Farming and Environment
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Generational change at Australian Table Grape Association
THE Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) has appointed a chair and deputy chair and welcomed a new board member at its annual general meeting. Sunraysia…
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Cash boost for Mallee agricultural shows
MALLEE agricultural shows are set to receive a slice of Federal Government funding to help them get back in their feet after COVID-19. The Australian…
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Funds set for fish passage at Darling weirs
THE Federal Government has announced it will provide $1.1 million to improve the diversity and abundance of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin. Water Minister…
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Livestock heat stress risk rises for Mallee transporters
SUNRAYSIA stockers are being warned to take extra precautions this summer when transporting animals, regardless of distance. Whether it’s an interstate journey or just a…
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Grant gives a push to table grape market access
THE Federal Government has given the national peak table grape body more than $600,000 in a bid to help the industry pivot to new markets…
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China tactics leading Sunraysia to ruin, says grower
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation (VFF) Sunraysia branch spokesman Bill McClumpha says Sunraysia wine growers are “looking down the barrel of ruin” amid the Federal Government’s failed…
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Corruption inquiry slams NSW water ‘failures’
THE New South Wales corruption watchdog has exposed the State Government’s “lengthy history of failures” on water management, which led to towns running out of…
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Safer harvest comes from Ouyen grower’s fire scare
WHEN Ouyen grain grower Ian Hastings fell into what he describes as a “wall of fire”, he thought it was going to be the end…
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Mallee croppers do groundwork on light soils
APOCALYPTIC scenes of orange Mildura skies are still fresh in the minds of residents whose homes were blanketed by multiple severe dust storms last year.…
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Mildura red alert for blue-green algae
TESTING is under way for potentially toxic blue-green algae in the Murray River at Mildura. On Friday, WaterNSW issued a red alert for the Mildura…
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Keep grain off the ground, says mouse researcher
GRAIN growers in areas where mouse numbers are at moderate levels are advised to prioritise minimising grain on the ground after harvest to help reduce…
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Grain at a low price in face of growers’ high anxiety
DURING a year of high anxiety around Australia’s trade relationship with China, northern Mallee grain growers are optimistic that they can weather the storm of…
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