North West Farmer
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Be on the lookout for invasive bug
AGRICULTURE Victoria staff are urging people to remain vigilant for the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, a pest with the potential to devastate crops. Though…
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Doesn’t augur well for pests
CARPOPHILUS truncatus might not realise it just yet, but the destructive insect is in the sights of Mildura-based entomologist Dr Samantha Edley. Who has taken…
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Eyes up for overhead power lines on your farm
THE danger of overhead power lines has been doubled as we head into the depths of the 2024-25 fire season. Particularly as farming machinery gets…
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Wannabe farmer snaps a winning moment
MARCUS Muller was a builder who for a few years now has been working hard to build himself a new career – on the land.…
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Tractor sales going tougher than harvest
RUNNING into an erratic harvest season – including across Northwest Victoria – the Tractor and Machinery Association has reported November has been another difficult month…
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Making hay when the sun shines – too much
LOW rainfall in winter and spring in many districts across northwest Victoria, and in the southern Mallee, has made it harder to produce good quality…
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Understanding the complexity of simple, traditional farming
North West Farmer caught up with a globetrotting farmer turned writer who has been Down Under this month on holiday, on a book promotion, exploring…
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Key bee team hits the road
A NATIONWIDE effort to manage varroa mite in beehives has entered a new phase with with authorities building on a move from a strategy of…
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Focus on learning drought’s lessons
A SMALL army of the scientists and researchers who will help drive the agricultural future of the Mallee brought a focus on drought when they…
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MLA says meat is safe
THE growing global controversy surrounding feed additive Bovaer has prompted Meat & Livestock Australia managing director Michael Crowley to publicly step into the debate. Growing…
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New shell caters to pistachio growth
AUSTRALIA’S emerging pistachio industry has taken a quantum leap this week at Bannerton, 8km south of Robinvale, with the official unveiling of the Australian Pioneer…
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Elders eyeing a Delta deal
THE Mallee and north-west Victoria’s leading agricultural agency business is about to go through its biggest shake-up in decades. Adelaide-based Elders only needs an ACCC…
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