Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts
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Ideas grow at Petro
THE first field day at Petro Station since it was put under new ownership in 2017 has been deemed a great success. On Thursday, 72 growers…
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Battle to halt spread of pest
VARROA mite is on the march across NSW – with Sunraysia, and all Victoria, are in the firing line. Only the Murray River separates Victoria’s…
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New research set to deliver acid-tolerant chickpea varieties
A national research project is underway to give Australian grain growers access to acid-tolerant, locally adapted chickpea varieties as a profitable pulse option in their…
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Mite threat to almonds
AN emergency order is barring the movement of beehives after varroa mites were found in NSW’s Riverina and Sunraysia regions, posing a threat to the…
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High hopes for narrow orchards
A TEAM of scientists, engineers and economists have been assembled to reimagine what orchards in the future could look like through a $13.6 million program…
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Sea Lake service technician named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year
Haeusler’s John Deere Sea Lake service technician Lachlan Corridan was named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year at an awards ceremony in…
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Going nuclear on silo pests
IF you are jumping into extended on-farm grain storage, then life really can be a gas, gas, gas. Provided you have considered the benefits of…
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Snails head for the potholes
SPRING is just around the corner in the vineyard and it’s very evident – the crows are busily conducting renovations to their nests. The pigeons…
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Greg’s on target – against the odds
KIM LE and ANDREW MOLE IT took a long time, almost a lifetime, but Greg Hipwell finally made it – first to the Grand American…
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Thieves, vandals, rats and beer
RATS! I was perplexed as to why, in a dairy with grain so readily available, as much as a rodent could ever want, they insist…
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Citrus body fights biosecurity ‘tax’
MILDURA-BASED peak industry body Citrus Australia has joined a nationwide agricultural backlash, and is urging the Federal Government to repeal its proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy.…
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Almond experts to converge on Robinvale
ROBINVALE will host its first Almond Board of Australia Research and Development Forum on Monday and Tuesday. With a strong emphasis on bees, pollination and…
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