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Study has implications for future solar power infrastructure development
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Study has implications for future solar power infrastructure development

Australia’s renewable energy transition is well underway, but an impending shift in the reliability of solar due to climate change could impact generation capacity and the management of the electricity grid.
Proportion of young people and women on the rise in agricultural jobs
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Proportion of young people and women on the rise in agricultural jobs

The ABARES Insights Snapshot of Australia’s agricultural workforce shows the changing state of the agricultural workforce based on data from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Growers with short, patchy crops encouraged to prevent soil erosion
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Growers with short, patchy crops encouraged to prevent soil erosion

Grain growers with short and patchy crops are encouraged to explore options to optimise paddock potential and prevent soil erosion during summer and autumn.
NT pastoralists blast those illegally lighting fires in Barkly region
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NT pastoralists blast those illegally lighting fires in Barkly region

A major highway in the Northern Territory has been closed because of a monster fire in the Barkly region that has been burning for weeks and scorched more than two million hectares.
First ag products to be certified under new Australian farm data code
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First ag products to be certified under new Australian farm data code

The National Farmers’ Federation has announced the first three products to be certified under the Australian Farm Data Code.
Consider the risks of unplanned fires during harvest
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Consider the risks of unplanned fires during harvest

The VFF and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) will be hosting a fire safety webinar for the Victorian 2023-24 harvest and fire season on Wednesday 18 October at 7:00pm.
Do I keep livestock and feed or sell in a falling market?
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Do I keep livestock and feed or sell in a falling market?

Preparing for dry times with drought-resilient land management strategies is essential to maintaining productivity and viability of your farming business.
Mule teams make a debut among the teamsters at Good Old Days Festival
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Mule teams make a debut among the teamsters at Good Old Days Festival

The sight of a mule team in harness pulling a wagon is a rarity in modern Australia and the species took its place for the first time against the horse, bullock, camel, donkey and goat teams at the 2023 Good Old Days Festival.
Teamsters shine in the nation’s most authentic pioneering festival at Barellan
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Teamsters shine in the nation’s most authentic pioneering festival at Barellan

A tiny goat handler outshone the nation’s most experienced horse, bullock, camel and donkey teamsters in winning the inaugural Little Teamsters Trophy at the 2023 Good Old Days Festival at Barellan.
Prepare house and garden for bushfire safety as season approaches
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Prepare house and garden for bushfire safety as season approaches

Off the back of recent bushfires in the Gippsland region, RACV has provided bushfire safety advice to prepare Victorians for the summer ahead.
Livestock markets compounded by meat volumes in congested supply chains
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Livestock markets compounded by meat volumes in congested supply chains

Australia’s sheep, cattle and goat markets are being impacted by high production numbers, compounded by already large volumes of meat in congested supply chains, according to agricultural analysts at Rabobank.
Basin Plan changes fly in the face of how the river system has been managed
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Basin Plan changes fly in the face of how the river system has been managed

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has slammed the legislative changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan introduced by the Albanese Government in Federal Parliament.