Farming and Environment

THE Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) has called on farmers to obtain class 3 livestock permit pre-approvals before transport is arranged. Livestock carrier…

OUYEN saleyard upgrades were officially opened on Thursday by Member for Mallee Anne Webster after a day of solid sales. “This project has delivered a…

THE fifth webinar in the Agriculture Victoria irrigation series Securing Your Future Water Needs will run on Thursday, April 29, from 1pm. Agriculture Victoria senior…

IT won’t be long until lambs are bouncing around the paddocks again as autumn lambing is under way. Agriculture Victoria is reminding producers and contractors…

MORE than half the 1500 seasonal workers approved to travel to Victoria remain in the Pacific islands, with growers failing to take up the initiative.…

GROWTH in plantings of oranges, grapes and almonds continued across Sunraysia last year, as water authorities grappled with how to provide water to the crops.…

A CONVOY of Shepparton farmers, water stakeholders, councillors and an MP embarked on a learning tour of the Darling-Barka River to better understand water issues…

A NATIONAL study has revealed the highest densities of invasive carp nationally are in the lower Murray River, with numbers likely to increase after a…

LIVESTOCK agents are “stoked” the Ouyen Livestock Exchange will officially open its new pens next week. For years, agents have been working with “large, inefficient,…

THE almond harvest in Sunraysia is in full swing and this year’s crop is on track to be the biggest on record. Almond Board of…

THE Ouyen Lake Committee was hopeful a Mildura Council rubbish collection service would be offered to the site, despite the lake not residing on council-owned…

By Tony Curran THE National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) has cautiously welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) water markets inquiry final…