Farming and Environment
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Keep up fruit fly fight, urge growers
FRUIT growers in northern Victoria will meet the agriculture minister next week to urge the government to continue funding the fight against Queensland fruit fly.…
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Warning as harvest heats up
WITH harvest season in full swing in some parts of the state, Victorian Country Fire Authority members are calling on farmers to be aware of…
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Growers shouldn’t be made to pay
FRUIT Fly Murray Valley has conceded there was no guarantee of ongoing government funding but said growers shouldn’t pick up the bill. The Fruit Fly…
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Doubt over future fruit fly controls
EFFORTS to combat Queensland fruit fly in the region remain uncertain after the Victorian Government’s decision to terminate funding for managing the pest from June…
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Strong quality harvest underway
THE grain harvest is underway across the Swan Hill region as GrainCorp releases its third harvest update. Victorian receival sites have recorded 41,300 tonnes as…
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Only line on map
THE way Quambatook farmer Brett Hosking will look to the horizon in the future is “up in the air”. A line on a map is…
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Less than ideal rain slows hay baling
FARMERS across the region have described last week’s rain as “a little bit more than ideal”, with falls of up to 98mm recorded around the…
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Hosking stands for VFF president
QUAMBATOOK grain and livestock farmer Brett Hosking has thrown his hat into the ring for president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. A former vice president…
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Grain handlers dispute escalates
THIS year’s Victorian harvest could be thrown into disarray as grain handlers at GrainCorp sites in NSW vote on whether to down tools over a…
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Carbon farming explained
THE man behind the Net Zero Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre will explain the science behind carbon farming at next week’s Birchip Cropping Group’s chair’s breakfast.…
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