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Avian influenza hits second poultry farm

AVIAN influenza virus has now been confirmed at a second Victorian poultry farm – and while both sites are in the southern half of the state, Ag Vic has issued a statewide alert. The first detection was at Meredith, between Geelong...

28 May 2024

North West Farmer

Be alert to the butterfly effect

YOU may have seen these white butterflies, in your garden, on the street or flying onto your car while driving along the Murray Valley Highway. And while they do look beautiful fluttering about, they present a clear and present...

15 Feb 2024

North West Farmer

New harvester design gives growers control

What does the dried grape industry do when faced with a challenge? Rises to it. Season 2022 was a difficult one. Wet conditions meant limited windows to remove fruit, leaving many growers producing poorer quality fruit that cost more to dry and...

15 Jun 2023

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NSW biosecurity gets cash boost

BIOSECURITY in New South Wales is set to receive an increase of $140 million in funding. This year’s state budget the Government has announced a focus on strengthening NSW’s biosecurity program with and primary industries research...

11 Jul 2025
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Farmers call for action on wild dogs

A PEEK farming sector body is calling for better action on wild dogs from the Victorian State Government as the region’s drought gets worse. Victorian Farmers Federation vice-president Peter Star said there were fears mooted changes to...

27 Jun 2025
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NLIS data manipulation case finalised

AT Kerang Magistrates’ Court earlier this month, two people were ordered to make financial contributions to the court fund after pleading guilty to offending under the Livestock Diseases Control Act 1994. Sally Fletcher and Rowan Pollock were...

21 Jun 2025
Environment

Tackling the region’s rodents

WALPEUP in the heart Mallee has become the frontline in the rodent wars, and Victoria’s only benchmark and rapid assessment site, making it part of a national network tackling the ongoing – often crippling – threat of mouse activity to...

21 Jun 2025

NWFSocial

Avian influenza hits second poultry farm

Be alert to the butterfly effect

New harvester design gives growers control

NSW biosecurity gets cash boost

Farmers call for action on wild dogs

NLIS data manipulation case finalised

Tackling the region’s rodents