Farming and Environment
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‘Sugar hit’ won’t help regions
MURRABIT dairy farmer Andrew Leahy says taking water from food production in exchange for a $300 million “sugar hit” is a “slap in the face”…
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Trials help design farms’ future
BIRCHIP Cropping Group has catapulted onto the national stage as a co-ordinator of the National Variety Trials. BCG is this year in charge of 176…
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Getting the best from irrigation systems
AGRICULTURE Victoria urges irrigation farmers to register for one of two upcoming irrigation workshops at Kerang. The workshops are specifically for farmers involved with designing…
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Shing details wider plan for Basin
THE Victorian Government has doubled down on its opposition to water buybacks to fulfil the Murray-Darling Basin Plan agreement as it released its own proposals.…
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Campaigners seek a broader discussion
ENVIRONMENT Victoria says it’s a positive sign the Victorian Government is re-engaging with the basin plan, and thinking about opportunities for water recovery “not discussed…
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Buybacks ‘whole new level of stupidity’
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has thrown her support behind an anti-water buyback petition in NSW, saying the scheme represented a “whole new level of…
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Spotlight on wine future
INDUSTRY and government big guns will be in Mildura next Wednesday, when critical issues confronting wine-grape growers and winemakers headline the Murray Valley Winegrowers Outlook…
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Farm safety project gets $600,000 lifeline
THE Victorian Farmers Federation’s Making our Farms Safer project will continue to run until 2025 after receiving a $600,000 grant from the Victorian Government. VFF…
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Catchment eye takes to the sky
A LOW-flying helicopter with a contraption akin to an upside-down Hills Hoist will be seen over the eastern portion of the region as part of…
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SunRice backs anti-vesting bill
RICE manufacturers have welcomed the draft legislation that is expected to end statutory rice export marketing, or vesting, by July 2025. Statutory marketing boards act…
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