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Workshops in drip monitoring and interpreting soil moisture
Northwest Victorian farmers can make the most of the water on their properties thanks to two education courses. A drip monitoring and maintenance course will…
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Farmer now wants resilience
SOMEWHERE in the Mallee between Berriwillock and Culgoa, Will Simpson has been a headline sensation in The Guardian for the past two years as one of…
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Peter Coady’s roar talents
GROWING up as a kid on a farm, we didn’t get a lot of visitors, so it was always a red-letter day when the stock…
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Neale Bennett: From Dried Fruits to Almonds – A Story of Adaptation and Resilience
MERBEIN almond grower Neale Bennett reckons he is ahead of schedule in this year’s harvest. And he’s not just talking about the two, 21-acre blocks…
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Truck tax a ‘cash grab’ – VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says a Victorian Government tax reportedly proposed for truck movements at the Port of Melbourne would be a “blatant cash-grab”. President…
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Beating the olive bug
By Ion Staunton Entomologist, Pestech Australia AS a grower, I reckon you have good reason to be happy if your olive grove is way out…
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Going with the grain
Adelaide will next month host hundreds of grains researchers, advisers, consultants and growers, connecting scientists with people working in the grains industry. The GRDC Grains…
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What AWI does for our woolgrowers
AWI chief executive John Roberts provides an overview of how it is undertaking R&D and marketing to address some of the key issues faced by…
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Farmers toast tales of the land
FARMERS involved in a series of weekly interviews compiled in the publication Over the Fence were invited to celebrate its launch at the Birchip Cropping…
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Rain gives cotton a boost
COTTON growers have an extra spring in their step following recent rain, which is expected to boost crop yields. Cotton Australia general manager Michael Murray…
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VFF war widens after dairyfarmers fight erupts
THE besieged Victorian Farmers Federation is now under attack on the dairy front. Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach is expected to hand down his ruling…
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Making good time with belief, learning
THE one thing farmers can’t produce is time. Barham’s Lauren Mathers often wakes up and wonders where the past seven years have gone. She has…
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