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Thursday, July 17, 2025

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Water

More blowback from buybacks

FARMER driven coalitions are lining up to demand an end to water buybacks out of the Murray Darling basin. Southern Riverina Irrigators and now the Murray Regional Strategy Group have both condemned the ongoing Federal Government strategy of taking...

20 Jun 2025
Machinery

Talking technology with JD

NORTH West Farmer talks to John Deere Australia and New Zealand small ag and turf marketing manager Erin Wagstaff about some of her company’s products and technology which can help Australian tree crop growers. Erin, can you tell us about Smart...

20 Jun 2025
Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts

Laying down cordons for narrow 2D canopies

ORCHARDISTS across northern Victoria are being updated on the potential of initial tree training from as soon as the tree is planted, and how it is critical in narrow orchard systems (NOS).Shoot...

20 Jun 2025
News

Its crunch time for farmers and your voice matters

IF you ask a farmer what’s keeping them up at night, odds are you’ll likely hear one of the following answers:* Our devastating drought.* The ever-encroaching energy infrastructure that’s steam rolling through our farmland.* We’re told...

20 Jun 2025
North West Farmer

Riding right off the pages of history

THERE would be few scenes more rustic and reminiscent of the earliest days of Australian exploration and opening up vast agricultural areas: slowly picking their way along the banks of the Murray, a small group of horsemen and women trailing...

21 Sep 2024
Vegetables

How to harvest a holiday

THE Gina Rineharts of the world aside, most farmers farm to live. By the same token, most of them also absolutely live to farm. In NSW, however, Trentham Cliffs farmer Britt MacNamara has a slightly different take on the agricultural...

10 Feb 2023
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North West Farmer

Meaty subjects for students

SENIOR and primary school teachers across Sunraysia have access to a range of new resources for their students, covering key aspects of the red meat and livestock industry. The in-depth Australian Good Meat Education resources have...

10 Feb 2023
Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts

Victoria remains the home of fruit and nuts

VICTORIA has been confirmed – again – as Australia’s largest fruit and nuts producer, accounting for about 90 per cent of peaches, 85 per cent of nectarines, 75 per cent of olives, 70 per cent of almonds, and 50 per cent of...

03 Feb 2023
Environment

Managing carbon made easier

TWO new carbon-management modules are now available on Meat and Livestock Australia’s free eLearning platform, The Toolbox. Packed with practical advice, the training modules focus on the key concepts of carbon accounting and the...

03 Feb 2023