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Government calls time on labour solutions
BASED in Mildura, MADEC Australia says the agricultural and horticultural industries needing a steady supply of seasonal and/or short-term labour are about to hit a…
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Help available for subsoil decisions
GRAIN growers across north-west Victoria who might be considering subsoil amelioration on their farms can now go to Agriculture Victoria’s new dedicated webpage and support…
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Mallee growth spurt to flatten out
A decade of unprecedented and unbroken growth in the value of farmland across northwest Victoria – and the rest of the country – is running…
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Inside our farm: Lachy McClelland
Despite being flat out sowing at the time of this interview, Birchip Cropping Group member, and fifth-generation farmer, Lachy McClelland still took time out to…
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Dangers of FMD never far away
Although Australia is currently free from foot and mouth disease (FMD), it is considered one of our greatest biosecurity risks and an incursion would have…
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Wanted: farmers wanting wives (or husbands)
The Farmer Wants a Wife wants five farmers who, well, want wives. Or husbands. For the 2025 show. Eureka Productions, the company behind the hit…
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Funds for threatened birds
A SUCCESSFUL funding application will allow a project that aims to educate people on the conservation of the Mallee emu-wren and other threatened native birds…
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Pulling handbrake on frost damage
A THREE-year program managed by Mallee Sustainable Farming to help growers offset the impact of frost has provided new tools, strategies and support networks to…
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Plant industries united against biosec levy
Citrus Australia chief executive and Plant Industry Forum chair Nathan Hancock has unreservedly condemned the proposed federal Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) as a flawed process…
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Grants to fight pests
COMMUNITY groups have been awarded grants to help protect their farms and local environment from the threat of weeds and pest. Victorian Agriculture Minister Ros…
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China reversal welcome but not a quick fix
IT’S unanimous, according to the Australian wine industry. But where we go from here is anyone’s guess. Because China’s decision late last month to suddenly…
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Solar the solution at AFS
AUSTRALIAN Farming Services (AFS) might be growing lots of almonds, but it’s also harvesting the sun to drive operations at its Cadell and Canally orchards,…
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