Views on water markets sought at public forums
The ACCC is calling on irrigators and other water market participants to share their views on the operation of water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Native fish relocated and aerator to be installed
The NSW Government has successfully relocated more than 1,100 native fish as part of a targeted fish rescue operation in the Lower Darling, where drying pools and warming temperatures pose an imminent threat to fish survival.
AgForce welcomes Red Meat 2030 strategy
AgForce has welcomed the Red Meat Advisory Council’s (RMAC) vision for a $57 billion industry outlined in the Red Meat 2030 strategy – provided there is more producer involvement and benefit.
Maintaining the travelling stock routes
With no end to the drought in sight and producers looking to Queensland’s unique stock routes to find grass and water for hungry cattle, it is clear that more money is required to maintain this vital network for future generations.
African Swine Fever now on our doorstep
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) supports the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthen biosecurity enforcement at Australia’s borders and encourages further investment in public awareness campaigns and biosecurity controls given the devastating outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurring across Asia.
Cash splash in Queensland draws farmer ire
AgForce CEO Mike Guerin said this latest slap in the face for the State’s primary producers, following hard on the heels of the introduction last week of the Reef Bill, had angered many communities doing it tough.
NT cattle industry future undermined says NTCA
Future investment security will be undermined having dire consequences on the Territory’s economy when the NT Government introduces changes to the Non-Pastoral Permit system which will push out administrative burdens to 420 days in the Pastoral Land Act (PLA), the NT Cattlemen’s Association has warned.
Practical tips to reduce farm energy costs
A new guide offers 51 practical things Australian farmers can do to reduce on-farm energy use, operating costs and carbon emissions.
Assess farm stock water storages now
Livestock producers are being encouraged to assess how much on-farm stock water they have and how long it will last as we head into spring and summer.
New monitoring tool to track Basin’s water
The public will for the first time know how much water is in the Murray-Darling Basin, where it is, where it’s going and who owns it thanks to a new Bureau of Meteorology water monitoring tool.
Water allocation prices to remain high
Water allocation prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin are likely to remain high in 2019–20, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) latest Water Market Outlook.
Working dogs clock up over 200km a week
The 11 dogs vying for the title of Australia’s hardest working farm dog have put in a tremendous effort in the first week of the 2019 Cobber Challenge.
