Farming and Environment

  • What matters with land care

    What matters with land care

    LANDCARE Australia has released a national survey in time for this year’s Landcare Week. The “Tell Us What Matters” survey underscores the benefits experienced by…

  • Flip the Food Bowl documentary to screen at Wallis

    Flip the Food Bowl documentary to screen at Wallis

    FOLLOWING its sold-out premier at the Mildura Writers Festival, Flip the Food Bowl will be shown later this month at the Wallis Cinema. The Sunraysia…

  • Electric stone fruit revolution

    Electric stone fruit revolution

    WOORINEN stone fruit farmer Peta Thornton is on the path toward completely electrifying her operation, and with some inspiration from over the Tasman Sea, she…

  • Growers invited to help shape RD&E

    Growers invited to help shape RD&E

    NORTHERN Victorian graingrowers will descend on Rochester towards the end of this month for the latest GRDC National Grower Network (NGN) forum. The NGN provides…

  • New citrus grader boosts research and innovation

    New citrus grader boosts research and innovation

    THE citrus industry the length of the Murray is about to take a significant step into its marketing future with the unveiling of a new…

  • Scholarships sow seeds of success

    Scholarships sow seeds of success

    THE 2025 Young Farmer Upskill and Invest scholarship is open for applications, with up to $10,000 available for early-career farmers aged 18 to 40. Within…

  • New tech to check citrus is up to scratch

    New tech to check citrus is up to scratch

    A NEW $400,000 citrus grader was unveiled at the Dareton Primary Industries Institute on Wednesday to help elevate research capabilities to industry standard. The new…

  • Drought conditions felt across the region

    Drought conditions felt across the region

    REPRESENTATIVES from the Pastoralist’s Association of West Darling (PAWD) have warned that the Far West New South Wales region is at risk of seeing another…

  • NSW drought support drying up

    NSW drought support drying up

    A SPOKESPERSON for the New South Wales Farmers Association has warned of deteriorating conditions across south and western parts of the state, and joined calls…

  • Crop report available

    Crop report available

    SUNRAYSIA farmers and other agricultural sector businesses now have access to the Mallee Catchment Management Authority’s triennial Mallee Horticulture Crop Report. The report seeks to…

  • Real time tracking of on farm tragedies

    Real time tracking of on farm tragedies

    THE first real-time dashboard for tracking on-farm fatalities and injuries has launched, giving journalists, farm safety advocates, researchers and the farming community early insights into…

  • Study to probe flood behaviour

    Study to probe flood behaviour

    A STUDY examining potential flood risks to the Euston community is expected to better prepare the region in the event of high river conditions Balranald…

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