Farming and Environment
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Growing trends in horticulture
SUNRAYSIA’S reputation as the food bowl of Australia is poised to be enhanced with the total value of the horticulture industry expected to grow by…
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Students get smart on farm technology
STUDENTS participating in a horticulture immersion project this term have witnessed exciting developments in ag-tech. The group of 19 students from Chaffey Secondary College, Red…
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‘Serious buyers’ flock to Speed
MORE than 6000 people poured through the gates of the Mallee Machinery Field Days at Speed as this major fixture on the region’s farming calendar…
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‘King of the Currants’ reigns supreme
CARDROSS grower Daryn Gardner has been dubbed the “King of the Currants”, having taken out this year’s DriedFruits Australia Top Crop Award. In what was…
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Diversity key to success
The Minter family at Red Cliffs have not relied on one crop – they are farming asparagus, citrus and almonds. But the rise of Mexican…
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Working to create seedless lemon and mandarins
A PRIVATE orchard in Red Cliffs is vying to introduce a new variety of seedless lemon and seedless late-season mandarin trees to the market. Business…
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Waterbirds flock to the Mallee
LAST summer’s widespread flooding has led to an influx of waterbirds reported in the Mallee. Mallee Catchment Management Authority said scientists had been out in…
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Stoush looms in farmer group after membership moves
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation members have voiced dissatisfaction at the peak farming body’s “band-aid solutions”, which they say mask deeper issues within the organisation. This week…
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‘The most difficult time’ for wine growers
THE local winegrape industry may have taken a hammering this year, but all the signs indicate red grape growers may have arrived at a crossroads.…
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Fish found trapped ‘in the middle of wheat fields’
MORE than 1500 freshwater crayfish and hundreds of native fish are back in the Murray River after being rescued from last summer’s floods. A rescue…
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Murray councils back minister’s call on basin plan
THE Murray River Group of Councils has welcomed federal water and environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s request to extend the timeframes to deliver the Murray Darling…
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Winegrape production drops to lowest level since year 2000
THE 2023 Australian winegrape vintage is estimated to be 1.32 million tonnes, 26 per cent below the 10-year average and the lowest recorded since 2000,…
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