Environment
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Farmers call for action on wild dogs
Alistair Finlay A PEEK farming sector body is calling for better action on wild dogs from the Victorian State Government as the region’s drought gets…
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Tackling the region’s rodents
WALPEUP in the heart Mallee has become the frontline in the rodent wars, and Victoria’s only benchmark and rapid assessment site, making it part of…
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Marsupial back from the brink
A FEISTY marsupial known for its unusual breeding strategy — where males die following the annual mating cycle — is again roaming around Scotia Wildlife…
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System breaking the cycle
IN the northwest Victorian region, farming is a constant balancing act, managing profitability, soil health, feed availability and soil cover. And within this complex system,…
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Experts chuffed about chaff research
CONCERNS chaff lines generated by harvest weed seed control programs might increase the risk of crop damage from pests have been allayed through new research.…
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Numbat numbersbouncing back
REINTRODUCED populations of the endangered numbat appear to be increasing in wildlife sanctuaries in the lower Murray Darling Basin, five years after a drought triggered…
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Fall armyworm on the march
VICTORIAN agronomists and growers have been urged to be vigilant in crop surveillance for fall armyworm (FAW), following the impacts the pest is having on…
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It’s a lot to soak in for farm roads
SEVERAL wild and wet weather events across northern Victoria have compounded damage already caused by December’s that included soil erosion on farm roads, tracks and…
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Rain and humidity challenge grape growers
Mildura-based grape industry consultant and former Agriculture Victoria research scientist Dr Bob Emmett and Australian Wine Research Institute senior viticulturist Robyn Dixon talk to North…
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Watching grass dry the key to summer safety
THE Country Fire Authority is calling on residents in north-west Victoria to become “citizen scientists” to help contribute critical information about the state’s fire risk.…
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Set standardson biosecurity
By Jim Moran Agriculture Victoria grains industry biosecurity officer As the winter crop ripens rapidly in the southern state’s grain belt, thoughts of managing the…
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Keep em coming, growers
GROWERS who continue to do the right thing with their used AgVet chemical containers are helping Australia’s longest-running product stewardship program march past the 42…
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