North West Farmer
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Scholarship backs farm ambition
YOUNG people working in agriculture have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and invest in their future through the 2023 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers…
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Child farm safety campaign seeks feedback
THE Victorian Farmers Federation’s Making our Farms Safer project is appealing for farmer feedback to gauge the impact of its “Making our Farm Families Safer”…
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Science big guns shoot down campaign against red meat
Nine scientific research papers published on Monday in the world-renowned journal Animal Frontiers have confirmed the critical role red meat and livestock play in society,…
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Avoid an official spray and take note of these changes
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has issued a number of minor use permits of relevance to grain growers. Minor use permits are issued…
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Scientist explores bug link
SPANISH scientist Clara Lago, whose fascination with spittlebugs has led her from Madrid to Victoria, has been collaborating with Agriculture Victoria to research how bugs…
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Latest crop disease guides now online
THE newest editions of cereal and pulse disease guides are now available to download as mobile-friendly e-books from Agriculture Victoria’s website. The 2023 Cereal Disease…
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Market proving steady
VENDORS took a bit of an Easter holiday at Swan Hill’s most recent sheep sale – with 2653 head yarded (2354 lambs and 299 mutton)…
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Hope to close moisture gap
By Pat Conlon EL Nino was the buzz word for March, with conversations regarding rainfall predictions a daily occurrence – and a great concern. It…
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Photo call goes out to women in regional, rural and remote NSW
THE Rural Women’s Network has launched its BeRural photography campaign, focusing on capturing and representing regional, rural and remote women in NSW. NSW Minister for…
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Learning how to protect turtle nests
CITIZEN scientists of all ages gathered at Kings Billabong to learn how to identify and protect turtle nests. Mallee Catchment Management Authority and EnviroEDU ran a…
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Research all part of the big vision
RUNNING any farm is a big job, as Mick Pole knows. He helps run a collaborative farming enterprise, but he still sees it as a…
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Big ideas in big country
WHEN you live in the western pastoral lands any problems you tend to have, tend to be big. Because out there, somewhere out the “back…
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