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Agriculture
FARMERS and graziers in the north-west are invited to a paddock plants and weed identification workshop at Bullarah, led by senior Local Land Services officer George Truman, with Moree Plains Shire Council weed officer, Lachie Biddle. The March 20 event, starting at 9am, will focus on farmers and graziers gaining essential knowledge about identifying and [...]
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ branches across the north-west are gearing up for a series of meetings to discuss how they will tackle issues such as connectivity and feral animals in the region. NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the state’s peak farm body will host a series of 12 meetings across the state’s north-west – including Moree, [...]
Free Event
AN important film highlighting the unique and gruelling challenges Australian farmers face each and every day will be screened in Moree on April 4 at a free event at Moree Town and Country Club. Award-winning film, Just a Farmer, transcends traditional cinema, and authentically portrays the challenges and triumphs of farming life in rural Australia. [...]
Agriculture
ELIGIBLE water users have three weeks remaining to opt in to receive free telemetry and installation, saving significant out-of-pocket costs and helping them become compliant with metering rules. Earlier this year, the Australian Government announced the $10.5 million Telemetry Uplift Program, which will deliver free state-of-the-art telemetry devices to more than 2500 groundwater and surface [...]
Agriculture
THE value of agriculture in 2025-26 is expected to be the third highest on record at $91 billion and including fisheries and forestry, ABARES expects the sector to reach $98 billion, according to executive director, Dr Jared Greenville. “While this is slightly down on an exceptional 2024-25, particularly strong results are forecast for livestock and [...]
Agriculture
THE latest data released by AgriFutures Australia and collated by the team at AgHealth Australia has revealed a sharp and deeply concerning rise in on-farm fatalities and serious injuries. There were 72 lives lost and 133 serious injuries recorded in 2024, with Farmsafe Australia, the national peak body for farm safety, calling for urgent action, [...]
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KENWAY and Clark has been named Case IH CNH Capital Dealer of the Year – three or more branches – for the third time in nine years, marking a sixth Case IH Dealer of the Year award overall during this period. The company, headquartered in Moree and with dealerships across New South Wales and Goondiwindi [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation says the federal government’s lack of transparency over water buybacks has been laid bare, with the revelation 30 gigalitres of water has already been secured under the second tranche of the 450 gigalitre buyback program in the Murray Darling Basin. National Farmers’ Federation water committee chair, Malcolm Holm, said the disclosure [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE National Farmers Federation is closely monitoring the unfolding situation as Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatens agricultural communities across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. With destructive winds and heavy rainfall predicted, the storm’s potential to cause significant damage to crops, infrastructure, and rural communities is of major concern for the farming sector. Cyclone Alfred, [...]
Agriculture
THE NSW Government is updating specific wetlands in six regional draft water-sharing plans following important community feedback that has been critical in helping improve mapping. The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is inviting people to view the revised maps and provide further input on the prescribed wetland areas before the [...]
