Farming and Environment
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Nangiloc storm and hail takes heavy damage toll
CROPS worth millions of dollars were wiped out on New Year’s Day when a freak hailstorm lashed the Nangiloc and Colignan areas. Farmers are still…
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Permit reprieve for seasonal workers
FARMERS in far west New South Wales have received a much-needed boost to get seasonal workers back from Victoria as they try to “salvage” the…
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Wild hailstorm lashes Nangiloc
A FREAK storm with hail the size of billiard balls ruined millions of dollars worth of crops when it lashed the Nangiloc area on Friday…
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Export expansion investment
THE Australian Government says it is investing $72.7 million to help Australian farming, forestry and fishing exporters to expand and diversify their export markets in…
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Boost for wild dog fence
THE NSW Government has launched a tender valued at $17 million to undertake the construction of the 742-kilometre extension of the NSW Border Wild Dog…
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Farmers on weed watch
FARMERS have been urged to be on the lookout for weed growth following large amounts of spring and summer rain across NSW, especially before travelling…
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Hope for harvest worker fix
CITRUS Australia says it remains hopeful that states will look to increase quarantine capacity outside of the current international traveller caps in a bid to…
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Poisoning suspected in Robinvale corella deaths
THE Office of the Conservation Regulator is seeking information from the public over the suspicious death of about 100 little corellas in Robinvale. According to…
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River water supply ‘at risk’
THE NSW Government is putting town water supplies and fish stocks on the Darling-Baaka River at risk by telling irrigators at the top of the…
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Piangil orchard acquired
SELECT Harvests Limited has completed the acquisition of Piangil Almond Orchard. The Piangil Almond Orchard is a high yielding “top quartile” orchard in the Sunraysia…
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VFF welcomes $195 million Murray Basin rail bailout
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to partly fund the stalled Murray Basin Rail Project and has called for the…
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Victorian strategy aims to lift agriculture returns
THE Victorian Government is backing a new strategy designed to help the state’s agriculture to grow in the face of constant change and deliver better…
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