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Farming and Environment

Brains behind the grains

CROPPING industry heavyweight James Nuttall has signed on with Birchip Cropping Group as its senior research scientist. Dr Nuttall brings more than three decades of cutting edge industry experience in soil science and grains agronomy to the...

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Local sales still strong

THE Mallee sheep market took a very small breather this week after its record-shattering run in recent sales at Ouyen Livestock Exchange. After Andersons of Bronzewing set the market alight with $381 at the last sale in June, the best Ouyen could do...

06 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Dry and warmer start to 2025

MILDURA has received less than a third of its usual amount of rainfall in the first half of this year amid calls for the Victorian Government to do more to assist ailing farmers. Just over 40 millimetres of rain has fallen across the region in the...

06 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Energy payments for landholders

THE New South Wales Government’s Strategic Benefit Payments Scheme is commencing for new major transmission projects, with the scheme providing annual payments of $10,000 per year, per kilometer of transmission line across eligible land over...

04 Jul 2025
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13 Feb 2020
Arts & Entertainment

Tickets sell out for doco premiere.

THE Flip the Food Bowl documentary has sold out of tickets for its premiere screening at the Mildura Writers Festival on Friday July 18. The documentary shines a light on Sunraysia’s place in Australia’s food system and the effect of agriculture...

04 Jul 2025
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Farming and Environment

Money on offer for young farmers

SCHOLARSHIPS of up to $10,000 are currently offer to early-career farmers aged 18 to 40 through via a Victorian grant scheme. Known as the 2025 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarship Program, the effort includes $5000 for education or training...

04 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Fish kills more than tripled, reveals new EPA report

A NEW South Wales EPA report released last week shows the worsening health of rivers and wetlands, including in the Far West of the state despite wet years. Since first coming to national prominence in 2019, concerns about fish kills and frequency of...

02 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Murray wetlands working group CEO retires after 25 years

DR Deborah Nias of Murray Darling Wetlands Working Group is about to retire as the organisation’s CEO after almost 25 years. Dr Nias began her role in 2001 during the Millennium Drought and has seen dramatic changes to the catchments...

01 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Casting out to catch invasive carp

VCE students from Mildura Senior College are hooked on researching carp infestation in the Murray River. Year 12 students taking vocational major personal development skills classes have been working closely with Ray DeGroot from OzFish to explore...

01 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Cutting edge take on technology

ALL roads - from the northwest and across northern Victoria - will lead to Charlton next month when Birchip Cropping Group stages its Ag Tech Expo. Expected to attract farmers, researchers, advisers, and agribusinesses, the full-day event will...

29 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Mallee drought relief urgent, says Benham

MEMBER for Mildura Jade Benham has called for urgent drought relief for farmers in the Mallee, with areas such as Manangatang doing it “particularly tough”.The Nationals MP warned that families and communities were facing one of the most challenging...

29 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Algae warning Anabranch

POTENTIALLY high levels of blue-green algae have been detected by WaterNSW in the Great Darling Anabranch at the Silver City Highway crossing. WaterNSW regularly check for algae and residents are informed of any dangers via SMS or online. A red alert...

29 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Wine group pops its cork at winter tasting

MURRAY Darling Wine Association has met for its debut event at 400 Gradi in Mildura for a winter trade tasting. The congregation of local growers, winemakers, and producers shared tastings of their seasonal bottles and thoughts on the...

28 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Shonky employers on notice

THE Sunraysia has been named as one of the worst agricultural regions in the country for ripping off mostly seasonal workers - especially in the horticulture industry. A key enforcement body also said some employers were also not paying...

28 Jun 2025
Business

Trentham wins world wine award

TRENTHAM Estate clearly can’t help being one of the world’s best wineries. Because after being crowned a gold medallist at the prestigious 2025 International Wine Challenge it has now been acclaimed as Best In Show at the 2025 Decanter World Wine...

27 Jun 2025
Farming and Environment

Wind farm plans taking shape

PROPONENTS of a wind farm at Lake Victoria say they are working towards submitting a planning application for the development in the first half of next year. WestWind Energy is planning to construct the wind farm on about 40,000 hectares of...

25 Jun 2025