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Michael DiFabrizio

Michael is a sub editor at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Fiery warning about the harvest

FARMERS in – or heading into – harvest, cutting crops and hay, got a seriously expensive warning about the fire season potential when more than 6000 bales of hay – worth more than $1 million – went up in a Kerang firestorm last...

17 Nov 2023

North West Farmer

Feedback call on drought funding

PUBLIC consultation is now open to help inform spending on drought resilience over the next four years. The Future Drought Fund provides $100 million each year to help farmers and regional communities prepare for the impacts of drought. The Federal...

28 Oct 2023

Water

Framework for water-take fairness

NEW legislation to further protect water users’ entitlements will come into effect next month. The Place of Take Approvals framework will ensure all entitlement holders will maintain their rights to take water in the rare event that river rationing...

27 Oct 2023

North West Farmer

Ag workforce grows

AUSTRALIA’s agricultural workforce is steadily growing and changing, as more women and young people join the sector. The ABARES Insights paper, Snapshot of Australia’s...

26 Oct 2023

Vegetables

European tour for vegetable growers

A GROUP of Australian vegetable growers is studying export opportunities, following the UK free trade agreement and negotiations with the European Union. The group of 13 vegetable growers and industry representatives were travelling to Spain, the...

25 Oct 2023

News

Nudges can boost carbon farming uptake

RESEARCHERS examining the economic and psychological influences on decision-making...

24 Oct 2023

Environment

Pest, weed controlcosts escalating

A NEW survey revealing the rising cost of controlling pests and weeds is concerning as dry conditions worsen, NSW Farmers says. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, 85 per cent of land managers spent...

24 Oct 2023

North West Farmer

Scholarships for young farmers

THE Victorian Government has awarded 14 agriculture scholarships to inspire innovative projects and learning opportunities. Agriculture Minister Ros Spence announced the recipients for this year’s Upskill and Invest Young Farmers...

22 Oct 2023

Environment

Snap to eradicating weed

AGRICULTURE Victoria is asking the community to keep an eye out for alligator weed. This highly adaptable weed may have spread during last year’s floods, and will now start becoming noticeable as the weather warms up and plants grow...

21 Oct 2023