Farming and Environment

WATER availability, technological innovation in horticulture and the future of the dried grape industry will be the focus of the Dried Fruits Australia (DFA) grower…

FIRSTHAND drought experience and understanding the toll it can have on farming businesses, bank balances and emotional well-being were the catalyst for a series of…

SUNRAYSIA irrigators have been urged to use “some pretty tough lessons” learned from the Millennium Drought to manage through the current dry. The annual Growers’…

FARMERS are urging the Federal Government to pay council rates for businesses affected by drought and offer exit packages for those wanting to leave the…

THE start of a $30 million agriculture energy investment plan will support Sunraysia farmers to invest in equipment and technology to improve sustainability and reduce…

IRRIGATORS fear entire communities along the Murray River system will suffer unless governments intervene to solve the growing water crisis. Growers fear the already high…

THE Murray River Group of Councils is calling on Federal Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to hear the…

DROUGHT-stricken communities will be at the centre of a relief campaign across Sunraysia pubs and hotels this weekend. As part of The Great Northern Let…

A DROUGHT reserve, designed to hold funding for community projects, could be established if given the green light at Wednesday’s Mildura Council meeting. The creation…

FARMERS doing it tough will get lump sums of up to $13,000 when they reach the end of a four-year time limit on a Federal…

SUNRAYSIA farmers ventured off their land and on to the road earlier this month to take part in an “inspiring and regenerative” four-day community event.…

A “HUGE” burden has been lifted for one Sunraysia grower, who is now one step closer to accommodating workers this harvest season. In the “most…