North West Farmer
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Banging the drum for recycling campaign
Swan Hill is playing a pivotal role in the drumMUSTER drive, with EnviroX Solutions, a division of the Whitfield Group, part of the growing national…
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Capitalise on carbon
When deciding whether to engage in carbon opportunities, producers should consider a range of options, including the implications of keeping the carbon credits on-farm or…
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Fight on against cactus invader
Daniel Forwood WHEEL cactus has infested several areas of Sunraysia as its continues its march across northern Victoria. The latest Landcare maps show an alarming…
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Lifting dark clouds
When 80 per cent of the Delite Mandarins crop at Nutrano’s main farm in Red Cliffs was destroyed by hail in January 2021, the true…
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Finding future farmers as they find themselves
It wasn’t exactly selling ice to the Eskimos, but it took a move from her family farm at Blighty in NSW to, well, to a…
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GrainCorp starts job drive
BULK grain handler GrainCorp has begun recruiting thousands of casual workers to help harvest what’s tipped to be a third consecutive bumper winter crop for…
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Cabarita couple couldn’t give a fig about vines
FORREST Gump and Buford ‘Bubba’ Blue might have started it with shrimp, but Gaye Zappia has ended it with her figs. It went something like…
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Zoo fears over foot and mouth disease
PEOPLE who have livestock and who have recently returned from Indonesia are being asked to stay away from zoos amid fears foot and mouth disease…
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All the gear to start an ag career
THE recent O’Connors expansion into Mildura, Swan Hill and Ouyen is creating career opportunities for young locals. When the company acquired the Sunrise Ag network…
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Making region industrial hemp capital of Victoria
If Anthony Marciano has any say in it, the Mildura area could become the industrial hemp capital of Victoria, if not the country. As far…
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Landcare grants close this month
THE Victorian Government is providing $3.35 million funding to support Landcare and environmental volunteering groups and networks for on-ground works, education, and capacity building projects…
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Farming news in brief
SECOND CRUELTY CONVICTION IN A MONTH Agriculture Victoria has succeeded in its second animal cruelty offence in a month. In its latest case, a Goulburn…
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