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Ag production figures to fall

THE gross value of Australia’s agricultural production is expected to fall by 2.8 per cent to $90.7 billion in 2025-26, driven by lower crop and livestock production volumes. That’s according to the June quarter forecasts released by ABARES on...

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Review brings flood of frustration

THE devastating memories of past floods were fresh on the minds of farmers and property owners at a drop-in session to review Loddon River flood warning systems, as the possibility - or inevitability - of another flood looms large. The North Central...

11 Jun 2025
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Tragowel farmer embracing change

CRAIG McIntosh’s Tragowel property will have eight to 10km of transmission line and towers. “More or less, a group of us out here has been all for it and in the middle is the group against it, but they can do what they want to do,“ he said. “My...

10 Jun 2025
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New chief for VFF

VICTORIA’S peak farming body has appointed Charlie Thomas as its new chief executive Victorian Farmers Federation president Brett Hosking said Mr Thomas brought a “wealth of experience and knowledge” to the role, which he will assume on July 7...

09 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

New directors bring scientific and on-farm expertise

BIRCHIP Cropping Group (BCG) has announced the appointment of Dr Marisa Collins and Giles Cunningham to its board, bringing deep scientific, educational, and on-ground production expertise to help shape the future direction of the organisation. Dr...

06 Jun 2025
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Home is where the habitat is

ANOTHER significant step was taken last week in the recovery of two native fish species previously thought to be extinct for decades. Ecologists have celebrated the release of 600 olive perchlets and 110 southern purple-spotted gudgeons into the two...

04 Jun 2025
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Community flood warning systems review

THE North Central Catchment Management Authority is leading a review of community flood warning systems for the entire Loddon River system. The project will assess the existing flood warning arrangements for each community from Creswick through to...

03 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Birchip Cropping Group members explain preparations for drought

IN its capacity as a regional node partner of The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, a number of Birchip Cropping Group members have been interviewed. Each one has been given questions on drought resilience, preparedness and...

29 May 2025
Farming and Environment

Giving the little guys a go

A FEW kilometres south of Kerang, a new wetland is already teeming with life. Less than a month ago, around 135 megalitres of water was pumped into two ephemeral flood runners that stretch across roughly one kilometre on Dale Trevorrow’s farm. Mr...

20 May 2025
Farming and Environment

About turn on Mallee farm values

MALLEE farmland values have recorded the first decline in a decade with sale volumes reaching an all time low in 2024. According to the Bendigo Bank Agribusiness Australian Farmland Values report, the Mallee region recorded a modest 1.2 per cent...

18 May 2025
Farming and Environment

Farming groups fighting for fairer deal

THE Victorian Farmers Federation and Farmers for Climate Action have joined forces to fight for a fairer deal with regional power. Their call to bring regional poles and wires and other infrastructure to a better service level will need an investment...

17 May 2025
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Authorities urge to register burn-offs

FIRE authorities are urging landowners to take extra precautions before lighting up after firefighters responded to close to 1000 escaped burn-offs. With fire restrictions easing across the state, some residents have begun burning off grass, stubble...

12 May 2025
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Walsh backs duck hunting

MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says duck hunting is an “integral” part of regional Victoria, and is “happy to see it stay that way”.Mr Walsh said apart from the thousands of families, friends and individuals who participate every year, the...

03 May 2025
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Blue-green algae warning removed

THE blue-green algae warning at Lake Charm has been removed following a “significant” decline in algae levels. Goulburn-Murray Water issued the warning for the lake on March 21. The warning at nearby Lake Boga remains in place. GMW water quality...

01 May 2025
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Farmers frustrated over mining license

FARMERS are disappointed in the Victorian State Government’s decision to grant VHM a 20-year mining licence for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project on Friday. Mine Free Mallee Farms (MFMF) secretary Craige Kennedy said the...

23 Apr 2025
Farming and Environment

Help manage Gunbower Creek

THE North Central Catchment Management Authority is leading the update of two plans in the coming years to help manage the long-term future of Gunbower Creek and guide the delivery of water for the environment at Gunbower Forest. And it wants your...

16 Apr 2025
Farming and Environment

‘Extinct’ olive perchlet now thriving

A NATIVE fish once thought to be extinct is thriving after being released back into local waterways. The small-bodied olive perchlet was declared extinct in 1988 and apart from one sighting of a single fish in 2022 near Mildura, the species was last...

13 Apr 2025