Farming and Environment
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Free spray day for Mallee farmers
NATIONAL peak industry body GrainGrowers are teaming up with the Birchip Cropping Group to stage a free spray application for Mallee producers on Tuesday. The…
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VFF VP says she has experience to succeed
VICTORIAN Farmers’ Federation vice-president Danyel Cucinotta said she believes her four years in the role has equipped her with the experience and enthusiasm to take…
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Citrus growers renew sweet deal
KEY industry representation and lobby group, Citrus Australia, has announced an extended deal with a multi-national food technology company. Confirmed mid-last week, TOMRA Food will…
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Mobiles guide to pest reporting
PLANT Health Australia has launched its revamped Growers Guide to Pest Reporting and Responses course on the Biosecurity Online Training platform. This newly updated, mobile-friendly…
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Shoutout for scaly critters
WARMER weather in the region compared to last year has helped a snake population boom according to one expert, and that’s kept local critter catchers…
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Irrigation at full flow
THE 2024/25 irrigation season has the potential to become one of the busiest in recent memory. Upstream in the Goulburn-Murray Water service area, the first…
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Fish kill fears remain in Menindee
EIGHTEEN months on from the death of 30 million fish in the Darling-Baaka River, Menindee community members say they’re on high alert for another fish-kill…
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First rule of Lamb Club – everyone invited
MALLEE farmers Clay Gowers and Tegan Buckley are looking to turn the local lamb industry into a club – and everyone is invited to join.…
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Pomona to Wentworth algae is not blue-green
A BLUE-green algae red alert warning from Pomona to Wentworth has been lifted, after laboratory algal reports were undertaken. The alert was issued following sightings…
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Stubbles an important forage
WITH headers coming out of sheds across the Mallee in the next few weeks there are some big numbers involved which tend to escape people.…
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Combine combustion a hot topic
RESEARCH shows more than 1000 combine harvesters catch fire every year and with the Mallee harvest almost here industry groups are warning farmers to take…
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Company shows off future of fruit packing
A BOX manufacturer and a machinery solutions company had demonstration days in Irymple this week to showcase state-of-the-art technology to fruit growers. Abbe group sales…
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