Farming and Environment
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Drone is a weed-killer
DRONES are fast becoming a part of life in regional and remote areas, shown in a new approach to tackling invasive weeds clogging Gunbower Creek.…
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Doubts raised on buybacks success
NATIONAL Irrigators Council chair Jeremy Morton says the Federal Government was priced out of buying the remaining water it needed to return to the environment.…
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Red alert hits Riverland
YEARS of reality checks and persistent communications by Murray Valley Winegrowers have prepared the region’s wine grape growers for the price collapse that this week…
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‘Education’ call for water minister
FEDERAL Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has been urged to “get out of the concrete jungle” and learn more about how water can be “effectively managed”.…
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Temporary water for sale
THE Victorian Environmental Water Holder says it intends to sell up to 47,000 megalitres of temporary water from the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems during…
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Economic woes hit wine exports
WINE exports declined by 2 per cent in value to $1.90 billion and 3 per cent in volume to 607 million litres in the 12…
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Haystack maintenance fire alert
FIRE authorities are urging farmers to ramp up their haystack maintenance for the remainder of the season after a surge in blazes. The CFA has…
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Farmer on board with crop research
Andrew Mole and Janine Batters ONE of Victoria’s highest profile farmers and agri-politicians has stepped onto the board of another high-profile enterprise. In something of…
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Fruit-fly alert for gardeners
SWAN Hill home gardeners have been urged to take extra steps in summer to protect their produce from Queensland fruit fly. Agriculture Victoria statewide fruit…
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Farms want no slugs
BIOSECURITY at our borders is the big news, but one leading researcher says there are problems just as big at the next property – or…
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