North West Farmer
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Robinvale bus trial set to resume
A BUS trial that helps workers get from Robinvale to farms and processing facilities at Carina West and Liparoo will resume in either the last…
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Rebel bid fails against VFF
THE Federal Court has finally handed down its decision of whether a rebel group of former Victorian Farmers Federation grains group presidents have been able…
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VFF numbers on the decline
VICTORIAN Farmers Federation membership has collapsed by almost 25 per cent in just two years according to figures contained in the peak agricultural body’s annual…
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Farmers share their stories
IT doesn’t get more grassroots than getting the word from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, but that’s what Birchip Cropping Group is now offering…
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Harvesting travel memories
INTERNATIONAL backpackers have returned to the region to assist grain growers with labour shortages during this year’s harvest. It was a relief for many local…
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Covering off all levels
Terryn Milner PROTECTED cropping – or protected cultivation – is on the rise for table grapes the length and breadth of Sunraysia. While growing grapes…
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NWF Calendar competition – November submissions (2)
North West Farmer Calendar competition reader submissions for November 2023
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Adapting to supply curve balls
MILDURA and Nangiloc Ag Supplies might be wrapping up a strong 2023, but their senior horticultural sales agronomist Carlo Nuitta stresses that the only constant…
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Focus on managing growth
Birchip Cropping Group From a qualified builder and machinery salesman to full-time farmer and contractor, Alex Noonan, who farms with his brother Jayden, has enjoyed…
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SuniTAFE hosts hi-tech training
SuniTAFE’s SMART Farm provided the ideal working conditions for John Deere trainers to spend a month teaching 76 personnel and dealership staff from across the…
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Data key to carbon mission
New software that analyses raw production data is simplifying the complex task of measuring farm emissions. ANDREW MOLE reports. LIVESTOCK data management company Black Box…
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Dig deep on regenerative agriculture
REGENERATIVE agriculture needs you. Well, right now it really only needs 60 of you (plus a few off the bench) – including from the Sunraysia…