Farming and Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL water has reached the floodplain between Swan Hill and Robinvale. “This region is unique as it joins the iconic Wakool and Murrumbidgee rivers with…

TALKS with Indonesia to become a participating country in the Australian Agricultural Worker Visa have begun positively, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster. The…

REGIONAL communities in the Mallee will get more than $100,000 to help them better prepare for drought. The $114,790 from the Federal Government’s Future Drought…

AFTER recent rain, grain growers are hoping for modest follow-up falls as they prepare to harvest. While rainfall at Mildura Airport on Thursday was recorded…

MANY farmers and wildlife advocates seem to be on the same page when it comes to managing kangaroos, favouring non-lethal methods of population control. Victorian…

WHEN Ross Leddra saw water begin to fill the Menindee Lakes, he knew what he was witnessing was magic. The Sunset Strip local said watching…

“EXTREMELY vulnerable” undocumented migrant workers make up to 90 per cent of the labour workforce during Sunraysia’s peak horticultural season, a Federal Government select committee…

THE NSW Government has announced more than 500 foreign workers will be added to the state’s agricultural workforce. Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said while…

AFTER a week of highly anticipated hearings into New South Wales floodplain harvesting, some local advocates say they are disappointed by the inquiry and will…

JUVENILE fish are set to enter the Murray River system after the Great Darling Anabranch received fresh water flows on Friday after a four-year spell.…

FIRE authorities have urged Mallee farmers to exercise caution when cutting, baling and storing hay, after dozens of fires last year. The CFA said Victorian…

A VICTORIAN Government plan lauded as supporting the state’s agriculture sector will do little to help the majority of growers in the fertile Sunraysia growing…