Farming and Environment

FEARS have been raised about the safety of country road users, with tens of thousands of trucks expected to carry grain between Mallee grain fields…

THE VICTORIAN State Budget was a win for farmers this week, but the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) said more work still needs to be done.…

THE Cann Group will kick-start the $112 million first stage of its medicinal cannabis production site near Mildura early next year after a $50 million…

IRRIGATORS may now have the ability to better understand their plants thanks to ­water optimisation technology that measures water stress in crops on a day-to-day…

LAST year Iraak asparagus grower Darren Minter was seriously considering giving up on his crop and walking away altogether. Despite COVID-19 difficulties he’s faced in…

A ROBOT named Clive could hold the answer to the labour shortage crisis faced by Sunraysia fruit growers through artificial technology that could reduce the…

ILLEGALLY installed boards will be removed from Pooncarie Weir within “two weeks” amid concerns its height is blocking fish passage in the Darling River. Wentworth…

A FIGHT over health star ratings is threatening to turn sour with states being squeezed to ensure soft drinks don’t outscore fruit juice. Citrus growers…

RESIDENTS are being urged to look for and report Australian plague locusts following a number of sightings in the west and north-west of Victoria this…

VICTORIA’s first almond and pistachio nursery has been launched in Sunraysia’s backyard by L&T Almonds, a company with strong roots in the Robinvale irrigation district.…

BANNERTON potato grower Peter Corcoran is reaping the rewards of his $1.5 million investment in new machinery that allows him to peel, slice and vacuum…

THE recent global bee shortage has been a tough nut to crack but a Robinvale grower thinks there is hope for the almond industry in…