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Meatworks virus clusters hit Ouyen saleyard prices

LIVESTOCK auctions have continued to operate, despite the Victorian Government’s beefed up COVID-19 restrictions and border controls.

5 hours ago
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Millewa farmers look for a rain rescue

MILLEWA paddocks are thirsty for a “really good drink” this weekend to help boost the potential of a promising winter cropping program.

7 hours ago
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Millewa farmers cross their fingers for a soaking

AFTER a dry July, parts of the Millewa could get a much-needed soaking in coming days.

06 Aug 2020
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Victorian Farmers Federation talks plan lockdown response

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) held emergency talks on Monday to implement steps to protect agriculture and the state’s food supply from impacts of the pandemic.

06 Aug 2020
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13 Feb 2020
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Varapodio Estate goes from from boundary trees to good oil

THE Scopelliti family planted olive trees as a boundary for their new home in Buronga almost 60 years ago.

01 Aug 2020
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Harvest workers could be down 80 per cent, says VFF

THE horticulture industry is at risk of losing about 80 per cent of its harvest labour due to the impact of COVID-19 border and international travel restrictions.

01 Aug 2020
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$50 million goes to agriculture jobs plan

MILDURA’S agriculture sector is set to benefit from an employment boost as part of a multi-million-dollar State Government workforce plan.

31 Jul 2020
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Number of harvest workers dropping, says MADEC

MADEC Harvest Services manager Gavin Krake said the national Harvest Trail Information Service had experienced a drop in the number of people looking for work, including Australians and backpackers.

31 Jul 2020
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Thailand opens to Australian potato exports

SUNRAYSIA potato exporters can enjoy improved access to the Thai market, after zero tariffs were introduced and tariff rate quotas were removed this week.

31 Jul 2020
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How Sunraysia citrus growers dodged a bullet

SUNRAYSIA citrus growers pinned their hopes on common sense prevailing last week after the NSW Government introduced tighter COVID-19 border controls.

31 Jul 2020
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Border backdown rescues Sunraysia citrus growers

HUGE relief hit Sunraysia citrus growers on Thursday night when the NSW Government announced its COVID-19 hard ban on seasonal workers had been overturned.

31 Jul 2020
News

ACCC report slams Murray-Darling Basin water trading

CONCERNS raised by Sunraysia irrigators and other stakeholders have been validated by a report calling for an urgent overhaul of Murray-Darling Basin, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster.

31 Jul 2020
Farming

We’ll show NSW Premier border problem, says citrus chief

CITRUS Australia has invited NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to tour local farms so she can hear first-hand the issues of attracting and retaining a workforce.

29 Jul 2020
Politics

Government ‘working hard’ for citrus growers - McCormack

DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack says the Federal Government is “working very hard” to help citrus growers who are without their seasonal workforce due to the New South Wales border rules.

29 Jul 2020
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SuniTAFE aims to fill agriculture worker gap

A NEW training program could provide labour security and free training for Sunraysia’s agriculture sector amid border closures and restrictions due to COVID-19.

25 Jul 2020
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$1.7 million a day in fruit to go unpicked, says citrus boss

MORE than 1000 Sunraysia visa-holders and as many as a hundred farms have been affected by the COVID-19 cross-border ban, leaving a dramatic shortfall within the NSW citrus sector, Citrus Australia says.

25 Jul 2020