Farming and Environment
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Brains behind the grains
CROPPING industry heavyweight James Nuttall has signed on with Birchip Cropping Group as its senior research scientist. Dr Nuttall brings more than three decades of…
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Get help crunching the numbers
WHEN it comes to data, try doing the numbers – such as 60 million animals run by more than 12,000 producers and tracked for the…
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Cutting edge take on technology
ALL roads – from the northwest and across northern Victoria – will lead to Charlton next month when Birchip Cropping Group stages its Ag Tech…
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Property purchase creates haven for rare Mallee bird
ONE of Australia’s rarest birds has a brighter future thanks to a new sanctuary in the Mallee. Victorian conservation organisation Trust for Nature has purchased…
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A step in the right direction for farming funds
A MOTION to provide extra funding for farming households struggling with the ongoing drought has been put forward by Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell, Member for Northern Victoria…
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Locals to handle fruit fly management
THE management of Queensland fruit fly in the Murray Valley has been handed to locals. The Fruit Fly Murray Valley area wide management program will…
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Farming leader to fight for framework
DESPITE widespread – and in some cases soaking – rain last week, the protracted drought is far from over and continues to challenge graingrowers and…
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Rain needed for region
THE rain might have started falling – just not in northwest Victoria and large slabs of the Mallee. While Swan Hill, Woorinen and Ultima have…
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Government gathers drought support
THE Federal Government has promised an extra $2 million to boost the Rural Financial Counselling Service in the face of the drought across southern Australia.…
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Control your farming future
FARMERS are always looking to get ahead of the game and looking for practical strategies to future proof their farm. Emissions reporting is one area…
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