Farming and Environment
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Crops, farmers resilient
BATTLING floodwaters, increased rainfall and the ongoing issue of damaged roads, this harvest season has been unlike any other for grain growers across the Mallee.…
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Record crop still on track
VICTORIAN winter crop production – forecast to soar 15 per cent and a new record of 10.7 million tonnes in season 2022–23 – is on…
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Lightning sparks blaze
LIGHTNING has been attributed as the cause of a bushfire which burned through about 61 hectares of farming land near Euston on Monday evening. NSW…
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New year harvest end
IN one of the wettest and latest starts to harvest on record, farmers are shaping up for a New Year finish. Heavy rain, floods, hail,…
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VFF claims water meeting snub
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) claims Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek is continuing to ignore farmers. VFF water council chair Andrew Leahy said despite multiple…
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Nets crucial to fruit fly control
THE wet spring and mild start to summer has been a boon for home gardeners, but they are being urged not to forget about fruit…
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Mallee farmers cop hail hell
Michelle Brady MALLEE farmers have been dealt another blow as a massive hail storm ripped through parts of the region causing widespread damage to crops.…
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Murray River fish in ‘survival mode’
VOLUNTEERS searching for stressed fish in the Murray River, where oxygen levels have hit critical levels, are calling on residents to remain on the lookout…
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Coles and unions back push for improved worker housing
UNION groups and Coles have called for enforceable, standardised housing standards to protect horticulture workers ahead of further arrivals in the new year. Four union…
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Migrant worker exploitation “rife”
THE exploitation of migrant workers post-COVID 19 remains endemic with more than 60 per cent of job advertisements in eight audited industries offering illegal rates…
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