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Report links grains production to regional jobs

A new report has revealed a strong correlation between Australian grains production and jobs in regional areas — about one job for every 1000 tonnes of grain produced. The research was conducted by the Regional Australia Institute with Grains...

Jamie Salter
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Cropping season growing success

A good start to the autumn cropping season has led to a positive outlook from farmers, who are now hoping for average rainfall throughout winter. Shepparton Advanced Ag senior agronomist Tony Kelly said after heavy rainfall in April, farmers would...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Winter crop production expected to jump by 53 per cent

Winter crop production is forecast to skyrocket by 53 per cent in 2020-21 off the back of a favourable start and a 23 per cent jump in the area planted. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences Australian Crop Report...

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Australia’s winter crop planting set to soar more than 25 per cent

Rainfall across NSW and Victoria has led to a boost in winter crop planting, with national levels set to jump by more than a quarter. After prolonged drought conditions, which have delivered three years of decline in Australia’s grain...

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Favourable winter cropping season for Victoria

Planting conditions have been favourable across Victoria at the beginning of the 2020 to 2021 cropping season, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences June crop report. There was above average rainfall...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

New pest management strategies for food producers

CropLife Australia has updated its resistance management strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, including a newly developed strategy for the fall armyworm. CropLife Australia chief executive officer Matthew Cossey said food crops...

Jamie Salter
Cropping

Soil moisture data improved for farm businesses

A revamp to the Victorian Government’s Soil Moisture Monitoring Program will give farmers more accurate and up-to-date information to make critical business decisions.

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Finley and Kerang research centres to help farmers with water efficiency

New research aimed at boosting grain productivity under irrigation will help farmers in northern Victoria and southern NSW get the most out of their water and optimise profitability. Two research centres established in Kerang and Finley are part of...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Benalla receives funding to fight off pest animals and weeds

Benalla is just one of the drought-hit communities that will receive government support in the battle to control pest animals and weeds. Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced 33 local government areas would share in...

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Cropping

Chinese tariff a blow to Australian barley growers

Australian barley growers have warned of a blow to the nation’s economy after China placed an 80 per cent tariff on imports. China has imposed harsh taxes on Australian barley, with separate tariffs of 73.6 per cent for dumping allegations and 6.9...

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Timing and size of new fees disappoints CropLife CEO

The approval by Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud of fee increases on the plant science and animal medicines industries that add costs to the farming sector are disappointing in both their timing and their size, according to the...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

China threatens to impose tariffs on Australian barley

China’s threat to slap major tariffs on Australian barley could cost grain exporters hundreds of millions of dollars and hurt barley producers. The threat is the latest escalation in an increasingly bitter diplomatic row over Australia’s calls for...

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GRDC releases new guide to help identify paddock weeds

Dr Emms said the guide was intended solely as an identification tool and that for control and management information growers should contact their local adviser or refer to the GRDC manual Integrated Weed Management in Australian Cropping Systems

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Scientists trace origin of one of agriculture’s worst pests

A Charles Sturt University scientist has contributed to landmark research tracing the origin and historical patterns of spread for one of agriculture’s worst pests — the diamondback moth. The study, by an international team of scientists...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Innovative grain growers urged to sign up for virtual workshops

Grain growers looking to commercialise an invention or develop a new value-added product are not being left on their own during this period of social distancing. To support growers wanting to enter the world of product commercialisation...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

GM crops can now be grown on South Australian mainland

New laws to allow genetically modified crops to be grown on the South Australian mainland have passed that state’s parliament. The legislation lifts a moratorium on GM crops first imposed in 2003. The ban will remain in place on Kangaroo Island...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Black day for red-legged earth mite control

Grain growers and advisers are being encouraged to revisit their red-legged earth mite management strategies following the detection of insecticide resistance in populations of the pest in Victoria for the first time. And with recent rains and...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Agriculture Victoria is urging croppers to test their soils for pests before sowing

As the 2020 cropping season gets under way, Agriculture Victoria is advising farmers to arm themselves with as much information about their paddocks as they can to increase the chances of a productive and profitable year. Agriculture...

Rodney Woods

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

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Rushworth man suffers injuries in Shepparton police cell while resisting restraint

A man suffered three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung while resisting restraint by police in custody in Shepparton late last month.

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Fatal Cobram collision victims identified

The two young men killed in a fatal collision in Cobram on Wednesday night, July 1, have been named as Nicholas Gash and Samuel Tout. The two men were travelling in a Ford sedan along the Murray Valley Hwy sometime before 11 pm when the...

Liz Mellino
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Campaspe records fifth COVID-19 case

CAMPASPE Shire has recorded its fifth coronavirus case. It is one of 12 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria overnight, bringing the state’s total to 1732.

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