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25.01.2022 A Cosgrove farmer is in a race against time to bale his silage before more rain arrives.

25.01.2022 A Murray Dairy webinar, to be held tomorrow, will help farmers growing corn for silage maximise their return.

25.01.2022 The Australian Dairy Industry Council says the federal budget will help strengthen the dairy industry.

25.01.2022 Kyabram farmers are supplying milk to a new milk product due to hit the supermarkets on Friday.

25.01.2022 The company behind the virtual fencing technology eShepherd has received a grant to trial the technology to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

24.01.2022 A Tatura hydroponic tomato farm has been convicted and fined after a worker's arm was crushed in unguarded machinery last year.

24.01.2022 Despite voting against Helen Dalton's bill, NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey said the government was introducing new measures to crack down on speculators and address concerns raised by regional communities.

23.01.2022 Only nine hours left to RSVP to this free farming event, which comes complete with a hot lunch.

23.01.2022 Regional abattoirs have welcomed a return to 90 per cent production capacity.

23.01.2022 Lion Dairy and Drinks has been purchased for $534 million.

23.01.2022 The Murray River Group of Councils is calling for upgrades to northern Victoria's transmission network so more solar projects can be constructed in the area.

23.01.2022 The UDV leadership has launched a membership consultation following some unrest over the body's stance on the Australian Dairy Plan.

23.01.2022 Big names are coming to Tongala - superstars such as Bluey and Bingo, world-wide celebrity Peppa the Pig herself, old favourite Blinky Bill and the Grinch to name just a few.

22.01.2022 It may have been the most frustrating sale to put together due to COVID-19 restrictions, but it paid dividends according to Sammon Bros owner Bill Sammon.

22.01.2022 A 'knowledge divide' is growing between farmers and consumers - and it needs to be stopped.

21.01.2022 La Niña is on the way, and it's set to bring plenty of rain to the region.

20.01.2022 Extending Murray-Darling Basin Plan timelines would only drive uncertainty according to Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt.

19.01.2022 New South Wales Premier Gladys Bereijilkian is promising to further loosen up restrictions on cross border travel with Victoria, which may ease the pressure on farm workers.

18.01.2022 Dam owners are being urged to prepare for a La Niña weather pattern.

18.01.2022 Lloyd Polkinghorne is nearing the end of his 303km Walk for Water - a journey to raise awareness about the devastating impacts of the Murray Darling Basin plan.

17.01.2022 The artwork at Chiltern Recreation Reserve is hard to miss, measuring 12 metres wide by 9 metres high.

16.01.2022 Agricultural workers intending to move from Victoria to New South Wales for harvest time will still have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new code, despite promises an agricultural code is on the way.

15.01.2022 Quality Ridge Windbrook Bonnie sold for $12,000 at a dairy stud sale recently.

15.01.2022 The Irrigated Cropping Council is set to take their field day online.

13.01.2022 The VFF is outdated and members are not being represented as well as they should be, according to a new survey.

12.01.2022 Victorian Fisheries Authority are expecting to start earthworks on the Arcadia fish hatchery before the end of the year.

11.01.2022 The Toland Poll Merino stud will hold its annual sale online for the first time due to COVID-19.

10.01.2022 Strict crowd control methods at saleyards have caused some friction among buyers and vendors, but the managers of the Bendigo and Shepparton saleyards say it’s all necessary.

10.01.2022 A series of Agriculture Victoria webinars will discuss water trading for irrigators.

10.01.2022 For the first time in three years, national milk production is on the rise.

09.01.2022 Milk collection by Fonterra Australia dropped by 12 per cent in the last 12 months.

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08.01.2022 Farmers will now be able to write-off the full value of their machinery purchase.

07.01.2022 Graziers have been warned of a cold snap across northern Victoria.

06.01.2022 A bid to ban the controversial practice of mulesing sheep has been rejected by the NSW Parliament.

06.01.2022 This is the most significant breeding success I have seen in 30 years of monitoring, DELWP natural environment programs officer Glen Johnson said. Three successfully fledged birds from the one clutch is extremely rare.

06.01.2022 Two new Gunbower Creek fishway sites will be built in 2021.

06.01.2022 A multi-million expansion has been proposed for a Midland Hwy hydroponic tomato farm that could create dozens of jobs for the local area.

06.01.2022 The Australian Dairy Plan has set the ambitious targets of boosting Australia's annual milk production by almost one billion litres, adding $500 million of farm gate value, and creating thousands of jobs by 2025.

04.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting heavy rain across northern Victoria today (Wednesday). A low pressure system will deepen over northern western Victoria this evening before tracking south during Thursday Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is forecast to develop across western and central parts of the warning area late on Wednesday before extending to the northeast ranges early on Thursday. A Flood Watch is current for North East Victoria.

04.01.2022 The global meat trade has defied disruptions, with Australia as one of the largest exporters.

04.01.2022 The man removed 10 Murray River short-neck turtles from Boort and 10 eggs from Mandurang and was raising them on his Mandurang South property.

01.01.2022 The words ‘tandem trailer bar’ don’t do the creation following Mr Polkinghorne’s 303 km trek justice ‘open air caravan’ might serve a little better.