Farming and Environment
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Seeds of knowledge at Field Day
FARMERS and industry are invited to the Kerang Spring Field Day on September 19, when experts will be on hand to discuss research results in…
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Ram sales out of the gate
THE northern Victorian ram-selling season is under way and one of the first cabs off the rank was Kedleston Park Poll Merino. Its annual on-property…
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Axe falls on illegal firewood trade
POLICE across the Gannawarra and Swan Hill regions are cracking down on the theft of firewood from local forests as part of Taskforce Ironbark. Victoria…
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Growers talk grain opportunities
GRAINGROWERS and agronomists from Swan Hill to Kerang this week got their chance to deliver a message to the industry’s biggest investor in research and…
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Grants to farmers who support bee friendly planting
GRANTS to farmers who plant trees that support bees and other pollinators are now open through Bee Friendly Farming. Grants of up to $10,000 are…
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Fish check into hotels at Barham Lakes
FISH are enjoying five-star treatment at Barham Lakes thanks to a small-bodied fish nursery. Western Murray Land Improvement Group, in collaboration with North Central Catchment…
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Check machines for fire risk
FOLLOWING 45 header fires during harvest season in the far north-west of Victoria, fire authorities are reminding grain growers to make machinery maintenance and hygiene…
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Field day funds help fight
MALLEE Machinery Field Days took an innovative change of direction this year, turning its traditional guest speaker role into an opportunity to stage a massive…
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Winter lessons for almond growers
WINTER is not being wasted in the Sunraysia almond industry, with an emphasis on education through a series of workshops across the region. Almond Board…
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Silo attention urged
A RECENT series of high-risk incidents involving the collapse of on-farm silos has put an urgent focus on grain growers to assess, and either maintain…
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Weather takes a mental toll
WITH areas in Victoria experiencing one of the coldest starts to winter in years, it is a chance to remind the community of the mental…
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Opponents fearful of risk if project happens
WHAT farmers say will be irreparable environmental contamination from the processing of mineral sands is the focus of dissent to the Goschen mineral sands mine…
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