Farming and Environment
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Growers cop a 40 per cent hit on wine output
WINE grape production in the Murray-Darling and Swan Hill wine regions dropped by almost 40 per cent in the past year, according to Murray Valley…
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Knowledge on farm expansion
FARM expansion is on the cards in the next five years for Tandarra farmer James Taylor, “but we don’t know what that looks like yet”,…
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Policy ‘threat’ to species
FAILURE to return more environmental water to the rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin places 140 Victorian threatened species at increased risk of extinction,…
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Water recovery must stand test
THERE has been a lot of recent commentary around water recovery and, in particular, an additional 450 gigalitres that the Federal and South Australian governments…
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Cotton topping expectations
MORE than 85 per cent of Australia’s cotton crop has now been picked, with growers and cotton gin operators reporting better than expected yields and…
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Farms hit market amid sales boom
THE land rush is on, as some of Australian farming’s signature properties flood the market. Recent farm sales across the country have surpassed $300 million…
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Forum condemns Gunbower Forest flooding
CONCERNED locals feel they have been left with more questions than answers about the environmental flooding of the Gunbower Forest. Last month’s public forum in…
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Prices ease on lower yarding
IN its first sheep sale of the month, Swan Hill Livestock Exchange had a yarding of 3214 head – 2870 lambs and 344 mutton. This…
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Milk solids offer rises
OPENING milk prices are within 10 cents of the $10 mark after Bulla upped the supply ante a further 10 cents to $9.70. Taking into…
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Doubts over carp virus
AN intended “silver bullet” to control carp numbers in the Murray River – the release of a koi herpes virus – may still be several…
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Fruit fly program’s new focus
THE root of the Queensland fruit fly infestation problem in the Mallee was backyard fruit trees, but a free tree removal program has now been…
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Lift in milk price positive
THE big three dairy processors – Saputo, Bega and Fonterra – are tied on opening season farmgate prices at $9/kg of solids, as they battle…
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