Farming and Environment
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Summer fruit fly alert
Home gardeners are being urged to act now to protect fruit and vegetables from Queensland fruit fly this summer, and help safeguard Victoria’s valuable horticultural…
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Letting the machines rip
WITH the diversity of farming and the variability of conditions across Australia, Swan Hill’s Grizzly Engineering says accessibility to proven-to-work machinery so your farm thrives…
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Hive move permitted
Beekeepers with Victorian registered hives can now apply for a permit to move their hives from New South Wales into Victoria. In a milestone for…
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Ducking and weaving over ban
ANTI-duck hunters had one target for decades and now they could have the Victorian Government on their side, with Labor MPs seriously considering a complete…
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Screens to keep fish out of Little Forest
A project to prevent pest fish species and native fish species from entering the Little Forest when environmental water is being pumped from the Murray…
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Young farmers to build business skills
YOUNG farmers, especially those affected by recent flooding and storms, are being invited to attend a two-day business bootcamp in Swan Hill next month. Meridian…
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Check on your chooks
AGRICULTURE Victoria is urging bird owners to help prevent emergency animal diseases through the routine use of biosecurity measures at home, sales, bird shows and…
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$27m vision is justifiably nuts
THE company behind a new $27.5 million almond processing plant has ambitious plans to have it up and running in time for next year’s crop.…
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Bird populations decline alarming
ANTI-duck hunters have called for the 2023 season to be cancelled following “alarming continued declines in the bird populations”. Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting…
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New MP calls for hunting ban
NEW Northern Victoria MP Georgie Purcell has pleaded with the Victorian Government to ban duck shooting in 2023, to give the birds a chance to…
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