Farming and Environment

ATTENDING the 2021 Fresh Produce Safety Conference will be easier for regional growers and producers after conference organisers decided this week to move the event…

BEEKEEPERS were overjoyed to see Hattah Lakes filling with water this year and wintering sites for their hives returning to health. In the years since…

THE Victorian Government and Member for Mildura Ali Cupper have renewed calls for the NSW Government to implement a moratorium on new horticultural developments along…

A DRAFT plan developed by the Victorian Government aims to lay the groundwork for agriculture in Victoria’s hotter and drier future. The document, the draft…

LOWER Murray almond producers have benefited from high global demand for almonds following a worsening drought in California. Almond business Select Harvests’ share price jumped…

IN a blow to farmers and community groups, Mallee Machinery Field Days have been cancelled for the second year in a row. The Speed field…

LABOUR hire workers claim to have earned less than $3 an hour while picking fruit on farms in Mildura. A joint study from Unions New…

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is encouraging emerging industry leaders to nominate in its upcoming Livestock Group and Water Council elections. The VFF Livestock Group…

FRUIT fly quarantine bins on the Calder Highway were left overflowing last week, with the bin collection agency pointing the finger at an influx of…

A “FANTASTIC” growing season has led to a “sensational” wine grape harvest for Sunraysia growers and a bumper yield around the country. “I don’t think…

MURRAY Valley Winegrowers (MVW) this week released its annual wine grape crush report for the Murray-Darling and Swan Hill wine regions. Winemakers have lauded the…

AN Australian family-owned fresh produce company, in partnership with investment company Primewest, has bought the 93ha Piscioneri Farms property, about 10km from central Mildura. Montague…