Farming and Environment

THE Victorian Farmers Federation says employers found to be exploiting workers should be barred from participating in the Seasonal Worker Program and hiring workers on…

PETER Webb stepped carefully between neat rows of paprika and garlic before dipping a hand into a mass of dark red soil. A little more…

SHEEP Producers Australia and Wool Producers Australia have released the first Australian Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF). The SSF was initiated by Australia’s sheep industry as…

A RUSH of water flowed into Lake Menindee on Thursday when the gates were opened for the first time in five years. NSW Minister for…

ABOUT 30 farmers and irrigators came to see the national consumer watchdog present the recommendations of its March water markets report in Mildura on Monday.…

THE Murray River basin has been identified as one of the regions in the world most at risk from pesticides, according to a study published…

SUNRAYSIA’S only nursery run solely by the indigenous community is looking for more land and funding to help it grow. The Belar Nursery and Biocultural…

AS Graeme McCrabb stood filming water flowing through the Menindee inlet on Sunday, his voice was almost drowned out by the water gushing over the…

AGRICULTURE Victoria is hosting a series of webinars starting this week exploring farm energy options that might help farmers reduce energy costs. The series of…

RECREATIONAL fishing volunteers have restored native fish habitat in the lower Darling River using large logs and rootballs. The Western Landcare NSW and OzFish Sunraysia…

TRESCO olive growers Gary and Isabel Chasney are keen for this year’s harvest, which is promising to be one of the biggest in Australian history.…

THE Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) will be a leading partner in a statewide partnership that will aim to help farmers, agricultural businesses and communities…