Farming and Environment
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New frontline in varroa mite fight
AGRICULTURE Victoria staff have announced the European honeybee parasite known as varroa mite has been detected for the first time in Victoria at a hive…
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Grants to bee friendly
GRANTS to farmers who plant trees that support bees and other pollinators are now open through Bee Friendly Farming. Grants of up to $10,000 are…
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Full Speed at field days
THE Speed Lions Club has celebrated a successful Mallee Machinery Field Days, with the event showing no sign of slowing down. The 44th annual event…
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Check machines for fire risk
FOLLOWING 45 header fires during harvest season in the far north-west of Victoria, fire authorities are reminding grain growers to make machinery maintenance and hygiene…
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Weather takes a mental toll
WITH areas in Victoria experiencing one of the coldest starts to winter in years, it is a chance to remind the community of the mental…
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Silo attention urged
A RECENT series of high-risk incidents involving the collapse of on-farm silos has put an urgent focus on grain growers to assess, and either maintain…
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Winter lessons for almond growers
WINTER is not being wasted in the Sunraysia almond industry, with an emphasis on education through a series of workshops across the region. Almond Board…
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Market savvy for grain farmers
GRAINWISE offers an easy and effective solution to engage growers with buyers to bring about greater marketing options and profitability. Grainwise, located in Gol Gol,…
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Rules of farming about to change for better
Australian farmers are no stranger to long hours, hard work and variable weather conditions. However, the rules of farming are about to change, with new…
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Pest-free status to lapse
THE Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area, established in 2006 to help protect local horticultural industries from Queensland fruit fly and enhance market opportunities, is to…
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