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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…
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 Machinery Club hosts Dog’s Day…
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 the fuel issue. After eventually…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 531373 TRADITIONAL family farms, passed down from generation to generation, are becoming rarer and rarer these days. With the growth in corporate farming, greater…
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 a hand in providing extra…
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 the government is “destroying family…
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” behind the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.…
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 vital to protect the nation’s…
I am pretty excited for this week , actually just tomorrow evening specifically when Sally returns from her first globe trotting adventure. Flying in from Osaka Japan, she’s been on…
Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 539453 A SURGE of community spirit swept through the Mallee when Country Women’s Association of Victoria president Jenny Nola attended the Murray Valley Conference…
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 food production and regional communities…
