Farming and Environment

WINTER has become Sunraysia’s best weapon against unusually high numbers of Queensland fruit fly in the region. Mildura-based Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area’s regional co-ordinator…

SIX options are being explored to reduce the massive sand slug in the Barmah-Millewa reach of the Murray River, which will have “dire consequences” to…

THE Endangered plant Harrow Wattle (Acacia acanthoclada) recently got a helping hand with a local collaboration at Pooncarie. The species is endangered in NSW with…

STATE MP Ali Cupper has called on the Federal Government to protect the interests of Victorian irrigators and ensure NSW’s outstanding water resource plans are completed. The…

IF you could order rain, this is how you would do it, says one Millewa farmer as a wet May capped off record year-to-date rainfall.…

SUNRAYSIA students may soon be better supported by schools to enter primary industry careers. The Victorian Government this week announced the launch of the Secondary…

WATER and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has committed to returning 450GL of water per year to the environment and to deliver the Murray Darling Basin…

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says her Bill to prevent northern Murray-Darling Basin floodplain harvesting licence holders seeking financial compensation could pass both houses of…

WATER authorities must visit Menindee to address the community and measure the impact of any flooding, say Darling River water users, as WaterNSW increases water…

A SOIL health day aimed at unlocking key information to support farmers wanting to increase profitability will be held in Waitchie early next month. The…

YOUNG pelicans may soon test out their wings and visit the Mildura area following a huge breeding surge in regional NSW. About 30,000 pelicans recently…

MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has backed calls from Sunraysia wine-grape growers for a government subsidy to help cover the cost of harvesting as producers…