Most dangerous regional roads identified in Victoria in road survey
RACV has released the results of its My Country Road survey, with more than 7,000 Victorians providing important data on the safety of regional roads across the state.
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Detailed and costed road map produced as blueprint to repairing landscapes
Charles Sturt University has contributed to a new report from the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, ‘Blueprint to Repair Australia’s Landscapes’, that outlines a detailed and costed roadmap on how to reverse our landscape decline.
Farmers meet in Sydney to discuss energy transition and feeding the future
Farmers from all corners of the state will meet in Sydney this week to discuss critical issues such as the energy transition and feeding the future.
Top Kelpie genetics and young working dogs to finalise stud
A top stud sire, elite brood bitches, and five young bitches in varying levels of training on sheep, cattle and goats are now available following the dispersal of one of the nation’s foremost Kelpie studs, Working Kelpies of Kirkcaldy.
Free workshops across NSW focusing on farm safety this week
Farmers are urged to see what small steps they could take to boost their on-farm safety as NSW Farmers kicks off a series of workshops during National Farm Safety Week.
Australia’s first agritourism summit to connect tourism and farming in practical ways
Australia’s first Agritourism Summit is set to take place on August 29 in the Southern Highlands of NSW where tourism and farming connect in an insightful and practical day-long event for farmers.
Farmers urge for common sense approach to wild dog and dingo control
Farmers have urged the state government to take a common sense approach to wild dog and dingo control as changes to Victorian measures put livestock at increasing risk of attack.
Accident rate rises as 14 crashes involving livestock transports in first four months of 2024
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging all parties in the Livestock supply chain across the country to follow safer transport practices, following 14 crashes involving livestock in the first four months of 2024.
Australia facing significant shortage of veterinarians in rural and regional areas
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) welcomes the release of the NSW Parliamentary Committee report from its Inquiry into the veterinary workforce shortage in NSW.
Watch for the signs of hypothermia in livestock during cold weather
As we head into the colder months, it pays to remember that livestock can experience cold stress and hypothermia that can cause death if not managed and treated.
Sugar hit a slap in the face for regional communities in Murray-Darling Basin
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to take water from food production in the Murray Darling Basin Plan in exchange for a $300 million sugar hit is yet another slap in the face for regional communities.
Mixed seasonal conditions see farm sector confidence take a U-turn
Mixed seasonal conditions across the country – coupled with economic pressures – have seen the nation’s farm sector confidence take a U-turn in the latest quarter, declining after a resurgence in optimism at the start of the year.
