Farming and Environment
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Scholarship backs farm ambition
YOUNG people working in agriculture have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and invest in their future through the 2023 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers…
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Sowing trials spread wide
BIRCHIP Cropping Group’s main research site this year will be at Kinnabulla, 25km north-west of Birchip, on the Kinnabulla West Road. On the property of…
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Scientist explores bug link
SPANISH scientist Clara Lago, whose fascination with spittlebugs has led her from Madrid to Victoria, has been collaborating with Agriculture Victoria to research how bugs…
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EU herbicide change hits export canola
NORTH-west Victorian canola growers and farm advisers are being notified the European Union will reduce the maximum residue limit (MRL) for the herbicide haloxyfop.To meet…
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Tariff end would be ‘win-win’
QUAMBATOOK farmer Brett Hosking is hopeful that tariffs on Australian barley may soon be removed as the Australian and Chinese governments seek a resolution. “I…
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Water prices set to stay low
WATER allocation prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a fourth consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES Water Market…
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Grain reports to aid with choice
Growers and advisers across northwest Victoria can now use the latest results on the performance of different grain varieties – incorporating results from the 2022-23…
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Knowledge to help support farmers
FINDING ways to help farmers and small business owners combat the rising cost of living was on the agenda for Rural Financial Counselling Service counsellors…
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Fresh take on mice bait: hit must be lethal
LIKELY outbreaks of mice in Australian grain-growing regions this year mean each bait grain needs to carry a lethal dose of zinc phosphide in order…
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Crop disease guides go online
THE newest editions of cereal and pulse disease guides are now available to download as mobile-friendly e-books from Agriculture Victoria’s website. The 2023 Cereal Disease…
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