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Andrew Mole

Audreys in action on farmings frontline

Behind farming’s frontline – and in the paddocks – is a diverse and dynamic network of researchers working hard with growers and industry to redefine the role of pulses in Australian farming. Audrey Delahunty is one of...

29 Mar 2025

News

Guard against mice this sowing season

Northwest Victorian farmers are being urged to check paddocks for increased mouse numbers in the lead up to sowing. The latest meeting of the National Mouse Group (NMG) has received widespread reports of moderate to high mouse activity from the...

29 Mar 2025

Innovation

Fungus the new frontline in fleabane fight

A natural fungal agent specific to flaxleaf fleabane weeds is entering the final phase of development for eventual field deployment. Flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis), which is now widespread across northwest Victoria, is one of the grain...

29 Mar 2025

News

Swan Hill livestock exchange under cloud

THE future of the Swan Hill Livestock Exchange, which has been running since 1938, is open for debate after its owner and operator Swan Hill Rural City Council reported the exchange has operated at a loss for several years. Mayor Cr Stuart King said...

29 Mar 2025

Dryland Farming

Ferrier feels trials review passed with flying colours

IF you’ve never heard of Jil Jil, or have absolutely no idea where it is, you’re not the only one. Birchip Cropping Group chairman John Ferrier has got used to saying he farms about 25 kilometres north of Birchip itself, where his family farms...

21 Mar 2025

Dryland Farming

Now, for something completely different

DANNI Wilson from Tamaleuca Merino and Poll Merino stud at Ouyen doesn’t mind admitting she makes some “different” decisions about the things she does. This includes buying 2000 acres of Mallee land five or six years ago to try her hand at...

21 Mar 2025

News

Young farmers had a ball

It was a packed house at the second annual formal event for the Birchip Cropping Group Young Farmer Network Ball in Swan Hill last week, picking up where the highly successful sold-out event in 2024 left off. Featuring live music by That Guy, the...

21 Mar 2025

Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts

Almond research pipeline goes from lab to field

DR Samantha Edley hasn’t even been in her AgVic harness for a year but she’s already hard at work in orchards alongside northwest Victoria’s commercial almond producers. As a key part of integrated pest management research to ensure...

21 Mar 2025

Opinion

Trickle or torrent - this is Australia

RIGHT now, Australian farming has got bigger problems than climate change. We are struggling to simply cope with climate constant. This is the stuff of drought and flooding rains. Take Hamilton in the heart of Victoria’s Western District – in the...

22 Feb 2025

North West Farmer

Low interest loans for low emissions machinery

FARMERS for Climate Action (FCA) has warmly welcomed news that low-emissions heavy equipment, trucks and utes will be eligible for low-interest loans under a new scheme supported by the Federal Government. The Emissions Reduction Incentive Program...

21 Feb 2025

North West Farmer

Bee part of this vital Varroa survey

AUSTRALIA’S beekeepers are being urged to complete the Australian colony loss survey as part of a national effort to understand the impact of the Varroa mite (Varroa) outbreak and improve hive health management. The survey is a crucial step in...

21 Feb 2025

Livestock

Shake-up at the saleyards

THERE was a new colour, and a new name, but still plenty of familiar faces when the livestock team from McKean McGregor took the rail at the first Ouyen sale of the year. The Mildura branch of the Bendigo-based business only opened its door for...

21 Feb 2025