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Peter Bannan

Jury reaches verdict with horticulture career

A THIRD generation local from Robinvale is forging a national career in the horticulture industry, just six years after graduating from Melbourne University. Will Jury, the only son of Robinvale growers Trevor and Clare Jury was promoted...

20 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

New direction so good, you could bottle it

ANDREW MOLE FOR a guy who wasn’t even interested in looking at Karadoc Winery when it came on the market – its sudden sale by Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) sending seismic shockwaves through the Sunraysia – Mark Dyson still scratches his head...

19 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Having a grape time down on the farm

THE warmer weather is great for the grapevines and hopefully the chance of further frosts has now passed, and we can dodge the summer storms that some say are ahead. Many wine regions have seen losses from the frosts last month, but it’s looking...

19 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Machine leaders Grizzly do it again

YOU can’t be too Grizzly when you are literally the cutting edge of the ag machinery business. Especially when that’s not just your opinion, or even the opinion of your clients (and it is), but is also the assessment of the wider...

19 Oct 2024

News

Grain handlers dispute escalates

THIS year’s Victorian harvest could be thrown into disarray as grain handlers at GrainCorp sites in NSW vote on whether to down tools over a pay dispute. Australian Workers’ Union said industrial action was at play after negotiations broke down...

19 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Hosking stands for VFF president

QUAMBATOOK grain and livestock farmer Brett Hosking has thrown his hat into the ring for president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. A former vice president of the peak farm body and respected agriculture leader and advocate, Mr...

19 Oct 2024

Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts

Avos on the up and up

HOLY guacamole, the avocado industry is on target for a record production year and Barham Avocados is one of the producers looking at big numbers coming out of its Murray River orchards. Production forecasts show a 139,000-tonne crop nationally for...

05 Jul 2024

North West Farmer

Getting the best from irrigation systems

AGRICULTURE Victoria urges irrigation farmers to register for one of two upcoming irrigation workshops at Kerang. The workshops are specifically for farmers involved with designing and installing centre-pivot or lateral-move systems...

14 Jun 2024

North West Farmer

Ag short-changed in budget

AGRICULTURE and regional Victoria in general have labelled the Allan Labor government’s 2024 budget underwhelming, according to industry leaders and local politicians. Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) president Emma Germano describes the budget...

10 May 2024

News

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 Emma Germano said the “misguided” approach risked...

07 Mar 2024

Innovation

Call goes out to innovators

COULD you be sitting on the next big thing in agricultural technology?Do you have an innovative agtech solution which could redefine grain growing in Australia?Well don’t sell yourself short – look how the stump jump plough...

04 Mar 2024

Wine Grapes

Time’s ripe for quality harvest

IT’S great that the wet and humid weather has cleared out to let the grapes continue in their ripening process – and with a reduced risk of spoilage. The early varieties are now being harvested, and our cooler summer has allowed for the fruit to...

23 Feb 2024