Farming and Environment
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Crackdown on wine industry practices
MURRAY Valley Winegrowers has welcomed Canberra’s decision to conduct an independent review of contractual practices in the industry in response to growers’ concerns. Chief executive…
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All eyes on water depths
ERRATIC rainfall across the Mallee, and from Mildura east to Swan Hill, for the past four months, has water as a precious commodity well and…
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Connected in opposition to transmission
A GROUP of Murrabit farmers have met to discuss ongoing energy plans and form a unified voice, joined by other primary producers from along Transgrid’s…
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Doesn’t augur well for pests
CARPOPHILUS truncatus might not realise it just yet, but the destructive insect is in the sights of Mildura-based entomologist Dr Samantha Edley. Who has taken…
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Duck harvest numbers surge
FAVOURABLE environmental and breeding conditions and more active hunters likely resulted in an increase in the number of ducks harvested last year, according to the…
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Mallee ram sales shine in 2024
ELDERS Victoria/Riverina stud stock manager Ross Milne is upbeat about the 2025 ram selling market after Mallee studs outperformed during the 2024 spring ram sale…
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Exciting times ahead for almond industry
By Almond Board of Australia chief executive Tim Jackson A DELEGATION from the Almond Board of Australia attended the annual California Almond Conference in Sacramento,…
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Spray warnings – get the drift
GRAIN Producers Australia is urging growers to be alert, vigilant and proactive, to maintain high standards for pesticide application, and protect crops from spray drift…
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Levees to optimise environmental flows
WORK will soon begin to help revitalise the state’s most iconic river red gum woodlands, after the NSW Government awarded a contract to build water…
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Harvest bogged down in disappointment
HE’S not classifying it as a disaster, but Quambatook graingrower Brett Hosking said after almost a year’s rainfall in six weeks – and at the…
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Farmers to keep speaking out against project
FARMERS in Lalbert say they feel ignored after the Victorian Minister for Planning’s approval of VHM’s Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project. Lalbert grain…
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Water solutions workshopped
MURRAY region stakeholders have said they feel like concerns had been listened to by Murray-Darling Basin Plan decision makers at a recent workshop. The Murray…
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