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Bernard Humphreys

Rain hits at ‘perfect time’ for Millewa farmers

MILLEWA farmers are “relieved” to see significant rainfall in the dryland farming district this week, after hot and dry early-spring conditions had threatened to disrupt the growing season. Veteran...

06 Oct 2023

North West Farmer

Dry year so far as rain stays away

A HEAVY downpour in the middle of last month is the only rain of note to have fallen on Mildura this year, a fortnight from the start of winter. And although that two-day soaking brought 20.4mm, which was 0.6mm above the average for April, the rest...

18 May 2023

Innovation

Groundbreaking tech puts solar power on tap

JOHN Lasich was studying global warming and climate change back in the early 1970s, when really only specialist scientists were aware of the phenomenon and the difficult challenges it would create.

27 Oct 2022

Water

Big dam spills for first time in 26 years as floods grow

THE Dartmouth Dam, the largest storage in the Murray-Darling Basin, is spilling for the first time in 26 years, as floodwaters rise across the nation’s biggest river system.

26 Sep 2022

Vegetables

Sea of green points to good harvest

SURROUNDED by a sea of green, the Millewa’s farmers have every reason to be optimistic that a good growing season will lead to a great harvest, so long as things keep going right. The weather this...

22 Aug 2022