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Saturday, July 19, 2025

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Farming and Environment
Farming and Environment

Scholarships sow seeds of success

THE 2025 Young Farmer Upskill and Invest scholarship is open for applications, with up to $10,000 available for early-career farmers aged 18 to 40. Within the scholarship up to $5000 is available for education or training, with an additional $5000...

18 hours ago
Farming and Environment

New tech to check citrus is up to scratch

A NEW $400,000 citrus grader was unveiled at the Dareton Primary Industries Institute on Wednesday to help elevate research capabilities to industry standard. The new grader is a Global Scan 7 from MAF Oceania and has the capability to take 200...

18 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Drought conditions felt across the region

REPRESENTATIVES from the Pastoralist’s Association of West Darling (PAWD) have warned that the Far West New South Wales region is at risk of seeing another kangaroo mass starvation event if actions aren’t taken to reduce kangaroo numbers in the...

17 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

NSW drought support drying up

A SPOKESPERSON for the New South Wales Farmers Association has warned of deteriorating conditions across south and western parts of the state, and joined calls to extend the Federal Government funding for the Regional Investment Corporation. The...

15 Jul 2025
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13 Feb 2020
Farming and Environment

Real time tracking of on farm tragedies

THE first real-time dashboard for tracking on-farm fatalities and injuries has launched, giving journalists, farm safety advocates, researchers and the farming community early insights into where and how agricultural incidents are...

13 Jul 2025
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Farming and Environment

Crop report available

SUNRAYSIA farmers and other agricultural sector businesses now have access to the Mallee Catchment Management Authority’s triennial Mallee Horticulture Crop Report. The report seeks to help growers choose which crops to plant based on potential...

13 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Study to probe flood behaviour

A STUDY examining potential flood risks to the Euston community is expected to better prepare the region in the event of high river conditionsBalranald Shire Council has received funding from the New South Wales Government to conduct a flood study...

13 Jul 2025
Farming and Environment

Unlicensed labour hire firm fined

A DODGY labour hire service provider has been caught out advertising for grape picking work in Mildura while not licensed to do so. The Labour Hire Licensing Authority prosecuted Gobally Talent Group Pty Ltd and Sheng-Yao Ho as being directly or...

09 Jul 2025
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...

07 Jul 2025
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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
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
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