma-bush-poetry-landline/103546040

In the photography categories ...
📷 Scott Murphy, The Mt Barker Courier, won the People category
📷 Toni Hill, ABC, won the Landscapes category

All national winners will have their entries submitted to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists international competition, with winners to be announced at the IFAJ 2025 Congress at Nairobi, Kenya, on October 15-18.

26/05/2025

Better late than never!

RMC SA/NT held an intimate gathering at The Goody in March 2025 where we hosted our 2024 Rural Journalist of the Year, Kristy O'Brien from ABC Landline. In a Q&A session led by RMC SA/NT Vice President Prue Adams, attendees heard about Kristy’s upbringing in rural Queensland and how the seeds of her journalism career were sown early in her life. The audience was also treated to some classic tales of life as a rural reporter in the Top End.

Thanks for coming, Kristy!

09/04/2025

📍A couple of info-packed days for RMC head honcho Leigh Radford and Vice honcho Prue Adams at the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference.
✅We heard from and met some of the biggest names in Australian ag including Fiona Simson (Vice Pres World Farmers’ Organisation) and National Farmers Federation boss David Jochinke.
🎤Prue and Leigh volunteered their time to moderate a bunch of break-out discussions.
📢 Shout out to Paula Joanne Thompson and Matt Brann for being the only ag journos reporting from this major conference… both recipients of our very own RMC rural media awards 🏆
🗒️Watch out for Paula’s stories in the Stock Journal
🎧Listen to Matt’s stories on Northern Territory Country Hour

08/04/2025

⭐️Brilliant turn-out for our FIRST EVER RMC event in the Northern Territory.

✨Five years ago we included NT ag journos and communicators in our group.

🏆While NT journos have been winning our rural media awards ever since, we’d never managed to meet Territory peeps on their home turf … until now.

✈️President Leigh Radford and Vice President Prue Adams flew to Darwin this week to attend the Northern Australian Food Futures Conference AND organise an RMC catch up before the conference started.

🚜People who are as passionate as we are about telling the stories of food and farming were there; reps from the National Farmers Federation, NT Farmers, CRC Northern Australia, Cattlemens Assoc, ABC and ACM reporters among them.

🙏Many thanks to our major supporter Rural Business Support for sponsoring this event.

↪️NT. We’ll be back.

04/04/2025

FUNDRAISING SCREENING OF JUST A FARMER🎬

This powerful film offers a raw and moving insight into the resilience, sacrifices and struggles of farmers – the backbone of our nation’s food security. It shines a light on the realities of farming life, tackling themes of mental health, community support and the deep connection between people and the land.

Following the screening there will be a panel discussion, writer and executive producer Leila McDougall will be joined by special guests for a thought-provoking discussion on mental health in farming communities.

Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood
https://bit.ly/4bhTMF8

All proceeds from this event will support the Rural Business Support Relief Fund, helping fund mental health and wellbeing programs for rural families facing tough times.

RBS is also a valued supporter and sponsor of Rural Media & Communicators SA/NT.

02/03/2025

📣 Have you got your ticket yet?! 📣 RSVPs are closing soon! An event not to be missed- a fantastic networking opportunity and a chance to hear from RMC SA/NT Rural Journalist of the Year Kristy O’Brien.

Meet the RMC SA/NT Rural Journalist of the Year Kristy O'Brien.

She's in Adelaide for one night to give you insight into the life of an ABC Landline journalist.

It will be a great chance to hear some of Kristy's stories from her career reporting on farming and regional issues in the Northern Territory.

You can meet her at the Goodwood Hotel on Friday, March 14, from 5.30 to 8.30pm. RSVP by Monday, March 3.

BOOK NOW - https://rmc-sant.com.au/news/meet-our-rmc-sa-nt-rural-journalist-of-the-year-kristy-obrien

28/02/2025

📣 Tickets still available, RSVPs closing soon. Don’t miss your chance to hear from RMC Rural Journalist of the Year Kristy O’Brien. 📣

Meet the RMC SA/NT Rural Journalist of the Year Kristy O'Brien.

She's in Adelaide for one night to give you insight into the life of an ABC Landline journalist.

It will be a great chance to hear some of Kristy's stories from her career reporting on farming and regional issues in the Northern Territory.

You can meet her at the Goodwood Hotel on Friday, March 14, from 5.30 to 8.30pm. RSVP by Monday, March 3.

BOOK NOW - https://rmc-sant.com.au/news/meet-our-rmc-sa-nt-rural-journalist-of-the-year-kristy-obrien

14/02/2025

Rural Media & Communicators SA/NT is heading North.
Do you want to join us at the to the Northern Australian Future Foods Conference?
It's in Darwin in April there's a special deal for all RMC SA/NT Members.
$715 Early Bird (Register before February 28)
$935 (from March 1)
And with sponsorship from Rural Business Support, we’ll be hosting a FREE drinks and nibbles catch-up for SA and NT agricultural journalists and communicators on Monday April 7.
View the speakers and the program here: aapevents.eventsair.com/2025naff/program
Please let us know ASAP if you’re interested in attending the conference and drinks.