Farming and Environment

HORTICULTURAL industry leaders were disappointed with Federal Government measures to address workforce shortages in this week’s budget. The budget, announced on Tuesday, does not contain…

DESPITE “heartache” caused by extreme weather, this year’s Sunraysia citrus harvest will be “the sweetest crop… we’ve ever grown,” growers say. A New Year’s Day…

MILDURA council has dismissed plans proposed by Victoria’s Opposition leader to burn waste for fuel. Victorian Liberal leader Michael O’Brien met with council during a…

FARMERS and transport groups have welcomed this week’s Federal Budget, which brings new funding for agriculture and supply chains. Victorian Farmers Federation president Emma Germano…

Red Cliffs community members met on Monday to talk about how locals can adapt to a hotter, drier future under climate change. Joanne Farrell, executive…

ALGAE in the lower Murray is set to disperse over the coming month as water temperatures drop below 15 degrees Celsius. Red alerts for blue-green…

HOW much water should be held in the Menindee Lakes to stave off another environmental disaster like the 2019 fish kills? That question has become…

A WEMEN farmer has conducted a full carbon inventory of his farm to show his neighbours offsetting on-farm emissions is achievable and affordable. Andrew Young,…

PEAK vegetable industry body AUSVEG has welcomed increased incentives from the Australian Government for jobseekers to take on agricultural work, but warns growers will be…

THE scorching summer temperatures of the Punjab region might seem a world away from the Mallee, but scientists say the climate in the Pakistani province…

THE agenda for this month’s Murray Darling Association national conference in Wentworth will focus on the health and sustainability of the Menindee Lakes and the…

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has distanced herself from National Party policy on coal in a speech to farmers and industry representatives in Mildura. Dr…