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Airport upgrades opened in Warracknabeal
TAKE OFF: Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Victoria, Danielle Green is shown at the Warracknabeal airport for the opening of the improvements at both Warracknabeal and Hopetoun aerodromes YARRIAMBIACK Shire Sunday…
First header fire sparks warnings
WARNING: Beulah and Roseberry Fire Brigades attended a header fi re North of Beulah on Sunday. CFA remindsall farmers and contractors of the danger of fi res during harvest. WARNING:…
BCG main field day ‘best so far’
ATTRACTING a crowd of close to 500 people, the recent BCG Main Field Day at Berriwillock has been declared one of the best to date. Farmers from as far away…
Morcom cream of the crop
ENTRANTS in the 2014 crop competition gathered at Warracknabeal Golf Club on Sunday for afternoon tea and the announcement of winners. President Dale Stronach and Crop competition Head Steward Bruce…
Growing agriculture
STATE Government claims it is taking action to grow Victoria’s food and fibre sector to create jobs and build stronger regional and rural communities. In response to Federal Government’s Agriculture…
Brim soil health check
BRIM farmers Alan Quick and Richard Tickner used soil pits to check the relative health of their soils during a recent Soil Pit Day. Yarrilinks Landcare's Tim Inkster said 18…
regional Farming sustainability boost
INNOVATIVE farming will receive a boost in the Wimmera Mallee and Mildura regions with the Federal Government recently announcing a $ million grant. The funding will go towards new on…
The best harvest since ’96 out west
• UPDATE: Peppers Plains farmer Paul Johns demonstrates the ease of accessing data from his harvester remotely on his smart phone, (amidst a fairly handy Hindmarsh barley crop) while visiting…
Application shapes future
MORE than $1 million per year will be invested in pesticide application research and training by the Grains Research and Development Corporation during the next three years The aim of…
Systems a key
AUSTRALIAN cereal growers adopting harvest weed seed control systems are driving down weed populations to lower levels on their farms, and extending the life of the herbicides they use. This…