NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation President, Fiona Simson, said the budget does nothing to get to the heart of rampant food price inflation – which NFF polling shows is weighing on the minds of 8 in 10 Australians.
THE nation is on track to plant an impressive 23.48-million-hectare winter crop this year - up slightly on last year’s crop area - Rabobank says in its newly released 2023/24 Australian Winter Crop Outlook.
Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a new genetic defect in Holstein cattle. A new haplotype potentially affecting calf well-being was discovered, that may result in calves that are weak and unable to stand at birth or shortly after.
In what seems like the blink of an eye, Terry and Shannon Blasches’ WestVic Dairy Focus Farm project at Jancourt East concluded with its final field day in late April.
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.
THE Australian winter crop sowing season is currently underway, benefiting from favourable conditions in most regions, according to a commodity review from Rural Bank.
AGRICULTURE Victoria has launched a new monthly biosecurity e-newsletter that will serve as the key hub for all biosecurity updates, featuring a diverse range of biosecurity-related content including new developments in the emergency animal disease (EAD) space.
