Farming and Environment
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VFF to swing poll clout
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says it intends to put the State Government and Opposition on notice, highlighting key marginal seats where it intends to push…
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Water on the way from Hume Dam
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is releasing water in Hume Dam as the wetter months approach. MDBA acting executive director of river management Andrew Kremor…
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More Murray environmental flows on the way, says government
COMMONWEALTH and state agencies co-ordinate on every release of environmental flows in the Murray and Goulburn valleys to gain the greatest benefit, according to a…
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La Nina’s big year over, says bureau
THERE could be an easing in the unpredictable weather the region has been experiencing over the past couple of years, as the Bureau of Meteorology…
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Pruning time on the vines
IT’s pruning time, the last of the vine leaves are about to call it quits exposing the task ahead. The majority of the wood will…
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Watt of power in ag
THIRTEEN Ministers of Agriculture – permanent and acting – since the turn of the century – must sound alarm bells for Australia’s farmers and everyone…
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Winter war on fruit fly
THE Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area is urging communities to mobilise over the cooler months to get on top of Queensland Fruit Fly issues that…
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Liz’s chewy fruit snacks come quick smart
WHEN it comes to lateral thinking, farmers pretty well set the pace in Australian industry. You can go way back to the stump jump plough…
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Biosecurity needs fast action
EXOTIC-looking tiny red ants found living inside a northern Victorian man’s water meter could have been big trouble for Agriculture Victoria’s biosecurity officers. Luckily, the…
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Options to tackle river’s ‘dire sand slug’
SIX options are being explored to reduce the massive sand slug in the Barmah-Millewa reach of the Murray River, which will have “dire consequences” to…
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