Farming and Environment
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Winecrush still below 10-year average
THE Australian winegrape crush increased year-on-year by 9 per cent in 2024 to an estimated 1.43 million tonnes, according to the National Vintage Report 2024…
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Free farm business workshop
BRIDGEWATER Recreation Reserve, at Bridgewater, will host a free two-day farm business planning workshop on July 18 and 19 designed to help primary producers withstand…
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Irrigation gets local focus
GROWERS will get access to region-specific irrigation research at the Irrigation Farmers Network Conference in Moama. The two-day conference on July 24 and 25 aims…
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Happy homecoming
CHILDREN and adults alike carried 100 crayfish from their storage containers to Swan Hill’s river-edge on Friday, excited for the crustaceans to be heading home…
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Avos on the up and up
HOLY guacamole, the avocado industry is on target for a record production year and Barham Avocados is one of the producers looking at big numbers…
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Pig farms on hit list, say producers
PIG industry representatives say the threats activists pose to farmers and their families have overshadowed a parliamentary inquiry into pig welfare. The State Parliament’s Legislative…
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Crays homeward bound
LOCALS are invited to get hands-on to release crayfish back into the Murray River in Swan Hill this Friday afternoon, July 5. OzFish and its…
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Agricultural plastics recycling gets thumbs up
Fast facts RCMG studies showed: Nationally, 100,000tn of ag plastics is produce every year The Loddon Mallee region is the leading producer of ag plastics…
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Winter planting up with wheat favoured
FARMERS are expected to plant 23.55 million hectares to winter crops this year – up more than 3 per cent on 2023 – despite a…
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Hours work for grower
PALM scheme payment requirements staying at 120 hours averaged over four weeks at July 1 will ensure local farmers maintain reliable workers for the harvest,…
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