Farming and Environment

NSW FARMERS have launched an eight-point reform plan for agriculture and regional NSW as the state looks to recover and rebuild economically from the COVID-19…

A DEPLETION of the foreign labour force due to COVID-19 has left farmers anxious about picking and packing this year’s crop and planting for next…

TIME is running out for farmers and farm-related small businesses who want to take advantage of Regional Investment Corporation’s (RIC) Drought and AgBiz Drought loans.…

THE bushfire royal commission’s interim report has warned catastrophic fire conditions and natural disasters may become more frequent and intense over the next two decades.…

VICTORIAN farm confidence has been rattled by COVID-19 concerns and its impact on commodity prices and international markets. And it is most depressed in the…

SUNRAYSIA farmers celebrated a huge win last week after critical agriculture across the state and border communities was unlocked. The Federal Government on Friday announced…

MALLEE farmers have been urged to undertake rigorous and regular surveillance to protect crops from new weeds, pests and diseases. The important message has been…

“IF ever there was a pointer toward urban and rural divide, this just absolutely blows that wide open.” Livestock farmer Gus Whyte, of Wyndham Station…

CITRUS Australia has labelled the Australian Chief Medical Officer’s decision to reject the agriculture workers’ code of conduct this week “disappointing”. But it did not…

WHAT is the difference between a ute and a truck? For sheep grazier Chris Taylor, who lives in Warracknabeal, one vehicle grants him a freight…

FOR the past month, Pinnaroo farmer Mandy Oakley has been forced to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing to reach her Murrayville property. There is just “one…

A SHEEP grazier has been left dumbfounded after Australia’s expert medical panel rejected the proposed national agriculture code this week. The code was designed to…