Farming and Environment

THE Federal Government has announced it will spend $225 million in a “deep dive” search for groundwater and rare minerals in the Mallee to shore…

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has officially opened its Mildura office and is on the lookout for six new employees as part of a push…

MILDER summer conditions have resulted in fewer fires in Mildura during the latest fire danger period, leading to an earlier end to the season. The…

ONE of Australia’s largest almond companies has announced plans to shift its almond processing from Melbourne to Sunraysia in a move that will create 20…

FARMERS can expect wheat pests to thrive under climate change if high levels of nitrogen fertiliser are applied to crops, experts say. New research by…

MILDURA had just three days of 40-degree temperatures this summer compared to 11 the previous year. However the mercury was almost spot on when it…

SUNRAYSIA farmers say they have “never seen fruit fly this bad”, and are working to protect the fruit they have left as South Australian supermarkets…

THE Victorian Government’s fox and wild dog bounty collections will be back from March 16. Designated collection centres will operate in Ouyen and Swan Hill…

LOCAL expertise would play a crucial role in work by the proposed ONE Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) hub in Mildura to ensure the region’s…

AUSTRALIA’S largest “fully integrated” dried fruit business has a creative solution for Sunraysia’s unpicked table grapes after a difficult year for growers. This year table…

DOGS roaming wild in the Mallee are killing sheep on adjoining properties worth tens of thousands of dollars. Mildura councillor Glenn Milne said the region’s…

UP-and-coming farmers Zac and Max Allford have started a produce stall outside their Red Cliffs house to earn pocket money and save produce that might…