Farming and Environment
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Growers to vote on dried-fruit levy
DRIED-grape growers will soon cast their vote on the future of levies collected for research and development in the Australian dried-fruit industry. Growers will vote…
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Channel changes in the pipeline
THE channel between Nichols Point Primary and the town reserve will be replaced with a buried pipeline as a part of a local water efficiency…
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Fish for the future, half a million at a time
NORTH-west Victoria’s only native fish hatchery is on target to breed half a million fish this year after becoming the state’s first hatchery to be…
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Planning for drought
FOLLOWING 18 months of consultation The Mallee Regional Innovation Centre has launched its Regional Drought Consultation Summary Report. The Centre engaged with farmers, service providers,…
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Buyback concerns to reach Canberra
COMMUNITIES along the Murray River could lose half their available water, according to an advocacy group for councils along the river. The Murray River Group…
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Protection for water entitlements
A NEW piece of legislation to further protect water users’ entitlements will come into effect next month. The “Place of Take Approvals” framework is designed…
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Pest, weed control costs escalating
A SURVEY revealing the rising cost of controlling pests and weeds is concerning as dry conditions worsen, according to NSW Farmers. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural…
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Feedback sought on water sharing plan
WATER users can now have their say on the draft replacement Murray Unregulated Water Sharing Plan (WSP) which proposes greater protections for wetlands and more…
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Water buybacks ‘will hit everyone’s hip pocket’
WATER buybacks are going to hurt shoppers at the checkout, a Mildura forum has been told. More than 60 irrigators attended a meeting in Mildura…
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Rain forecast halts Menindee water plans
PLANS to release additional water from the Menindee Lakes has been adjusted ahead of potentially significant rainfall now forecast across the upper Murray and north-east…
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Action call over fish deaths
THE full release of an independent review into the 2023 fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee provides a roadmap for returning the Darling-Baaka…
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Next ‘big dry’ raising farmer concerns
THERE’S nothing perfect about the storm confronting farmers across north west Victoria – from water buybacks in the Murray Darling Basin to the El Nino…
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