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Grain growers urged to check expiry date of stored chemicals

With improved seasonal conditions and an upbeat spring forecast, grain growers will be carefully assessing the need for disease management during the coming months and taking steps to ensure they have adequate fungicide supplies on hand. For some...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Irrigated Cropping Council field day to be held virtually

Local grain growers and industry representatives will be treated to a field day with a difference this year as the Irrigated Cropping Council adapts to the times to provide key information about irrigated crop research via online meeting platform...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Hay shed build boom

Victorian hay shed construction has surged off the back of a record 2019 fodder harvest. Sales of hay sheds are on track to double this season according to shed manufacturer Entegra, which by April had already sold 65 per cent of the total number of...

Country News
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High moisture hay is the way

As cropping farmers are beginning to make high-moisture hay, industry representatives say using an inoculant is the key to achieving a high-quality product. An inoculant acts to stop hay from heating and prevents haystack fires — enabling hay...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Positive outlook for hay making season

Off the back of promising seasonal weather, the fodder season for the Murray region is realising great results, with silage making well under way and other crops going into final growth stages before haymaking. Solid winter rainfall, easing...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Tama Australia product helps produce greater quality and heavier bales

People couldn’t believe the way some of Brad Petschel’s vetch hay looked last year. But it wasn’t just the colour which attracted attention — the bales were heavier, and the feed tests were better. “We used a different process and...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Agriculture Victoria offers tips to help farmers achieve successful silage harvest

Ensuring quick wilting this year for your silage will be important due to the likelihood of a wetter than average spring. Rain on curing silage can lead to a decline in quality and quantity harvested. The aim is to harvest and store chopped stack...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Rural Group offers New Holland’s newest baler

New Holland Agriculture has raised the bar on productivity and comfort, after releasing a new baler which it says is the most efficient large square baler in its segment. New Holland brand president Carlo Lambro said the new BigBaler 1290 High...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Agriculture Victoria provide tips on growing quality hay this season

Making good quality hay in a year where above average rainfall is predicted for most of Victoria over spring will be a challenge, but if you stick to some key principles it is still feasible. The quality of hay is directly related to the stage of...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Agriculture Victoria provide tips to prevent hay stack fires

Despite farmers’ best efforts, sometimes hay is baled too wet, which creates a significant fire risk. Agriculture Victoria northern dairy manager Brett Davidson said reasons behind this could include poor curing weather, nodes and seed heads...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Goulburn Valley crop production increases

Winter crop yields across the Goulburn Valley are forecast to be above average. ABARES’ September 2020 Australian Crop Report estimates Australian winter crop production to increase by 64 per cent in 2020-21 to 47.9 million tonnes...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Taking the best bits from others leads to hay awards for Corowa farmer

Networking and the purchase of new machinery were reasons for Corowa’s Scott Collins receiving the best cereal hay visual test award for his barley crop as part of Feed Central’s 2019-20 National Hay Quality Awards. Mr Collins, who runs the cropping...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Consider your feeding options this summer

Summer is four moths away and maintaining good nutrition for your livestock is essential, especially in hot weather. Heat reduces an animal’s appetite and can also change the way cows process nutrients. Although forage is not a high-proteinic feed...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Hay Caps protecting bales from rain damage

With the prospect of a good season and depleted stock levels many farmers will take the opportunity to conserve hay. It was seasons like this that led experienced hay producer Phil Snowden to dream up Tocumwal business Hay Caps. “So much hay...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Customer service brings Nathalia contractor back to Echuca business after more than a decade

While different models of machinery don’t change too much, it is the customer service the staff at Echuca CIH provides that makes Nathalia contractor Brett Vallender keep on going back. After more than 10 years as a client of the Echuca business, Mr...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Australia to benefit from global wheat shortage

Grain markets are looking to Australia to offset a poor global harvest of wheat as the nation prepares for its biggest yield in three years. Rabobank global grains and oilseeds strategist Stefan Vogel said after an excellent 2019-20 European...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Samples sought to find more information about crop root diseases

Researchers are seeking samples from grain growers and advisers across Victoria as they delve into the state’s soils to learn more about root diseases in pulse and oilseed crops. Through a Grains Research and Development Corporation investment, the...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Vigilance prevents crop damage

As this year’s winter crop reaches a critical growth stage, now is the time for farmers to undertake regular surveillance to protect their growing crops from weeds, pests and diseases. Surveillance during the life of a crop provides the best...

Jamie Salter

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COVID-19 restrictions loosen from next Sunday for regional Victoria

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Charmayne Allison
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Three new COVID-19 cases recorded in Rochester

TWO positive cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Rochester. The Riverine Herald understands a father and son have tested positive for coronavirus, after the father received treatment at a Melbourne hospital. In a statement, Rochester and Elmore...

Anna McGuinness
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$23,128 party breach in Yarrawonga

A party in Yarrawonga on the weekend turned costly when local police intervened and issued 14 $1,652 fines totalling $23,128 for COVID infringements as police patrols beef up with a focus on a 24-hour response.

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NSW-Victoria border restrictions to be eased for border communities

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday that anything allowed under step three in regional Victoria will be allowed in border communities.

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