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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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Farming and Environment
Farming and Environment

Fish conservation project a success

A COLLABORATIVE native fish conservation project led by Western Murray Land Improvement Group (WMLIG) and Traditional Owners has relocated more than 100 fish and turtles from irrigation networks, and strengthened relationships with the community. Of...

15 hours ago
Business

4000-bale shed proving to be a smart investment

HAY sheds are valuable infrastructure and setting your farm up with on-farm storage ahead of harvest is forward thinking and a proven way to future-proof your business, providing opportunities regardless of how the season plays out. New hay shed...

21 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

New tech ‘empowering farmers’

AUTONOMOUS technology marks a transformative leap in agriculture, enabling innovative techniques and approaches that were once deemed impractical or beyond reach. Queensland based company SwarmFarm has emerged as an innovative leader in the...

20 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

WEED-IT Australias autonomous revolution rolls through Mallee

FARMERS in Kooloonong and Ouyen were recently in the front row to see the future of weed control in action, as WEED-IT Australia showcased – in conjunction with AGG Tech Mildura – the latest in autonomous spraying innovation with ‘Benny,’...

19 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Ahead of the curve

AT Mallee Machinery Field Days, visitors can expect a robust showcase of agricultural muscle: spreaders, muck spreaders, feed mixers, and roller mills — all lined up and gleaming under the Mallee sun. And leading the charge again is Eastern...

19 Jul 2025
News

Field day on the way

IT’S full steam ahead for the Mallee Machinery Field Days as the Speed Lions Club prepares to host their 45th annual event. Just weeks out from the Mallee’s largest agricultural event, Mallee Machinery Field Days secretary Matt Brady said the field...

18 Jul 2025
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Continuing a legacy

MALLEE farmer Mark Roberts is a third-generation Speed Lions Club member, following in the footsteps of his dad and grandfather. His grandfather, the late Bob Roberts was a founding member of the Speed Lions Club and brainchild behind the Mallee...

17 Jul 2025
News

Two things you can’t miss!

Two things you can’t miss! Guest speaker - THIS year has looked a little different for former AFL great Tom Hawkins. Animal health sessions North West Ag Services will host animal and health and management sessions at this year’s Mallee Machinery Field Days.

17 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Ag innovations on display

TECHNOLOGY and avenues to help farmers to diversify their incomes and enhance their capabilities into the future is on display next week at the Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo in Bendigo next Wednesday. Organiser Karin Stark has...

16 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Call to “get on” with carp killing

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has made renewed calls for the next Federal Government to “kill off the carp” in the Murray-Darling Basin.“The first thing either of them (Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton) should do is rescue the Murray-Darling Basin...

28 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Efficient flow for wetlands protection

INTERNATIONALLY significant permanent and semi-permanent Gunbower Island wetlands will get a much-needed drink in the coming months, with a flow focused on efficiency and helping the area recover from the inundation of the 2022 floods. About 20...

27 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Dairy industry’s water buyback report a ‘wake-up call’

MURRABIT dairy farmer Andrew Leahy has labelled a report that suggests water buybacks could lead to a further 270 million litre decline in milk production as a “wake-up call” for the future of the industry. The Ricardo report commissioned by Dairy...

26 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

​​​​​​​Buybacks reduce milk production

MODELLING presented two realistic buyback scenarios – returning 302GL or 683GL of water – both of which would cause “irreversible” damage to dairy farmers, dairy processors and dairy communities, according to Australian Dairy Industry Council...

26 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Locals to handle fruit fly management

THE management of Queensland fruit fly in the Murray Valley has been handed to locals. The Fruit Fly Murray Valley area wide management program will end this month. Although the formal FFMV program is winding up, support for growers and home gardeners...

26 Jun 2025
News

Protecting farm staff

MURRAY River Council appointed a representative to assist the mayor and deputy mayor in the provision of evidence to support the council’s submission to the inquiry into modern slavery risks faced by temporary migrant workers. Helma Gorey appeared...

25 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Keep the rain coming, say farmers

THE rain might have started falling - just not in all the right places and nowhere near enough as far as many parts of northern Victoria are concerned. But Kerang out towards Quambatook is doing OK, with June figures to date showing 24.4mm of...

19 Jun 2025
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Livestock to get moo-ve along

GANNAWARRA Council will conduct patrols across the municipality after an increase in reports of wandering livestock. A drier-than-average start to the year has contributed to the increase in the number of reports received, with the council concerned...

18 Jun 2025