Farming and Environment

VICTORIAN authorities are on alert for a potential Mediterranean fruit fly outbreak in Sunraysia after the pest was detected in several Adelaide suburbs in January.…

GREY nomads Diane Grant, 60, and husband Gary, 75, don’t let age hold them back from hard work. The pair are strapping on picking bags…

LEADING fruit and vegetable company Costa Group has announced plans for a large-scale packing shed and expanded citrus holdings in Sunraysia after a year of…

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) kicks off a series of community engagement sessions on the risk of water shortfalls in the Murray River system on…

GRAIN growers and local industry are concerned the Victorian Government is using non-standard concrete sleepers on sections of the Sea Lake rail line, threatening to…

SUNRAYSIA growers have welcomed a new incentive offering Victorians a cash bonus of almost $2500 for three months of farm work. The new scheme, announced…

SUNRAYSIA farmers have welcomed the ­arrival of foreign seasonal workers next month, but some say thousands of dollars in charges will disadvantage family farms, and…

The second Ouyen Livestock Exchange for the year went ahead on Thursday with 9,250 lambs and 1,643 mutton on offer. Not all regular buyers were…

JOEL Sindayigaya’s face brightens into a broad grin as he describes his first maize harvest in Mildura — something he has been working towards for…

THE Ouyen Livestock Exchange sale is set to go ahead this week as scheduled, but may be restricted to buyers only if stage 4 coronavirus…

KEEN fishers will soon have a better chance of hooking a catch in Sunraysia, with almost 100,000 fish stocked in waterways across the north-west last…

EXPERTS are warning grain growers in the Mallee to prepare for a potential boom in mice numbers before sowing this year’s crops. CSIRO rodent expert…