Our History

The SA Farmers Federation has a long and proud history dating back to 1890, when the Hon JH Angas of Clare presided over a meeting of farmers calling themselves the Stockowners Association.

Since then, several small farming groups were established and amalgamated until there were two main bodies - the Stockowners Association and the Farmers & Graziers. In 1976, these two bodies joined forced to become the United Farmers & Stockowners (UFS). Sixteen years later, at the Annual State Conference of the UFS, delegates voted to change the organisation’s name to the South Australian Farmers Federation.

Feast or Famine?

South Australia is well placed to play a modest but significant role on the global stage of sustainable food security. Despite the well publicised boom in mining-related industries, agricultural production and export remain the greatest contributors to our state's economy - and feed a substantial portion of the world's population. A selection of videos featuring the keynote speakers from the highly successful Feast or Famine Conference are now available to view.

Farming in SA

How many farms and jobs ? There are currently 13,475 farms and 33,000 people employed in agricultural production jobs in South Australia and 146,000 South Australians are employed in the food sector. There are 5,127 Beef Producers in SA who produce 93,000 tonnes per year with a gross production value of $278 million.

Our History

Feast or Famine?

Farming in SA

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