Farming and Environment
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Harvest race is on
MALLEE farmers have hit record breaking yields this harvest, with some crops returning between four and five tonnes to the hectare. But many are harvesting…
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Basin Bill ‘bittersweet’ for communities, say councils
A GROUP that represents councils along the Murray River border says the passing of last week’s Restoring our Rivers Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendment Bill was…
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Ecologist calls for carp virus release
A TOP river ecologist has called for the release of the carp herpes virus into Australia’s freshwater rivers to save the native fish populations and…
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Crucial floodplain funding ‘denied’
VICTORIAN Water Minister Harriet Shing has warned that objectives laid out in the Murray Darling Basin Plan will not be met if a project to…
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Search starts for biosecurity chief
THE NSW Government has committed to strengthening the state’s biosecurity by establishing an independent biosecurity commissioner. The commissioner’s role will be to strengthen the impact…
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Farmers hit the pours button
THE rain appears to have stopped for now. So has the harvest. Some growers have already lost a week or more, others are just a few…
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Labor brokers Basin plan deal with Greens
A KEY deadline for returning water to the Murray-Darling Basin will be pushed back after the Federal Government brokered a deal with the Greens. The $13…
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‘Enduring right’ move on river water use
WATER users’ rights to take water from the Murray and Loddon rivers during the event of a shortfall has been given new protection by a…
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Ripples felt from ‘political games’ on water
IF there is one thing that local irrigators, environmentalists and lobby groups all agree on, it is that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is being treated…
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Fire safety on farms critical
THE CFA is warning farmers to take care with their upcoming harvesting activities amid warm and dry spring conditions. CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said…
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Invasive weed is a fire threat
A HIGH-THREAT environmental weed could pose a significant risk to northern Victoria if left unchecked. Conservationists are concerned that fires fuelled by buffel grass could…
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Green switch for almond power
A MAJOR almond hulling and shelling plant on Swan Hill Road at Murray Downs will be part of a green revolution in the almond industry.…
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