Farming and Environment
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‘Honest’ water talk at key Swan Hill forum
A FREE full-day forum examining water policy and the progress of the Murray Darling Basin Plan will be held at Swan Hill next month. Organisers…
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Delmenicos set benchmark for beef cattle
They might be croppers, first and foremost, but that hasn’t stopped Mallee mixed dryland farmers, Craig and Isla Delmenico, from setting a spectacularly high benchmark…
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Buybacks ‘rewrite history’
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) fears the new Federal Government is “rewriting” history in an attempt to buy back and deliver water to South Australia…
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Wine sales sour as tariffs, delays hit
AUSTRALIAN wine exports dropped by 10 per cent in volume and close to 20 per cent in value over the past 12 months, according to…
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State mobilises to face FMD threat
IN response to the ever-growing threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD), the Victorian Government has established an Emergency Animal Disease Taskforce. Victorian Minister for…
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Producers on alert for biosecurity threats
LOCAL agricultural producers say they’re very concerned about the threat of foot-and-mouth disease and the detection of Varroa mites, which could devastate Australia’s thriving agricultural…
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There is a need for Speed field days
SPEED Lions Club’s president of the field days, Jacko Kiley, says it’s “great to be back” following the cancellation of the Mallee Machinery Field Days…
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Crowds flock to Field Days
MALLEE Machinery Field Days have staged a “spectacular comeback” and are on the cusp of a whole new era which will financially underpin its ongoing…
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Perfect weather is best hope for almond crop
Almond producers are in “the lap of the gods”, as they now rely on ideal weather conditions as their last hope for a good pollination…
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River systems already strong
Victorian farmers are challenging the need for further water recovery under the Murray Darling Basin Plan after a key government report highlighted that river systems…
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