Rural News

Australians’ vegetable intake too low

The peak industry body for vegetable growers, AUSVEG, is urging Australians to buy more vegetables to meet the daily intake guidelines. An Australian Bureau of Statistics report says Australians are only buying enough vegetables for 2.3 daily...

Jamie Salter

30 Jun 2020

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Cheesy Crumbed Chicken

Ingredients: 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs ½ cup finely grated 50 per cent reduced fat cheddar cheese 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley 4 x 125 g skinless chicken fillets, pounded flat 1 cup low fat or skim natural yoghurt To serve: steamed...

Jamie Salter

30 Jun 2020

Management

Doolan family are investing in a sustainable future

Sustainability is the key to the future for Ecklin South dairy farmers Sam and Peter Doolan and at the very centre of that philosophy is carbon farming. The brothers milk 580 cows along with their wives Belinda and Bonnie and parents Carol and Sam...

Dairy News Australia

22 hours ago

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Doolan family are investing in a sustainable future

Dairy News Australia

22 hours ago

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Ridley’s Mooroopna mill to close

Mooroopna’s Ridley agriproducts will close as operations move to a new feedmill in Bendigo, the company has announced. The Mooroopna operation, situated on the site of the town’s historic flour mill in McLennan St, is due to cease production during...

Country News

01 Jul 2020

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New chickpea variety shows improved pest-resistance

New research by the University of Southern Queensland has uncovered a new variety of pest-resistance chickpeas that could soon call Australia home. Supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation, the project has investigated a new...

Country News

26 Jun 2020

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Seymour and Dookie Shows cancelled, but Shepparton still going ahead

Organisers of the Shepparton Agriculture Show will go ahead with this year’s event, despite uncertainty surrounding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. It comes as the Seymour and Dookie show societies both announced their events would not go ahead as COVID-19 restrictions were tightened again following an increase of cases in Victoria.

Country News

23 Jun 2020

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Updated soil moisture monitoring to assist cropping farmers

Cropping farmers will soon be able to gain more insight into soil moisture following the update of an Agriculture Victoria website detailing 36 soil moisture monitoring sites across the state. The Agriculture Victoria Soil Moisture Monitoring...

Jamie Salter

29 Jun 2020

News

From no experience to a thriving business

Nina Meiers’ life changed forever when she and her husband Andrew packed up and moved from the city to a property in Barjarg. Mr Meiers was sick and tired of sitting in traffic for hours on end as a tradesman, and decided to become a farmer...

Jamie Salter

29 Jun 2020

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Legislation changes for Victorian farmers as new financial year arrives

As previously reported, sheep producers will be required to administer a registered pain-relieving product if mulesing sheep as part of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (POCTA) Regulations 2019

Rodney Woods

29 Jun 2020

News

Protecting fruit crops is netting rewards

Shepparton company Geoffrey Thompson Orchards will use the services of Queensland company NetPro once again, this time to cover 35 ha of apple trees at its Coomboona orchard.

Rodney Woods

29 Jun 2020

Management

Cross breed cows paying off for Tassie farmers

Looking to produce more milk from less cows was the drive behind Tasmanian dairy farmers Paul and Nadine Lambert changing their former Jersey herd to a cross breed herd. The process was gradual but now the family milk a majority straight...

Sophie Baldwin

29 Jun 2020

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New product to help irrigators plan waterings available for summer cropping season

A new partnership between the CSIRO and Queensland agtech company Goanna Ag will see sensors and analytics combined to maximise every drop of irrigation water used to grow crops. In an Australian first, WaterWise is the only water-use efficiency...

Rodney Woods

29 Jun 2020

News

Rising from the ashes

grummett220420a,b The scene from the rear of the Grummett house after the fires. grummett220420 c,d: Jordan Kidd at work during the refencing program grummett220420 e,f: Phillip Grummett says farmers affected by fire need to seek help if...

Dairy News Australia

28 Jun 2020

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Chook guardians love affection

Yarroweyah mixed farmer Kim Whatman has two Maremmas who protect the 500 chickens on the 60.7 ha pasture-raised, free-range egg farm. Kim also runs Angus cattle and grows lucerne hay. Aldo and Q both arrived from farms where their role was to...

Rodney Woods

28 Jun 2020

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Kyabram’s water tank artwork a step closer thanks to funding boost

The Kyabram community has received $80 000 to add a splash of colour to the town’s water tank. State Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp announced the $80 000 grant awarded to the Kyabram Project Committee on June 25, which will...

Jamie Salter

26 Jun 2020

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VFF says common sense and improved relationship with police will reduce risks of farm crime

The VFF is urging farmers to continue to work with their local farm crime liaison officers and use common sense to reduce the risks of being farm crime targets. In the year ending March 2020, 80 farm crime offences were reported in the Greater...

Rodney Woods

25 Jun 2020

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Drought support goes digital to improve access

Drought funding and support programs have now moved online to allow easier access for farmers. The initiative will deliver computer literacy programs to farmers across the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District to improve confidence and decision-making...

Jamie Salter

26 Jun 2020

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Volunteers feel the heat of fire services reforms

Local volunteers have voiced concerns about reforms to fire services that start on July 1. Under the changes a new organisation, Fire Rescue Victoria, will be created to encompass career firefighters and the CFA will become a volunteer-only...

Jamie Salter

26 Jun 2020