North West Farmer
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Rain hits at ‘perfect time’ for Millewa farmers
MILLEWA farmers are “relieved” to see significant rainfall in the dryland farming district this week, after hot and dry early-spring conditions had threatened to disrupt…
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Leap of faith leads to training in Spain
AFTER about a decade working in the printing industry, Jayden Westhead decided it was time to pull up his roots and jump into the world…
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Official warning: El Nio declared
AFTER weeks of monitoring and assessment, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has officially declared an El Niño event. This signifies that Australia faces a more…
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Varroa mite battle now about management, not eradication
THE deadly varroa mite has spread undetected across New South Wales bee colonies for more than eight months, pushing the industry to swap its eradication…
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Dog trials judged a success
THE mornings were crisp at Manangatang as the Victorian Yard Utility Farm Dog Association championships got under way on September 1. Running over three days…
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Pulse field day coming up
INTERESTED in learning the latest in pulse cropping? Growers and agronomists are encouraged to attend the Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day at Woomelang from 9am…
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Alarmingly low morale in veg production
no pic with this filler One year on from the federal government’s Jobs and Skills Summit, the crippling workforce shortages facing Australian vegetable growers have…
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Goat parasite insights
PhD candidate Kathryn Dawson is advancing parasite management in Australia’s goat industry. And she will be attending field days and conferences to share insights from…
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Driven by genetics
SIX years ago, Steven Hobbs crunched the numbers and realised the small Merino flock he ran on his farm in Kaniva, Victoria, was compensating for…
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Top performers in a year of feed frenzy
A KERANG farming enterprise has taken out a major lucerne award in the annual Feed Central national quality hay awards. Feed Central almost deserves its…
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Research field day a deep dive into irrigation
The Irrigation Farmers Network will stage its spring research field day, in Kerang on Thursday, September 14. This event is a platform for farmers, researchers,…
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O’Connors closes $100 million deal
VICTORIAN based farm machinery group O’Connors – which has 16 branches including Mildura and Swan Hill – has sold to American-based Titan Machinery Inc for…
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