Farming and Environment
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Modular race system takes shearing test
AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation chairman Jock Laurie says extensive work continues to tackle the challenge around shearing – and the lack of shearers. Mr Laurie said…
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Staying above water
PEOPLE and industry must be at the centre of discussions during this week’s meeting of state and federal water ministers on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan,…
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FMD threat still on farmers’ radar
WHILE foot and mouth disease dominated Australian agricultural industry discussion in the latter half of 2022, it seemingly dropped off the radar into the new…
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Public chance for floodplain comment
PEOPLE interested in the welfare of the Vinifera, Nyah and Burra Creek floodplains are being urged to have their say now that a report on…
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Abattoir a business boost for emu farm
JEFF Long’s $2.5 million investment in a processing facility is about to start paying dividends at his Tragowel emu property. The delayed completion of the…
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Discount on rabbit baits
LANDCARE and North Central Catchment Management Authority have joined forces in another drive to cut back the number of rabbits in the Kerang Lakes region.…
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Sheep study looking for help
SHEEP producers in the Swan Hill region and surrounds are being encouraged to support research into the long-term effectiveness of artificial insemination (AI). If any…
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Bumper crop’s huge boost
A BUMPER summer grain harvest has been recorded across Victoria, with more than 320,000 extra tonnes delivered to receival sites compared to last season. In…
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Irrigators demand holistic river plan
THE NSW Irrigators’ Council has launched a campaign calling on water ministers to move beyond the Murray-Darling Basin Plan’s “simplistic ‘just add more water’ approach”.…
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Managing flystrike in sheep
By Mallee livestock production adviser MONICA LEY RECENT rainfall and warm temperatures have brought with them an increased risk of flystrike from the dreaded blowfly…
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