Farming and Environment
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SuniTAFE keeps up SMART Farm funds push
MILDURA’s SuniTAFE was unsuccessful in its bid to upgrade its SMART Farm facilities in this month’s State Budget, but will “continue to advocate for funding”.…
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Australia’s irrigation volume falls 21%, says ABS
ABOVE-average temperatures and drought across much of Australia resulted in a 21 per cent overall fall in the volume of water used for irrigation in…
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Sunraysia and Riverland avocados triple harvest in boom year
AVOCADO production is set to almost triple this year across Sunraysia and the Riverland after an ideal season. Kym Thiel, a Riverland avocado grower and…
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Water use up for fruits and nuts
FRUITS and nuts were the only crops in the country to increase their irrigated water consumption in 2019-20, according to data released this month by…
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Mildura climate strikers demand to be heard
NO new coal, oil or gas projects, 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and job creation for current fossil-fuel workers and communities. Students Ella…
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Murray-Darling Basin future is less water, says MDBA chair
THE chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has warned the “confronting and frightening” reality of climate change means farmers and communities will have to…
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Murray-Darling Basin ecotourism a ‘massive opportunity’
MURRAY-Darling Basin regions such as Wentworth Shire have a “massive opportunity” to tap into the ecotourism market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
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Victorian fruit fly budget spend adds up to cut
THE Victorian Opposition has slammed the State Government for cuts to biosecurity funding in this week’s budget, while farming groups have welcomed the investment. Leader…
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Basin plan water-saving targets set up to fail – irrigators
MURRAY-Darling Basin Plan efficiency projects that aimed to help recover 2680 gigalitres of water by 2024 were set up to fail and could never have…
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Community input sought for Urban Water Strategy
LOWER Murray Water is inviting urban customers and communities to have their say on what they value most about their water supply, to help inform…
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Keith Pitt silent on water savings deadline
FEDERAL Water Minister Keith Pitt, who was too busy to attend the largest national water conference in the Murray-Darling Basin this week, did not address…
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Lessons of crisis are vital, says Shane Fitzsimmons
LESSONS learned in times of crisis and disasters should be used to achieve “remarkable results”, the Murray Darling Association national conference has been told. Resilience…
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