Macarthur’s Michelle Daga was one of five finalists in the Victorian Rural Women’s Awards. I caught up with Michelle to find out how life lead her on this extraordinary journey.
LEGISLATION for the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (Australia-UK FTA) was given Royal Assent in the British Parliament last month, thus paving the way for both countries to bring the pact into force.
NEW obligations to prevent harassment in the workplace, as part of the governments ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ changes under the the Fair Work Act, came into effect on March 6, 2023, expanding on previous protections.
STUDENTS from Derrinallum P-12 College secondary school recently had the fortunate experience to spend a day out at the Hamilton SmartFarm giving them an opportunity learn firsthand from scientists as part of an education program - ‘Get into AgSTEM’.
THE Victorian Government has announced a compensation scheme for farmers who are subjected to the building of new high voltage power lines across their land.
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar is extremely concerned by the government announcement it plans to forge ahead with phase out plans for live sheep exports.
THE saying that Australia was built on the sheep’s back will be familiar to many of us. This was true not only in pioneer times but also until the 1950s.
THE final Young Dairy Network event of 2022 saw attendees head to the Newton family farm at Princetown, where the topic of the evening was succession planning, and ‘Stepping Up’ into the dairy industry.
