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Farmers to share their holistic management journey at field day

Farmers to share their holistic management journey at field day

Innovative Farmers will share what it takes to implement knowledge on April 22,  when Jim and Donna Winter-Irving, Coolwoola Plains Nagambie, hold a transformative event ‘Turning Knowledge into Practice”.

Bright young minds from regional areas sought for tertiary scholarships

Bright young minds from regional areas sought for tertiary scholarships

A statewide search is underway for five bright young minds from rural communities as NSW Farmers opens applications for its 2024 Tertiary Scholarships.

Study proposes using urine to deter dingoes from livestock paddocks

Study proposes using urine to deter dingoes from livestock paddocks

A study of the chemical makeup of dingo urine and how wild dingoes respond to it could assist scientists to develop non-lethal management tools, new research has found.

Farmers welcome review into compulsory land acquisition for major power lines

Farmers welcome review into compulsory land acquisition for major power lines

NSW Farmers has welcomed the state government’s review into improving compulsory land acquisition, which it says will be vital to improving the energy transition process.

Stock water and feed running out quickly in Tasmania and King Island

Stock water and feed running out quickly in Tasmania and King Island

Farmers in parts of the country are facing serious drought as a bushfire rages in WA and unseasonal rain falls in other parts of the country, Farmers for Climate Action CEO Natalie Collard said.

Feedback sought on safety of country Victorian roads for survey

Feedback sought on safety of country Victorian roads for survey

RACV is asking Victorians to provide feedback about how safe they feel on roads in regional Victoria as part of their My Country Road survey.

Farmers hope meaningful competition reform is on the horizon for supermarkets

Farmers hope meaningful competition reform is on the horizon for supermarkets

The consumer watchdog would be given new powers to bust apart Australia’s supermarket duopoly if they are found guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, if a new bill for divestiture laws is based by parliament.

PAPPutty a new environmentally responsible control tool for foxes and wild dogs

PAPPutty a new environmentally responsible control tool for foxes and wild dogs

This month marks the release of a new environmentally responsible lethal control tool for the management of foxes and wild dogs – PAPPutty.

Churchill Fellowships open now for fulfilling a desire to make a difference

Churchill Fellowships open now for fulfilling a desire to make a difference

​Churchill Fellowships for 2024 are offering people the opportunity to travel overseas for four to eight weeks to explore a topic or issue that they’re passionate about, and come back and share knowledge to improve their community.

Farmers will be driven out of business unless there is supermarket reform

Farmers will be driven out of business unless there is supermarket reform

Australia will be unable to feed itself and farmers will be driven out of business unless radical action is taken to reform the supermarket retail sector, NSW Farmers has told a Senate Inquiry.

Early fault detection system will help prevent bushfires and black outs

Early fault detection system will help prevent bushfires and black outs

An early fault detection (EFD) system designed at RMIT University is helping to prevent bushfires and blackouts in Australia.

Farmers support solar panels on rooftops of rental properties

Farmers support solar panels on rooftops of rental properties

Farmers for Climate Action, which represents more than 8000 farmers and 45,000 supporters across Australia, has welcomed the Queensland LNP Opposition’s promise to support solar panels on the rooftops of rental properties.