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Phoebe Doyle

Time to sign up for women’s ag leadership program

APPLICATIONS have opened for a Victorian Government program aimed at helping women in agriculture claim their space in leadership roles. Twenty women from across the state will have the chance to participate in the Victorian Rural...

10 Aug 2024

Water

Water buybacks open

THE tendering for water buybacks aimed at recovering 70 gigalitres of water from the southern Murray-Darling Basin opned on Monday. Voluntary water purchases, or buybacks, are part of a three-pronged approach by the Federal Government aimed at...

19 Jul 2024

News

Project to deck the hall at Carwarp

THE Carwarp Hall is set to receive some much-needed renovations after the awarding of a State Government grant. The Carwarp Mechanics Institute recently received just more than $30,000 to deliver the Carwarp Hall Restoration Project through the Tiny...

11 Jul 2024

Wine Grapes

Winegrowers’ hopes rise after China flags tariff review

MURRAY Valley Winegrowers have welcomed the announcement that wine tariffs imposed by China may soon be lifted.

13 Nov 2023

North West Farmer

Importers, not farmers, must pay for risks

MORE needs to be done to protect Australia’s biosecurity but taking more money from Australian farmers is not the answer. This is the position of representative body NSW Farmers, which says the federal government needs to force importers to pay for...

06 Oct 2023

North West Farmer

China’s barley tariffs lifted

IN A win for grain growers across the region, China dropped its 80 per cent tariffs on Australian barley over the weekend. The tariffs were introduced back in May 2020 as a result of an 18-month investigation by...

08 Aug 2023

North West Farmer

Stoush looms in farmer group after membership moves

VICTORIAN Farmers Federation members have voiced dissatisfaction at the peak farming body’s “Band-Aid solutions”, which they say mask deeper issues within the organisation. This week the VFF board announced the approval of a new...

22 Jul 2023

North West Farmer

Hope for tariff win

QUAMBATOOK farmer Brett Hosking is hopeful that tariffs on Australian barley may soon be removed as the Australian and Chinese governments seek a resolution to their trade dispute.“I guess I would say I am cautiously optimistic – my goal as...

04 May 2023

North West Farmer

Scholarship backs farm ambition

YOUNG people working in agriculture have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and invest in their future through the 2023 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarships. A 2022 scholarship recipient, Natalie Eckert, said the program...

04 May 2023

North West Farmer

Grain growers query fees

MEMBERS of the Victorian Farmers Federation grains group are demanding more clarity in how their membership fees are being distributed. After a business forum last week in Mildura, where concerns were raised about transparency, members...

31 Mar 2023

Wine Grapes

Cool conditions slow grape development

THE grapes are slowly progressing into the ripening phase – they are at least two weeks behind the normal development stage because of the cooler weather through the growing season. Downy mildew has taken a reasonable...

20 Jan 2023

North West Farmer

Mine is a growth machine

GANNAWARRA Shire economic development manager Roger Griffiths says the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project is predicted to be one of the largest-producing mines of its type in the world.“It will provide a range of opportunities for the...

12 Nov 2022