Farming and Environment
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Farmers, environmentalists back longer basin plan deadline
FARMERS and environmentalists in the Swan Hill region have welcomed Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek’s calls to extend the deadline of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.…
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Stoush looms in farmer group after membership moves
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation members have voiced dissatisfaction at the peak farming body’s “Band-Aid solutions”, which they say mask deeper issues within the organisation. This week…
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Small machine with big features has runs on the board
WINTERS are wet on Simon Allen’s 5000-acre mixed family farm outside Hexham in western Victoria. He’s the third generation to work ‘Denholm Green’ – and…
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Field days in the blood
MALLEE farmer Mark Roberts is a third-generation Speed Lions Club member, following in the footsteps of his dad and grandfather. His grandfather, the late Bob…
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Crayfish ‘in wheat fields’
MORE than 1500 freshwater crayfish and hundreds of native fish are back in the Murray River after being rescued from last summer’s floods. A rescue…
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Knowledge on farm expansion
FARM expansion is on the cards in the next five years for Tandarra farmer James Taylor, “but we don’t know what that looks like yet”,…
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Farms hit market amid sales boom
THE land rush is on, as some of Australian farming’s signature properties flood the market. Recent farm sales across the country have surpassed $300 million…
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Table grapes recover
THE Australian table grape season has concluded on a positive note despite an ominous early season. Australian domestic and export sales for 2023 made a…
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Hemp inquiry gets under way
AN inquiry into Victoria’s industrial hemp industry has begun. Requested by Legalise Cannabis Victoria MP Rachel Payne, an upper house committee is seeking submissions as…
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National wine vintage sharply down
THE 2023 Australian winegrape vintage is estimated to be 1.32 million tonnes, 26 per cent below the 10-year average and the lowest recorded since 2000,…
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