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PRIMARY schools will be in with a shot to score one of 50 George the Farmer book packs as part […]

South East MP Nick McBride smiles over Liberal Leader calling him quitting the party a “dummy spit” as David Speirs tours MacKillop.

Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund partnered with ‘George the Farmer’ on a mission to help educate children about where their food […]

TAKING A BREAK: George the Farmer creators Ben Hood and Simone Kain take a break from filming with George. CHILDREN’S farming icon George the Farmer has traded his tractor for a harvester in an effort to teach Australia’s next generation about the importance of plantation forestry. The children’s character is joined by key Green Triangle industry leaders in a new six-minute video, illustrating everything from tree planting and harvesting to the milling process. The forestry video, which w...

For women entrepreneurs in regional Australia, connection — with their local communities and with each other — has never been more important.

AustralianFarmers Popular children’s character ‘George the Farmer’ has unveiled a new book to coincide with South Australia’s record apple harvest. ‘Hailstorm Heroes’ is the tenth children’s book released by Limestone Coast duo, Simone Kain and Ben Hood, since launching their educational, agriculture-based brand in 2015. With a focus on weather events, technology and food waste, ‘Hailstorm Heroes’ was inspired by a 2017 Hort Innovation awareness campaign encouraging consumers ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A new children’s picture book from the award-winning creators of ‘George The Farmer’ will be released at Beef Australia next month. The book, Beef Bonanza, has been inspired by the big event and was written and illustrated by Simone Kain and Ben Hood. Co-creator, Simone Kain, said the Queensland launch was a long way from their South Australian base, but it was something of a homecoming for the George the Farmer crew. George the Farmer’s first...