Farming and Environment
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High flows, wet outlook drive water strategies
FULL water storages combined with a 50 per cent chance of another La Nina in 2022-23 are driving management strategies in the River Murray System…
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Spring into firewood collection
THE spring firewood collection in state forests begins on Thursday. Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) team leader values and assets planning Amy Groch said firewood…
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Tackling Murray sand slug
REMOVING sediment contributing to the steady accumulation of sand, known as a sand slug, may be the preferred way to improve the flow of water…
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Stop ‘twisting’ Basin Plan truth
A COMMUNITY water advocacy group has called for a stop to the misinformation, accompanied by “political and media hype”, over water recovery under the Murray-Darling…
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La Nina keepswater prices low
WATER allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES Water Market…
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Parks fishing ban bid rejected
VICTORIAN Fishing Minister Sonya Kilkenny has been forced to back-pedal on a proposal giving government bureaucrats the power to ban recreational fishing in Kerang Regional…
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Council’s piggery decision heads to VCAT
OPPONENTS to a controversial outdoor pig farm near Koondrook are appealing Gannawara Council’s decision to approve a planning permit with the state’s planning umpire. An…
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Crowds flock to Field Days
MALLEE Machinery Field Days have staged a “spectacular comeback” and are on the cusp of a whole new era which will financially underpin its ongoing…
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Producers on alert for biosecurity threats
LOCAL agricultural producers say they’re very concerned about the threat of foot-and-mouth disease and the detection of Varroa mites, which could devastate Australia’s thriving agricultural…
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Water race win for Cohuna company
COHUNA has delivered a big national award for local enterprise AWMA Water Control Solutions – one of its best kept secrets. The business has been…
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No more water needed – VFF
VICTORIAN farmers are challenging the need for further water recovery under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan after a key government report highlighted that river systems have…
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Movement restrictions lifted on pig farms
AGRICULTURE Victoria has lifted movement restrictions on all Victorian properties where Japanese encephalitis had been detected or suspected. Effective measures to control Japanese encephalitis will…
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