Farming and Environment
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Our native animals’ extinction rebellion
MALLEE Cliffs National Park, east of Mildura, is helping to allow 10 locally extinct species to thrive. In the most ambitious rewilding project in Australia,…
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Floodplain harvesting delay a ‘disaster”
WAITING longer to regulate floodplain harvesting would have been a “recipe for disaster”, according to the NSW Environment Minister, who defended his decision to sign…
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Popular breed thrives in marginal country
THE Australian Dohne Breeders Association has targeted the Wentworth Show as its next address to give more people access to the breed. Kerang producer and…
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Farm workers ripped off and kept in the dark
A LACK of time records for hours worked, and overtime paid to seasonal workers were among issues Fair Work Inspectors identified during a recent visit…
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Wentworth Show animal nursery
KIDS will have the opportunity to get hands on with some very cute two and four legged friends at the Animal Nursery at the Wentworth…
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TAFE cover crop trial
SUNITAFE’S SMART Farm has been selected as one of only two sites for a three-year cover crop trial. Along with Chris Dent’s Swan Hill vineyard,…
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Mildura weir coming out to make way for high Murray flows
THE Mildura weir will be removed to make way for high river flows, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and Goulburn-Murray Water have announced. MDBA executive director of…
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Ouyen Livestock Exchange
AT Thursday’s sale, Ouyen Livestock Exchange had on offer 9674 lambs and 2222 mutton, totalling 11,896. Old lambs were firm to $10 cheaper overall and…
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Inspectors ensure fair pay for farm workers
THE Fair Work Ombudsman has made surprise inspections of agriculture businesses in Sunraysia to ensure workers are receiving the right pay. Over two weeks, Fair…
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Leading speakers at VFF Symposium
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is putting together a who’s who of the industry to speak at the 2022 VFF Symposium in October. VFF president…
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Sea of green points to good harvest
SURROUNDED by a sea of green, the Millewa’s farmers have every reason to be optimistic that a good growing season will lead to a great…
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Stop twisting truth, say basin plan campaigners
A COMMUNITY water advocacy group has called for a stop to the misinformation, accompanied by “political and media hype”, over water recovery under the Murray-Darling…
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