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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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Workshops in drip monitoring and interpreting soil moisture
Northwest Victorian farmers can make the most of the water on their properties thanks to two education courses. A drip monitoring and maintenance course will…
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Farmer now wants resilience
SOMEWHERE in the Mallee between Berriwillock and Culgoa, Will Simpson has been a headline sensation in The Guardian for the past two years as one of…
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Peter Coady’s roar talents
GROWING up as a kid on a farm, we didn’t get a lot of visitors, so it was always a red-letter day when the stock…
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Neale Bennett: From Dried Fruits to Almonds – A Story of Adaptation and Resilience
MERBEIN almond grower Neale Bennett reckons he is ahead of schedule in this year’s harvest. And he’s not just talking about the two, 21-acre blocks…
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Truck tax a ‘cash grab’ – VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says a Victorian Government tax reportedly proposed for truck movements at the Port of Melbourne would be a “blatant cash-grab”. President…
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Beating the olive bug
By Ion Staunton Entomologist, Pestech Australia AS a grower, I reckon you have good reason to be happy if your olive grove is way out…
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Going with the grain
Adelaide will next month host hundreds of grains researchers, advisers, consultants and growers, connecting scientists with people working in the grains industry. The GRDC Grains…
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What AWI does for our woolgrowers
AWI chief executive John Roberts provides an overview of how it is undertaking R&D and marketing to address some of the key issues faced by…
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Farmers toast tales of the land
FARMERS involved in a series of weekly interviews compiled in the publication Over the Fence were invited to celebrate its launch at the Birchip Cropping…
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