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NSW grass growth ‘prolific’, says Rural Fire Service

NSW’s rural fire authority has warned residents in the lower western part of the state not to be complacent as the region records grass growth unseen since 2016.

08 Dec 2022

North West Farmer

Nervous wait for growers

GROWERS with inundated grape vineyards face a nervous couple of weeks as they wait for floodwaters to recede so they can check for diseases. Vineyards producing early-maturing varieties are most at risk, but an early recession of...

03 Dec 2022

Environment

Put fishing on hold

SUNRAYSIA’S fishing community has been urged to avoid taking fish from the Murray River for the next month due to the threat of contaminated waters. The Environmental Protection Authority has been monitoring...

02 Dec 2022

Water

‘Line in the sand’ for water recovery

MURRAY-Darling Basin water ministers must “draw a line in the sand” and return water by “proven methods”, says the chief executive of Environment Victoria, after a report noted environmental water recovery by efficiency projects could fall short by over 50 per cent.

29 Nov 2022

News

Nangiloc on alert as river rises

NANGILOC General Store & Tavern manager Mick Kelly commutes to work every day, but knowing locals pretty well, he has “a bit of emotion” attached to the flood outlook in the area. Mr Kelly said levels increased “significantly” in the past...

15 Nov 2022

Dryland Farming

Farmer bemoans delay in approving grain storage facilities

FARMERS may end up with downgraded crops this harvest because Mildura Rural City Council is “dragging their feet” to approve wheat storage facilities, according to a Millewa grain grower. James O’Day said farmers were in “dire need” of...

14 Nov 2022

North West Farmer

Japanese encephalitis vaccine access widens

PEOPLE who spend four hours or more outside each day are now eligible to receive a vaccine to protect against Japanese encephalitis. The Victorian Government has expanded eligibility criteria for the vaccine to include residents in Mildura, Swan Hill...

11 Nov 2022

Wine Grapes

Reds may face ‘years’ of uncertainty

SUNRAYSIA wine grape growers may face “years rather than months” of waiting before the red-grape market adjusts to the loss of access to the Chinese market, says ANZ’s agribusiness head. Mark Bennett, who spoke this week at an...

04 Nov 2022

North West Farmer

Growers battle floods

STONE fruit growers battling to clear their properties of water ahead of approaching floodwaters say drainage systems are in “disrepair” and in need of urgent attention. Some growers in the Woorinen and Lake Boga areas have been dealing with...

24 Oct 2022

North West Farmer

Plastic recycle pilot for growers in final weeks

GROWERS have three weeks to offload their plastics for free and save money on landfill costs, says the project manager of a pilot recycling program set to close at the end of October. RCMG project lead Carl Larsen said growers should also consider...

10 Oct 2022

Environment

Grim warning on park ahead of key ministers’ meeting

CENTURIES-old river red gums in Nyah Vinifera Park are benefiting from recent overbank flooding, but environmentalists and scientists fear such flows may be too little, too late for the fragile ecosystem.

05 Oct 2022

North West Farmer

Worker hub thumbs up

THE new accommodation hub in Mildura may incentivise more seasonal workers to come to Sunraysia, says the chief executive of Australia’s peak body of table grape growers. Jeff Scott said the $5.94 million...

30 Sep 2022