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Andrew Mole

Mobiles guide to pest reporting

PLANT Health Australia has launched its revamped Growers Guide to Pest Reporting and Responses course on the Biosecurity Online Training platform. This newly updated, mobile-friendly course is designed to fit seamlessly into the busy lives of...

03 Nov 2024

Farming and Environment

Dry conditions suck life out of fodder market

THE fodder fight is on – the fight to get it for hungry stock and, if you have plenty, the fight to get the best possible price for it. Either way, with the Mallee in the grip of sustained dry conditions, everyone would love to have more. Demand is...

22 Sep 2024

News

Good results from carbon farms test sites

CARBON farming and its feasibility in the Mallee is back in the headlines with the release of findings from two carbon farming pilot projects held in the region. Ed Scott from Soil and Land Co. provided an overview of one pilot project conducted by...

22 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

Trial visits a ripping time

MALLEE Sustainable Farming has picked a very good time for its current trials on strategies to get crops through a dry year. Because by and large, that’s exactly what it got in large slabs of its footprint. Ouyen’s long-term average rainfall is...

14 Sep 2024

News

Vote on wool levy rate

WOOLPOLL 2024 voting opens on September 20 and Australian Wool Innovation is asking woolgrowers to back its claims for a 2 per cent levy. AWI chairman Jock Laurie said WoolPoll was an opportunity for growers to have their say on the level of funding...

14 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

North-West Farmer in brief

Harvester set-up workshops, Rhizobia research update, Biological shearing closer - CATUMNAL will host one of a series of Grains Research and Development Corporation harvester set-up workshops across Victoria and South Australia’s grain belts.

09 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

Cracking growth nut

INCREASING production in Australia’s tree nut industry – as significant almond orchards reach maturity in the next few years – will provide opportunities to meet growing international demand, according to new industry research. In its...

09 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

This weeks sheep sale at Ouyen Livestock Exchange

THIS week’s sheep sale at Ouyen Livestock Exchange defied a softening national market to see almost prices fully firm to stronger across the board. Meat and Livestock Australia market analysts report the mutton indicator dipping 11 per cent to...

31 Aug 2024

Farming and Environment

Keeping up to date with tech support

FARMING might start in the paddock, but it certainly doesn’t end there. In fact, make or break for farm businesses is just as often decided in front of a computer screen and your farm management program. Which is why Mallee farmers have been invited...

30 Aug 2024

News

Warnings on hay days ahead

AS the green drought drags on, industry specialists are urgently advising farmers to fill their sheds with hay this season as ahead on warnings of potential shortages. Feed Central national sales manager Dave Clothier said already low stocks...

30 Aug 2024

Farming and Environment

Growers talk grain opportunities

MALLEE graingrowers and agronomists this week got the chance to deliver their message to the industry’s biggest investor in research and development. The Grains Research and Development Corporation staged one of its grower network forums at...

24 Aug 2024

News

Mallee, Wimmera buck poor sales trend

THE Mallee and Wimmera are the only shining light in Victorian farm values at the moment, according to the latest Elders Rural Property Report. It states prices across Victoria took a step backwards during the first part of 2024 as seasonal...

18 Aug 2024