Farming and Environment

WHETHER it’s schools, sporting clubs or even a goat farm, Sharp Fruit always find a way to give back to the local community. Initially the…

THERE is a buzz in the air around Sarina Kelly’s garden, and it’s not Queensland fruit fly making the noise. In fact, the dedicated Swan…

SWAN Hill recorded an average warm and wet October as locals enjoyed more outdoor freedoms heading into the warmer months. The rural city recorded a…

FARMERS like Birchip-based Bernadette Hogan are already well aware of the disastrous impacts of climate change, having lived through the devastating millennium drought. As the…

VICTORIAN residents along key transport routes are urged to keep a close watch on fruits and vegetables in their gardens this year following detections of…

NSW MP for Murray Helen Dalton said the specific decision to “indefinitely postpone” the raising of the Wyangala Dam wall is a huge win for…

THE Greater Sunraysia Pest-Free Area has been awarded $1.1 million from a program designed to support fruit fly management programs, explore new ways to manage…

VICTORIA’s sentinel chickens are retiring after nearly half a century on the front lines of the Murray, after the development of more efficient detection of…

PLANTING the Seed is a series of free online webinars from Sustainable Gardening Australia aimed at helping the community to grow their own food through…

BULOKE Shire Council will integrate climate into its operations, reduce landfill emissions and invest in greener transport as it takes action on climate change. Council…