Saturday, April 27, 2024

Farming and Environment
News

Consider carry over of unused water

IRRIGATORS are being encouraged to think about how they manage their water entitlements as the 2023/24 irrigation season enters its final weeks. Goulburn-Murray Water customers have several different options for how they manage their unused water...

24 Apr 2024
News

Plan to strike out blowflies

EVERY sheep producer in north-west Victoria will have their eyes on a project releasing millions of sterile male blowflies on Kangaroo Island to see whether it will suppress the blowfly reproduction rate and population – and by default...

19 Apr 2024
Farming and Environment

Cattle prices on the rise

A QUALITY yarding attracted strong demand at the most recent Swan Hill cattle market, where all prices rose due to competition. Eyes were on Thursday’s sheep sale at the local livestock exchange – which was still going when The...

19 Apr 2024
News

Drop in to talk powerlines

AN informal drop-in session is being held in Kerang on Tuesday for community members to hear information about the project to build new 500kV powerlines through the region. Transmission Company Victoria are holding the session at the Kerang Memorial...

15 Apr 2024
News

Controversy as duck hunting season set to open

DUCK hunters from the local area, Bendigo and Melbourne were devastated to learn at the weekend that Kerang’s lakes and wetlands have been closed to duck shooting this year. A Total of 30 wetlands across the state were closed off for this season to...

09 Apr 2024
News

Flood study seeks input

A NEW research project is looking to learn from the experiences of people affected by flooding in Victoria, South Australia and south-western NSW, gathering vital insights about the information, communication and response in local communities...

05 Apr 2024
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Farming and Environment

Guide to better soil

A NEW resource will serve as a one-stop-shop for farmers and gardeners keen to understand and improve their soil health. North Central Catchment Management Authority and Agriculture Victoria have teamed up to create the region’s new Soil Health...

30 Mar 2024
Politics

Biosecurity levy plea

FARMERS are urging politicians to “do the right thing” as debate on the controversial Biosecurity Protection Levy begins in the Senate last week. From July 1, the levy would collect an amount equal to 10 per cent of farmer’s existing industry-led...

29 Mar 2024
Farming and Environment

Buybacks ‘a risk for grape growers’

MURRAY Valley wine grape growers face “serious economic risks” from water buybacks, Member for Mallee Anne Webster told Federal Parliament this week. “The looming threats of forced exits, water buybacks and widespread vineyard abandonment pose not...

29 Mar 2024
News

Native fish on the way back

THREE native fish species previously thought to be extinct are showing signs of a strong revival in a Bendigo park better known for furry, rather than finned inhabitants. Numbers of the southern purple spotted gudgeon (aka zombie fish), olive...

28 Mar 2024
News

Building a vision for hemp

A HEMP venture is set to “revolutionise” the Barham region, with plans to establish a sustainable hemp building materials manufacturing facility. Murray Industrial Hemp promises numerous benefits for the community, including diversified...

25 Mar 2024
News

Water is the top talking point

WATER-management matters were key topics at the Murray River Group of Councils’ first 2024 meeting at Kerang. This month’s meeting was the first to be held since legislation enabling the Federal Government to buy water from irrigators to meet the...

23 Mar 2024
News

Reflecting on flood

PHOTOGRAPHS and drone footage captured during the 2022 floods will feature in the upcoming Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition. It opens to the public on Tuesday, March 26, at Kerang’s Sir John Gorton Library. The exhibition will showcase more...

21 Mar 2024
Farming and Environment

Water levels lowered to help swamp birds

WATER levels at two internationally important Gannawarra wetlands will be lowered this week. This is to reduce the spread of reeds, and provide better breeding and feeding conditions for waterbirds. January’s flash floods resulted in unseasonal...

18 Mar 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...

15 Mar 2024
News

Speak Up goes quiet

“BURNT out” volunteers and an exhaustion of funds has been blamed for the community-based Speak Up Campaign going into recess. The group made the decision at last week’s annual general meeting after more than eight years fighting...

14 Mar 2024
Farming and Environment

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...

09 Mar 2024