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Farmers sound alarm as basin plan blasted at packed forum
Pullout quote: “This reform is not just an industry issue, it’s a food security issue, a regional development issue and a national economic issue,” –…
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Members drive better outcomes
A BROADACRE farmer from the Wimmera is set to take the reins of the state’s peak farming body, promising a fierce fight for rural communities…
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Almond boss resigns
ALMOND giant Select Harvests is on the hunt for a new boss after shock news its chief executive is stepping down. Chief executive and managing…
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Communities encouraged to speak up
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation is calling on regional community members to make submissions to the Murray Darling Basin Plan Review. Consultation for the 2026 review opened…
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Pollination pioneer
AT its peak Monson’s Honey and Pollination coordinated up to 140,000 hives, sourced from around 120 beekeepers across eastern Australia. So it is no surprise…
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Vintage wraps up
ANOTHER memorable winegrape harvest is almost over, or by the time you read this, it should be completed with the last four truck loads expected…
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Dog’s Day Out arrives in the Mallee
THE iconic spluttering rumble of Lanz Bulldog Tractors is set to roar across Swan Hill and Woorinen next month, when the Mallee Steam, Oil and…
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Perfect storm for grape industry
This year is certainly testing ones resolve, excessive heat, high water costs, record low grape prices, 170mm of rain at the wrong time and now…
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Holding on to their heritage
TRADITIONAL family farms, passed down from generation to generation, are becoming rarer and rarer these days. With the growth in corporate farming, greater diversity of…
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Wet weather halts harvest
It’s been an eventful start to harvest for the almond industry. Like all of agriculture in the region, Mother Nature and geo-political tensions have played…
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Royal Commission push back
A FIERY clash in Federal Parliament has reignited the bitter fight over the future of the Murray-Darling Basin, with the federal environment minister rejecting claims…
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Call for royal commission into water welcomed by irrigators
FARMING communities have backed a call for a federal Royal Commission into water, saying it is time to expose the “treachery, lies and shonky deals”…
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Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill
THE Nationals have moved to block taxpayer funding for energy and mining projects on Australia’s best farming land, unveiling a new Bill they say is…
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Sally returns from Japanese adventure
I am pretty excited for this week , actually just tomorrow evening specifically when Sally returns from her first globe trotting adventure. Flying in from…
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CWA brings life skills program to the Mallee
A SURGE of community spirit swept through the Mallee when Country Women’s Association of Victoria president Jenny Nola attended the Murray Valley Conference earlier this…
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Basin leaders meet as water plan review looms
NEARLY 200 leaders from across the Murray-Darling Basin gathered in Brisbane last week to debate the future of water management, with northern Victorian councils warning…
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Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill
THE Nationals have moved to block taxpayer funding for energy and mining projects on Australia’s best farming land, unveiling a new Bill they say is…
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Fuel supply critical for farms
CITY dwellers are being urged to swap their cars for public transport and the government to make public transport free as the fuel crisis lingers.…
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Jujubes jewel
THEY look like tiny apples, taste like a crisp pear and carry more vitamin C than an orange. And in the red dirt of Koraleigh,…