Farming and Environment
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Delaying release of virus
IT could be several years before a carp herpes is released into waterways after a report found more research into the virus is required. The…
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‘Get on with It’
KEEN Swan Hill fisherman and char of VRFish Rob Loats says it’s time to get on with the release of the virus. He said the…
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Consider wider impacts of virus
AGRICULTURE Minister Murray Watt says agencies needed to consider the wider impacts of introducing a virus. “It seemed to me that the recommendations were that…
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Carp control part of fresh approach
MOULAMEIN farmer and and Speak Up Campaign deputy chair Lloyd Polkinghorne says efforts to control “rabbits of the water” can be part of a “fresh…
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Fruit fly advice for gardeners
HOME gardeners have been urged to consider the damaging impact of fruit fly when planting their vegetable gardens this year. Fruit Fly Murray Valley last…
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Case IH dealer expands
Swan Hill has become an integral part of the largest Case IH dealership in Australia and New Zealand, with O’Connors this week announcing it has…
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Horticulture work and housing boss needed, say citrus growers
CITRUS Australia has asked Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to appoint a commissioner of horticultural labour and accommodation to manage solutions to the current horticulture crisis.…
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Preparing for bog battles
More than 550 farmers and industry stakeholders last week rolled up for Birchip Cropping Group’s Safely Recovering Machinery Field Day – in what would be…
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Small step to ward off perch extinction
THE southern pygmy perch is shy compared to the purple-spotted gudgeon, but the native endangered fish drew the support of local rangers, who on Monday…
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Expect bumper winter crop despite wet
Australia was on track to harvest a near-record winter grain crop of 61.9 million tonnes, according to Rabobank’s 2022/23 Australian Winter Crop Forecast. But the…
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