Farming and Environment
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Lakes tapped as big dry creeps in
THE Murray–Darling Basin Authority will call on water from the Menindee Lakes in the coming week to meet demands in the Murray River system. MDBA…
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Citrus concern over buybacks
CITRUS Australia chief executive Nathan Hancock says the peak industry body and its growers are “deeply concerned” about the buyback strategy announced for the Murray-Darling…
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Free plantings to help environment
PROPERTY owners in the Millewa and Carwarp areas interested in having local native plants grown on their land to help the environment should contact Mildura Rural…
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Varroa mite eradication effort abandoned
AUSTRALIA’S biosecurity experts have abandoned plans to eradicate varroa mite from the national bee population. The move came after 30,000 hives were compulsorily destroyed in 15 months…
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Victoria remains varroa mite-free
AGRICULTURE Victoria says it remains confident that Victoria remains free of varroa mite despite a recent outbreak just across the NSW border at Euston. Strong…
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Ideas grow at Petro
THE first field day at Petro Station since it was put under new ownership in 2017 has been deemed a great success. On Thursday, 72 growers…
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Dalton buyback ‘failure’
A WAR of words has erupted over how environmental targets set out in the Murray Darling Basin Plan will be met. Opposition deputy leader Sussan…
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Hemp industry ready to boom
THE “crop of the future” will soon blossom across the region after The Mallee Hemp Growers confirmed six growers are ready to plant towards the…
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Act or risk new mass fish kill
MASS fish deaths in the Darling-Baaka river system are likely in the future if “well documented” issues continue to be ignored, according to a review…
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Water buybacks ‘the easy way out’, says VFF
DISAPPOINTMENT, blackmail and taking the easy way out. These are just a few of the terms used by some irrigation farmers to describe their feelings…
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Urgent tracing after mites find
THE NSW Primary Industries Department has issued a new Biosecurity Emergency Order, following the detection of Varroa mites in beehives at Euston and in the…
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Almond experts to converge on Robinvale
ROBINVALE will host its first Almond Board of Australia Research and Development Forum on Monday and Tuesday. With a strong emphasis on bees, pollination and…
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