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Pig off
Kendall Jennings. District residents met on a chilly Wednesday evening at the Koroop Hall to raise concerns for the Gannawarra Shire Council Planning Application P21147 to use and develop land for a rotational outdoor pig farm. The farm, located at 127 and 191 Orrs Road and 1399 Cohuna-Koondrook Road, Gannawarra, will have up to 5,000 pigs.
Record exports conceal ‘cost of farming’ crunch: NFF
The latest Government figures show agricultural exports reaching a record $64.9 billion in 2022-23, but National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson says these positive numbers conceal the "cost of farming" crunch impacting farmers and consumers.
New Agriculture Minister gets on-farm as new figures show bumper year ahead
New Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt will undertake his first farm visit as Minister today, to hear first hand from farmers and other industry representatives about the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Minister Watt will spend the day in the Emerald region in Central Queensland, visiting cattle saleyards, a cotton farm, cotton gin and leading ag tech developer SwarmFarm Robotics.
The Mount Larcom Show is back! 18-19 June 2022
The Mt Larcom Show provides the community with unique friendly atmosphere providing entertainment with a distinctive country flavour.
Mackay Show, 14-16 June 2022
This year's show will feature Melvilles Animal Farm and Duck Racing as part of the free entertainment. The arena will feature Ashtons Globe of Death along with Walter Whip. The fireworks are on at 7pm & 9pm on Tuesday and 9pm on Wednesday.
Harvest trail videos
Watch the latest series of videos developed by NT Farmers Association to secure a domestic harvest workforce.
Fire and biodiversity in the Nightcap Forest Project
Caring for Nightcap's Open Forests Field Day (19 Feb) was held as part of Restoring Resilience to the Nightcap Connector Rainforests Series ... Widjabul Wia-bal Yaegl man Uncle Gilbert Laurie welcomed local landholders to Country and provided insight into indigenous fire lore and use.
Rocky Show program, 8-10 June 2022
Start getting excited for some adrenaline pumping fun, because the Rockhampton Agricultural Show has announced its entertainment line-up! “Along with our entertainment line-up make sure you don’t miss viewing the outstanding competition entries in the pavilions. The horse show jumping and competitions will again be a major drawcard in Centre Ring with late entries for horses being accepted on the day” : Cr Ellen Smith.
Cairns Group Farm Leaders call for urgent action on WTO ag trade reform
The international coalition of farm organisations, Cairns Group Farm Leaders, has highlighted the need for urgent agricultural trade reform to meet global challenges of food security, climate change and hunger ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference and a Cairns Group WTO meeting.
Banana freckle
Banana freckle has been detected at a rural residential property in the Northern Territory’s Top End. Banana freckle is a fungal disease of banana leaves and fruit. There is no risk to human health from eating affected bananas. Banana freckle is a serious threat to the industry.
Power prices pressure farmers
The state’s peak farming body has asked the NSW Government to invest in small scale on farm renewables to ease cost pressures for food producers. The cost of electricity had nearly tripled in the past decade.
Call for stock stop rehearsals from WAFarmers
Indonesia has 280 million people of which 38 million are farmers. Between them have 16 million cattle and 9 million pigs spread across 6000 inhabited islands, extending 5,500km East to West and 1,800km North to South. As the borders open and the world starts travelling again, we can look forward to the return of the 50 flights a week between Bali and Perth. Each of these flights will carry the risk of the transmission of Lumpy Skin and Foot and Mouth Disease into Australia.
Ploughing for gold
Joan de Bondt. Local resident, Wayne Clayton, and fellow Australian, Daniel Gladwell, have been selected to represent Australia in the World Ploughing Contest later this year... “The very best international ploughing competitors and their teams will be battling it out on Irish soil in September to become supreme World Champions,”: World Ploughing Organisation general secretary, Anna Marie McHugh.
New floodplain harvesting bill introduced
NSW Independent MP for Murray Helen Dalton has introduced a bill into Parliament that will prevent Northern Basin floodplain harvesting licence holders from seeking financial compensation from taxpayers for their licences... “This unregulated practice known as floodplain harvesting devastates Lower Darling communities and reduces water allocations for Southern Basin irrigators : Helen Dalton
Moyne sends strong message about unauthorised native vegetation clearing
Mayor of the Moyne Shire, Cr Ian Smith said Council took the land owner to VCAT to enforce the legislation with regard to illegal clearing, which was conducted to make way for a proposed house site with a sea view. “The area affected is of a significant size and the property borders the heritage listed Great Ocean Road, Bay of Martyrs lookout and Coastal Park. Sadly, the property is also listed as containing the Port Campbell Guinea Flower, a plant endemic only in this area,” Cr Smith said.
Trailblazing organic meat producer helping secure future of pristine outback channel country: OBE Organic
Australia’s oldest organic beef company – OBE Organic – is putting sustainability in the spotlight ahead of World Environment Day this coming Sunday, June 5 with the release of a new report that details industry-leading practices in sustainable agriculture, supply chain management and human resources.
Opportunities and risks for Australian agriculture amid global volatility
Ongoing inflationary pressures, a weaker global economic outlook and the prospect of a wet winter across many production regions of Australia is causing volatility for the agriculture sector... NAB Senior Agribusiness Economist, Phin Ziebell, said Australian agriculture was facing a number of opportunities and risks as a result of current global conditions.
Real-time weather forecast at the fingertips of Central West farmers
Farmers and regional communities in the state’s Central West can now readily access detailed, real-time weather observations received by the new Doppler radar at Yeoval. Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Dugald Saunders said the information provided by the radar will revolutionise how weather-dependent decisions are made, and will enhance the productivity of rural communities.
New native vegetation policy for Western Australia: Whitby
"Native vegetation helps mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon. This policy seeks to achieve a net gain in native vegetation, while providing regulatory clarity for business, and building a strong, accessible evidence base for policymaking, decisions, and transparency" : WA Environment Minister, Reece Whitby.
New project to TRIGger more tree plantings on Victorian farms on way to net zero: Forestry Australia
Overseen by Forestry Australia, the Trials Review, Information and Genetics (TRIG) project aims to improve information pathways to assist the expansion of farm forestry in Victoria. TRIG Project Steering Committee Chair, Dr Kevin Harding said the project aims to build on Victoria’s history of farm forestry to help the state reach carbon targets and expand the productive farm-tree estate.
Chicken growers in the spotlight
NSW Farmers is urging Australia’s new Labor government to act on power imbalances in poultry meat supply chains...The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has identified potential unfair contract terms (UCTs) in chicken growing contracts, including terms that allowed processors to vary growers’ supply arrangements or impose additional costs on growers.
