Farming and Environment
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North-West Farmer in brief
Harvester set-up workshops CATUMNAL will host one of a series of Grains Research and Development Corporation harvester set-up workshops across Victoria and South Australia’s grain…
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Green thumbs grow a great cause
CHANGING the narrative about people with disabilities is part of what Christie Centre’s GrowAbility Nursery aims to achieve. One of Christie Centre’s missions is to…
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This weeks sheep sale at Ouyen Livestock Exchange
THIS week’s sheep sale at Ouyen Livestock Exchange defied a softening national market to see almost prices fully firm to stronger across the board. Meat…
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Keeping up to date with tech support
FARMING might start in the paddock, but it certainly doesn’t end there. In fact, make or break for farm businesses is just as often decided…
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Burn off warning on waste
LOCAL farmers and landholders are being warned to take care in what they burn as the weather warms up. The message comes from Paul Ratajczyk,…
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Growers talk grain opportunities
MALLEE graingrowers and agronomists this week got the chance to deliver their message to the industry’s biggest investor in research and development. The Grains Research…
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Basin future under the microscope
A COLLABORATIVE approach to issues facing the Murray-Darling Basin will be imperative to secure the future of Australia’s irrigation regions, a One Basin Co-operative Research…
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Nangiloc new frontline in Varroa mite fight
AGRICULTURE Victoria staff have announced the European honeybee parasite known as varroa mite has been detected for the first time in Victoria at a hive…
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Bounce back year for citrus
A “GOOD, traditional Sunraysia citrus year” is how Mildura Fruit Company general manager Grant Leyden has described the 2024 harvest season. Mr Leyden said citrus…
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Lamb prices keep rising
LAMB prices have surged across the country recently, driven by export demand and a protein deficit in the US, and the latest Ouyen sale has…
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Time to sign up for women’s ag leadership program
APPLICATIONS have opened for a Victorian Government program aimed at helping women in agriculture claim their space in leadership roles. Twenty women from across the…
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Fishing for volunteers
KEEN recreational fishers are invited to self-nominate for an advisory committee that will provide advice to the government on how to best allocate fishing licence…
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