I had a chat with Joyce back in Oct 2021 she was well into her nineties it was a pleasure to have a yarn with her. From starting her teaching career at Woods primary school  traveling the 12 miles from Balaklava  on an a BSA auto cycle and teaching my father Brian Parker along with a few other local notables , with about a 12 students in the scrub, to marrying local Salter Springs farmer Des Ross.  Resuming her   teaching career later on,  and even  teaching me . Her father served in the camel core in WW1 so we are going way back in time with this one. A lovely lady who sadly passed away last month. Vale.  I hope you enjoy this bit of time travel! Cheers Parks
  

 Allan Mayfield 
2020 South Australian citizen of the year 
Retired agronomist, community man and Clare legend . Listen to Allan as he shares some stories of his life in agriculture his community and his passion for running, not from anyone but for the simple pleasure of getting out  and stretching his legs.  Still waiting for Noel to take on the challenge of matching Allan’s time over 800m  2.31  This ones a cracker 
Some holiday listening in this bumper podcast 
Enjoy 

Meet Matthew former South Australian Rural Youth president. Son of a gun bowler and crutchers ball committee member 
Learn about Lars the dentist and the Coober Pedy Opal Festival. Marital advice,  like is it a good idea to defeat the wife in a friendly game of bowls on your  wedding anniversary.

Something a bit different Parks is solo this week before we pull up for harvest. Ben Lacey is a viticulture guru and comes from a background in almonds imagine what you could do with his rainfall now 

Meet David just 5km from Minlaton, a farmer with an eye to detail and a distinct dislike of snails ,  a love of fishing living on a road at Bluff beach named after him no it’s not David road. Enjoy this trip with a masterful storyteller 

From the Lofty ranges of Black Springs Ben has come to tell us that his VS was better cared for than others in a previous episode. There are  breeds of sheep other than Merinos; he had a Polaris (which rhymes with Belarus) which was a "Bag of Snakes"; and that things are more difficult to grab when they're wet and slippery!

Keep an eye out for Wunderbar Lamb in your local butchers or if in the Central Market as has now been revealed. Keep up the good work; and thanks for the chat Ben.  

Meet Jim the  unofficial mayor of Mallala and his favourite dog Hemsley who was banned from Jim’s Firethorn red WB Ute .  A John Deere fan who also loved  red headers 

Meet Slippy and find out what the green light on the dash of a 1969 combi van is for. Farming at Streaky bay in the eighties to connecting hoses to rover fuel tanks in England. Learn what the term net tending means in basketball grand finals. A ripping yarn👍

A trendsetter of Holden cars to a life guard "Hoff" moment  saving a drowning  fuel cart. 
With his dad Jim they run a  successful Poll Hereford stud "Garryowen"  in South Australia and still will travel south of the border in the elusive search for something to bale.

Mark is still in relative terms finding his feet in a business that is both established....but expanding at the same time. 

He is a bloke that has a red hot crack but is happy to have laugh at his own expense. We really enjoyed this chat and hope you do too. 
Thank you Bugsy.