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October 31, 2024

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Warmest year on record continues climate carnage

The changing weather is not letting up, say leading climate bodies.

Dry season pushes water demand

G-MW is facing unusually high demand for irrigation water.

Care needed for that sinking feeling

Although sinkholes remain an unexplained ‘phenomenon’, they need to be dealt with cautiously.

Numurkah Show in pictures

Sod off and running for energy coup

Care needed for that sinking feeling

Although sinkholes remain an unexplained ‘phenomenon’, they need to be dealt with cautiously.

Numurkah Show in pictures

Sod off and running for energy coup

Nutrition a key in sheep fertility

The majority of sheep flocks in Australia have a fertility challenge, according to a groundbreaking...

By Country News

New customer committees for G-MW

G-MW has outlined the role of new water service committees following a board meeting last...

By Country News

Care needed for that sinking feeling

Although sinkholes remain an unexplained ‘phenomenon’, they need to be dealt with cautiously.

Warmest year on record continues climate carnage

The changing weather is not letting up, say leading climate bodies.

Nutrition a key in sheep fertility

The majority of sheep flocks in Australia have a fertility challenge, according to a groundbreaking...

By Country News

New customer committees for G-MW

G-MW has outlined the role of new water service committees following a board meeting last...

By Country News

Care needed for that sinking feeling

Although sinkholes remain an unexplained ‘phenomenon’, they need to be dealt with cautiously.

Dry season pushes water demand

G-MW is facing unusually high demand for irrigation water.

Social media is being used in the latest livestock selling scam.

GV tomatoes in national charity drive

Social media is being used in the latest livestock selling scam.

Cattle, a kitten and even donkeys have allegedly been falsely advertised for sale on social...

GV tomatoes in national charity drive

Tomatoes grown in a Tatura green house will help raise money for a charity in...

Features and Magazines

Opinion

Five water myths of our own

Here are a few water myths favoured by politicians and arm chair critics.

Calling out water myths

Better science is needed for water management, a reader says.

Letter to the editor: myths and water

Congratulations to Geoff Adams for exposing some of the myths around implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (Country News, October 22).

Tackling myths and creating a few more

Eminent professors Quentin Grafton and John Williams have published an article on the online news site, The Conversation, tackling what they say are “post-truth” myths about the Murray Darling Basin and water management.

Dairy

Parents to be shielded from misleading milk formula ads

The Australian Department of Health wants to mandate new industry regulations.

New Gardiner Foundation chief appointed

Northern Vic farms more profitable

A new report has found dairy farmers in the state’s north were high achievers in...

New Gardiner Foundation chief appointed

Northern Vic farms more profitable

Success for Sienna

A fractured arm couldn’t stop Sienna from claiming a placing in a national dairy parading...

Success for Sienna

Blogs

A confused voice for Nicholls?

You could call this dog Bibi

Floki for president? (He might do a better job!)

Feathered friends face their panzootic

Water

Dry season pushes water demand

New customer committees for G-MW

CMAs supporting climate change study

CMAs supporting climate change study

Victorian catchment management authorities will be helping out a climate change study.

By Country News

Horticulture

New Vietnam trade deal

A trade agreement may open up opportunities for northern Victorian growers.

Women in agriculture continue to inspire

Inspiration that came to Jess Byrne has her tackling her new role with Goulburn Valley...

Pacific worker scheme to get more support

The Federal Government is offering more support for Pacific islanders who are agricultural workers.

Futuristic robot wows crowd

A carefully measured application of spray is deployed from the space-age looking unmanned vehicle GUSS...

Livestock

Nutrition a key in sheep fertility

Social media is being used in the latest livestock selling scam.

Virtual fencing recommended

Virtual fencing recommended

A bill seeks to legalise virtual fencing in New South Wales.

Cropping

Victorian crop production is estimated to be down this year

Rabobank’s latest forecast predicts Victorian crop production will be down this year.

Threat to Graincorp operations this harvest

Some NSW grain handling may be affected by industrial action.

Novel methods for weed control

Technology is taking weed control to new places.

Research into nitrogen losses

Up to 50 per cent of nitrogen applied to crops is lost.