New laws allow livestock owners to have extra biosecurity measures
New laws have been introduced in Victoria to allow livestock owners to voluntarily establish extra biosecurity measures on their properties, to protect them from trespassers.
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Dowden explores human element of wild dog management
Managing wild dogs is not easy work with community engagement simply not about the deployment of tools into the landscape by the people whose assets are threatened by incursions.
Boosting on farm batteries with a subsidy to lessen strain on grids
As the renewable energy wave rolls across regional Australia, Farmers for Climate Action has released a new report, Farm Powered: Opportunities for regional communities in the renewable energy boom.
Make Australia the destination of choice for rural workers
A government report has revealed widespread skills shortages across the agriculture sector, prompting fresh calls to secure workers.
Electric utes unlikely as farmers prefer diesel
Farmers will be waiting “quite a while” for an all-electric workhorse, according to NSW Farmers.
Improved rail access and operations at ports needed for agricultural growth
NSW’s peak farming body has set up a new group to identify supply chain bottlenecks costing the state billions in lost revenue each year.
Plea to help our flood affected farmers with donations
A low loader stacked with hay and silage was helping to drive home the message around the urgent need for donations for the nation’s flood affected farmers.
Risk of catastrophic flooding in Murray Valley now apparent
Farmers in the state’s south say water authorities are failing to prepare for severe flood risks in the Murray Valley as La Nina conditions threaten to fill major dams and rivers.
Producers implementing collaborative predator management to lift lamb survival
Mansfield Less Predators More Lambs Group presented their findings of the first year of the project at a field day at Mansfield to members of the Goulburn Murray Best Wool/Best Lamb Group.
Grain exporters concerned over lack of transparency at ports
ACCC consultation with the bulk grain export industry has shown that grower representative groups and some exporters generally support regulation of bulk grain export supply chains, but port terminal operators largely do not.
Critical issues need solving to cope with influx to rural areas
NSW Farmers has welcomed a push to increase the number of people living in regional communities, but warns critical issues must be solved first.
10 game changing actions unveiled by Climate Council
THE Climate Council has unveiled 10 game-changing actions Australian governments can immediately get cracking on to fast-track emissions reductions, tackle the energy and cost-of-living crises, and create tens of thousands of new jobs.
