Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts
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SOLD! Almonds are hot property right now
THE new almond selling season is only just beginning, but it’s off to a great start after two successful overseas trade missions. Sales estimated at…
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Almond season a success
AUSTRALIAN almonds have experienced a boom during the 2024-25 selling season with volumes up 29 per cent to an unprecedented 169,541 tonnes (kernel weight equivalent).…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Specialist focus on rural stomal therapy
CULGOA-based Emily Mudge has launched Sunflower Nursing – Ostomy and Wound Solutions to deliver a much-needed allied medical support service for regional and rural areas…
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Leading the way to the almond industrys future
By TIM JACKSON Almonds Australia chief executive THE almond industry’s new leadership program is officially underway. The first intake includes representatives from three states and…
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Have your say on biosecurity laws
WITH avian flu and varroa mite headlining some of agriculture’s major setbacks – along with increasing illegal incursions onto farms by animal activists – Agriculture…
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Crunching post-harvest nutrient numbers
AS the dust settled on the 2024 harvest, Mallee Sustainable Farming reported that producers across the region were diving into their yield data, evaluating how…
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Almond growers crack down on beetle
A TINY beetle that’s just 2 to 3mm long is one of the most damaging insect pests for almonds in Australia, but a substantial amount…
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New almond boss ready to Hoppe to it
THE new chairman at the Almond Board of Australia is cracking on since taking over the position on January 1. Alan Hoppe has succeeded Peter…
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New levy legislation now in effect
THE new Federal Government agricultural levies legislative framework is now in effect. This framework is made up of five new pieces of legislation: the Primary…
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