North West Farmer
-
Wool info and training continues
NORTH-west Victoria’s sheep industry has a new state-based woolgrower extension network – but it all seems very familiar and very effective. It is the same…
-
Keep dry soils productive
MALLEE farmers are encouraged to take advantage of Agriculture Victoria’s new online resources and paddock walks to learn how to reduce erosion and make their…
-
Good news amid export gloom
THE wine grape harvest has been fast and furious, and February was flat out, with the white varieties coming in with a rush – and…
-
Farming advocate honoured
PAULA Gordon has been a trailblazer in the Mallee’s agricultural sector for much of her life – and now she has achieved another first in…
-
Researcher drives grassroots change
Mallee Sustainable Farming’s new research manager, Dr Penny Roberts, says she embraces innovative research that can help growers evolve. ANDREW MOLE reports. AGRICULTURAL research scientist…
-
Birchip Cropping Group Honors Lifetime Service
LIFE membership has that ring of service about it, but when just two couples can contribute a combined 128 years to a single organisation, you…
-
Birchip Cropping Group Honours Long-Time Members with Life Memberships
LIFE membership has that ring of service about it, but when just two couples can contribute a combined 128 years to a single organisation, you…
-
Fed-up farmers switch off forecasts
The Bureau of Meteorology has flatly denied that its forecasts are unreliable. But local cropping farmers whose livelihoods rely on accurate outlooks say the bureau…
-
NWF Calendar competition February Submissions
NWF Calendar February entries
-
Almond sales bounce back
THE Australian almond industry looks set to crack a big year after some subdued recent seasons with sales still tracking 5 per cent better than…
-
Red alert hits Riverland
YEARS of reality checks and persistent communications by Murray Valley Winegrowers have prepared the region’s wine grape growers for the price collapse that this week…
-
Water markets brace for impact
THE Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill is likely to have a significant impact on the water markets now and into the future, according to…