Farming and Environment

PETER Vallance is a true-blue Aussie farmer. But the 29-year-old became an unexpected TikTok sensation after his hilarious on-farm videos “blew up” and started to…

VICTORIA’S peak farming body has echoed fears and international travel restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus could create a shortage of farm workers in Sunraysia…

MALLEE landholders have been urged to protect their property with voluntary conservation covenants and give threatened habitat a “forever home”. Trust for Nature’s non-profit, three-year…

AUSTRALIA’S second-largest almond processor Select Harvests has posted a “weak” first-half profit due to skyrocketing water prices and coronavirus supply chain disruptions. But, despite the…

PRE-harvest training may form part of the criteria for seasonal workers to take part in labour hire schemes, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster.…

MALLEE grain growers are holding on to harvested barley after China slapped Australian exports with a devastating tariff of 80.5 per cent this week. On…

THERE are fears proposed changes to the Goulburn to Murray water trade rule could have an adverse impact on Sunraysia irrigators. The water trade rule…

MALLEE grain growers copped a bitter blow in a political trade war last week when China threatened to hit Australian barley exports with a hefty…

A SUPPORT network is keeping rural women connected over a cup coffee or a splash of wine and a virtual chat during the coronavirus pandemic.…

SUNRAYSIA is home to Australia’s largest organic edible hemp crop after Murray River Organics (MRO) finished harvesting at its certified Nangiloc property this week. Agriculture…

JUICE producer nudie juice is urging residents to support its struggling Sunraysia orange suppliers whose businesses have been devastated by ongoing and recent extreme weather…

THE median price of Australian farmland increased by 13.5 per cent in 2019 — the sixth consecutive year of growth — according to Rural Bank’s…