Farming and Environment
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Action on climate change is growing
WEMEN salads grower Andrew Young has drawn a line in the sand over climate change – and he wants everyone to cross it and join…
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Almond growers push for plan bee
HOPE is in sight that the local almond pollination season will kick off on time after the NSW Government announced a plan to allow beehives…
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Foot and mouth disease talks ramp up
AGRICULTURE Minister Murray Watt held in-person talks in Indonesia this week as efforts ramp up to contain the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD).…
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Compensation package for impacted beekeepers
AN $18 million compensation package has been developed for registered beekeepers affected by the varroa mite outbreak, under an agreement reached by governments and industry.…
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Effective fruit fly control starts now Swan Hill
SWAN Hill home gardeners can learn how to prune their fruit trees to promote healthy growth and protect them from Queensland fruit fly at a…
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Nyah floodplain gets priority for environmental water
THE Nyah floodplain has been earmarked as a priority site for environmental water in this year’s Seasonal Watering Plan, released last week by the Victorian…
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Dam levels double in two years
WETTER conditions have lifted the volume of water in Murray-Darling Basin dams to more than 2.5 times higher than at the same time two years…
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Bee crisis ‘extremely serious’ for Select Harvests
LEADING almond producer Select Harvests, which has orchards in the Mallee, the South Australian Riverland and Riverina in New South Wales, says the detection of…
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Passionate grower pursues perfect garlic
THE Festival Creole sounds like a wild time at New Orleans but it’s actually a variety of garlic that’s part of grower Peter Hackett’s relentless…
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Bee movement restrictions for Victoria
RESTRICTIONS are in place to prohibit the movement of bees from New South Wales into Victoria. They are designed to prevent and control varroa mite,…
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