North West Farmer

Group tests Tourette treament

MEDICINAL cannabis oil produced in Mildura has been used in a trial exploring treatment options for young people with Tourette Syndrome symptoms. Ten participants, aged 12 to 18 took part in a randomised, placebo-controlled crossover trial, under the...

13 hours ago

Farming and Environment

Getting tough on land clearing

THE New South Wales Government’s proposed crackdown on illegal tree and vegetation clearing has been welcomed by the state’s peak body for local government as a major win for councils, communities and the environment. Local Government NSW...

01 May 2025

Farming and Environment

Big field at Field Days

THE 2025 Mildura Field Days is approaching, taking place on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. First held in 1952 as a gadget day, the Mildura Field Days continues its roots of linking the broader community to agriculture and...

08 May 2025

Farming and Environment

Burn-off warning from CFA

WITH the weather taking a turn for the cooler, authorities have issued a call for landholders to play it safe when it comes to burn-offs. As part of those cautions, acting CFA Chief Officer Garry Cook said people should register their controlled...

08 May 2025

Livestock

New program about better pathways

MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) has unveiled the new Pasture Pathways program for grazing advisors, with applications open for interested groups to participate. Pasture Pathways is a training and development initiative designed to equip new...

27 Apr 2025

North West Farmer

How to get ripper results

MALLEE Sustainable Farming says when you are spending big on soil amelioration, every pass of the ripper counts. That’s why the GRDC national grower network project Optimising Soil Amelioration in Typical Mallee Soils set out to answer a big...

27 Apr 2025

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ULTRAWHITE SHINES BRIGHT AT ROSEDALE

Rosedale Stud UltraWhite ewe lambs 9-10 mths, ready to go out with some ram lambs. With an average weight at post weaning assessment of 67.2kg they also recorded an ASBV average PWWT 11.7, with a high of 12.9 and PEMD of 2.18, with a high of 2.74...

29 Aug 2023

News

Sea Lake service technician named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year

Haeusler’s John Deere Sea Lake service technician Lachlan Corridan was named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year at an awards ceremony in Brisbane last night. John Deere Australia and New Zealand managing director, Luke...

25 Aug 2023

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Ultra good results for Induro’s Ultra Whites

Guy Treweek’s Wakool, NSW, based Induro White Suffolk stud already had a blue-ribbon reputation for the quality of the rams it produced. But in the very short time it has also started breeding Ultra White sheep, it has raised the bar to new...

08 Aug 2023

Workshop about addressing acidity

SOIL scientists, agronomists and grain growers from across Australia have come together in Adelaide for an important National Soil Acidity Workshop. The workshop was a chance for the 62 attendees to share experiences and learnings and to discuss...

27 Apr 2025

North West Farmer

Youre never too busy to learn

As an agricultural adviser, Dr Kate Burke’s role is to help producers make strong on-farm decisions to improve their operation. And she’s just one of the hundreds of advisers across Australia helping those producers expand the productivity and...

27 Apr 2025

North West Farmer

Processing purchase will prove a gamechanger

OK, OK, OK, so since last time, I have had a lovely jaunt to Lakes Entrance and back to pull apart some processing equipment Gippsland Jersey has stopped using – its old to them, pre-loved to me, and 10 times faster than we are currently...

26 Apr 2025

North West Farmer

Skills training about life on the land

WOMEN way out west in New South Wales – somewhere beyond the crossroads of mainstream communities – have been given an intensive leadership skills training program targeting farming women in the Wentworth-Pooncarie districts. Beyond the...

26 Apr 2025

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