Farming and Environment
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Reed Bed Swamp returning to health
THE reed beds are back in Reed Bed Swamp in Guttrum State Forest, and the plan is to keep them there. Like many wetlands in…
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Basin report released
RIVERS, wetlands and lakes are in far better shape under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, according to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The MDBA released the 2025…
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Electric stone fruit revolution
WOORINEN stone fruit farmer Peta Thornton is on the path toward completely electrifying her operation, and with some inspiration from over the Tasman Sea, she…
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Fish conservation project a success
A COLLABORATIVE native fish conservation project led by Western Murray Land Improvement Group (WMLIG) and Traditional Owners has relocated more than 100 fish and turtles…
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Ag innovations on display
TECHNOLOGY and avenues to help farmers to diversify their incomes and enhance their capabilities into the future is on display next week at the Renewables…
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Call to “get on” with carp killing
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has made renewed calls for the next Federal Government to “kill off the carp” in the Murray-Darling Basin. “The first…
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Efficient flow for wetlands protection
INTERNATIONALLY significant permanent and semi-permanent Gunbower Island wetlands will get a much-needed drink in the coming months, with a flow focused on efficiency and helping…
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Dairy industry’s water buyback report a ‘wake-up call’
MURRABIT dairy farmer Andrew Leahy has labelled a report that suggests water buybacks could lead to a further 270 million litre decline in milk production…
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Buybacks reduce milk production
MODELLING presented two realistic buyback scenarios – returning 302GL or 683GL of water – both of which would cause “irreversible” damage to dairy farmers, dairy…
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Locals to handle fruit fly management
THE management of Queensland fruit fly in the Murray Valley has been handed to locals. The Fruit Fly Murray Valley area wide management program will…
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Keep the rain coming, say farmers
THE rain might have started falling – just not in all the right places and nowhere near enough as far as many parts of northern…
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Control your farming future
FARMERS are always looking to get ahead of the game and looking for practical strategies to future proof their farm. Emissions reporting is one area…
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