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Agriculture Victoria urges farmers to have say on combating pests and weeds

Agriculture Victoria is seeking support from private landholders, including farmers, to help combat pests and weeds which cost Victoria more than $1 billion a year in management and control programs. A statewide survey is open so Agriculture...

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Now is time to refocus succession planning, Rabobank says

Winter cropping is in full swing across much of Australia, graziers are gradually re-stocking and there’s renewed optimism enabling many farming families to refocus their succession intentions. With 2020 hopefully marking the end of, what was...

Rodney Woods

26 May 2020

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Tooborac’s McIvor Farms pork awarded

Tooborac’s McIvor Farm Foods has proven its product is truly delicious, after winning an award as a top producer in the state. Owners Belinda and Jason Hagan took home a delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Award in the Paddock category for their...

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25 May 2020

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Tooborac’s McIvor Farms pork awarded

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25 May 2020

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Share your best peanut butter recipe and win $2000

A Bega Peanut Butter cooking competition is searching for Australia’s ‘Peanut Butter Master’, earning a lucky winner $2000. Right around the country, Australians are enjoying peanut butter in their own unique ways — through toast...

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25 May 2020

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Research finds pesticides effective against lucerne flea

As resistance to pesticides increase, research has produced positive news for Australian grain growers. Testing of populations of lucerne flea has not found evidence of insecticide resistance. Through a Grains Research and Development Corporation...

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25 May 2020

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Rain pleases cropping farmers

A cold front hit the region last week, following Victoria’s wettest April since 1974. Shepparton’s rainfall reached 14 mm last Thursday, Kyabram had 17 mm and Yarrawonga recorded 8.6 mm. Elmore Nutrien Ag Solutions agronomist...

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25 May 2020

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Cheesy Corn and Zucchini Muffins

Makes: 12 Ingredients: 1 x 310 g can creamed corn ½ cup reduced fat milk 2 eggs 2 cups self-raising flour 1.5 cups grated reduced fat cheddar cheese 1 medium zucchini, grated 2 tsp wholegrain mustard Method: Whisk together creamed...

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25 May 2020

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Trial uses native plants to attract pollinators

A trial is under way to increase knowledge and understanding of pollinators and ways to attract them to productive gardens using indigenous flowering plants. Up2Us Landcare Alliance, as part of the From the Ground Up project supported by Goulburn...

Rodney Woods

25 May 2020

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Bushfire recovery jobs for north-east and Gippsland

More than 80 jobs in bushfire recovery in Gippsland and the north-east will be advertised over the next three weeks as part of the Victorian Government’s $500 million Working for Victoria program. The initiative will support vital...

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25 May 2020

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‘Dr Google’ poses health risks, says Australian research

New studies have found health treatments and diagnosis made online can be risky. Research published in the Medical Journal of Australia from Edith Cowan University shows close to 40 per cent of Australians turn to ‘Dr Google’ for online...

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25 May 2020

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Busy Buster is always on the move

Four-year-old Buster works as a sheep dog on a Gooram property. As a kelpie/border collie cross, Buster is brimming with energy. Although his owner Carlie Macklemann lives in Congupna, they still spend a lot of time together. Does Buster enjoy farm...

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25 May 2020

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Farming the old fashioned way suited Barmah East’s Bill Chandler

Well known for farming with horses, Barmah East’s Bill Chandler died on March 26, at the age of 96. Born on February 18, 1924, Bill was brought up and worked on his father’s market garden in Werribee. After meeting his wife Edna at the Royal...

Rodney Woods

25 May 2020

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Violet Town couple reaping benefits of shutdown with online farmers’ market

When Violet Town’s Kirsten Larsen and Serenity Hill launched Open Food Network in 2012, a pandemic wasn’t in their wildest dreams. And yet, they knew a shock to mainstream food supply chains was coming. But when it did inevitably arrive, they...

Charmayne Allison

24 May 2020

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Minister expects benefits to flow from Indonesia trade deal

Australian exporters will soon start reaping the benefits of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said the trade deal with Indonesia would enhance export opportunities and...

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21 May 2020

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Wet winter forecast for northern Victoria and southern Riverina

Farmers in northern Victoria and the southern Riverina may not have to pile on the irrigation water in spring as the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a wetter than average winter. “It’s looking wet for a lot of the country,” BOM...

Rodney Woods

21 May 2020

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Nutrien Harcourts’ first online clearing sale a success

Shepparton’s Nutrien Harcourts Land and Water has declared its first online clearing sale a success.

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22 May 2020

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Farming bodies disappointed by biosecurity levy

Farming bodies have expressed their disappointment the Federal Government will not pursue the implementation of the biosecurity import levy. The levy was first proposed in a 2017 independent review, which found the national biosecurity system was...

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23 May 2020

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Goulburn products delivered through virtual market

The Victorian Country Market is bringing an online market direct to homes across the state, hosting a range of local producers. Bimbimbi Organic Berries owner Nina Meiers said she jumped on board because it was the first time she had seen something...

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19 May 2020