Farming and Environment

A SUNRAYSIA farm contractor has labelled dodgy contracting and labour exploitation across the region “as bad as it has ever been” amid COVID-19. Colignan business…

SEVEN Sunraysia grape growers claim they lost a combined $3.6 million after spraying crops with a chemical used to promote growth that also unwittingly contained…

WITH magpie swooping season now coming towards its end, many Sunraysia residents have a good idea of where some of our feathered friends are living.…

FOX bounty collections are set to return to Ouyen and other parts of regional Victoria this month. The collections were scalped in July, due to…

Agriculture technology is ever-evolving. And this season, high-resolution drone imagery has helped Sunraysia citrus growers estimate fruit sizes and detect underperforming trees up to four…

ABOUT four decades ago, rangeland goats were in plague proportion, of no value and a real problem at Karoola Station. Fifth-generation grazier and station owner…

Rangeland goats have proven a godsend for drought-affected farmers, with many mustering the feral animal to turn a profit. Mildura-based Darren Old, of BR&C Agents,…

SUNRAYSIA’S small-scale farmers could be unshackled from the burden of speculative water pricing — thanks to a new community project. Launched last week, the Mildura…

MILDURA experienced a backpacker boom when the first wave of COVID-19 hit in March. But in recent weeks, the boom has turned bust with hostel…

A MILLEWA farmer had a vision of making his family’s broadacre cropping operation “more productive and less labour intensive” using drone technology. Clay Gowers, 27,…

MURRAY-Darling Basin communities anticipating a wet spring have been warned there is a significant risk of hypoxic blackwater events occurring, particularly in New South Wales.…

AUSTRALIAN fishing conservation charity OzFish Unlimited has thrown its support behind NSW Western Landcare Group-Bottle Bend Reserve managers in fish habitat action. The local groups…