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Agriculture
SEVEN visionary women from across Australia are set to drive transformation in rural communities as recipients of the prestigious 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant. The Acceleration Grant complements the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award by supporting women who may not yet be ready to apply for the award but have compelling ideas to strengthen regional [...]
Field Day
PERFECT weather and plenty of rain has seen strong interest in planting mungbeans across the district. Growers, agronomists and industry stakeholders attended a mungbean field day at Shepherd Grain in Moree on Tuesday to hear expert advice from keynote speakers, including Pulse Agronomy industry development manager, Paul McIntosh and recently retired Queensland Department of Primary [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed a new report detailing the economic potential of Indigenous agricultural products, which generated an estimated $1.4 billion last financial year. The study also examined the value of a credential system that would enable Indigenous-made agricultural products to be labelled and differentiated in market. Federation president David Jochinke said it was important [...]
Weather Update
FALLS of more than 100mm have been recorded in the Moree district as the rain continues to saturate much of New South Wales and Queensland. To 9am Saturday, more than 100mm has fallen around Mungindi and the same amount again in the Coonamble district. To the east, nearly 40mm has been recorded at Copeton Dam, [...]
Agriculture
A grinning musterer taking a mob of cattle out at sunset has taken out the top prize in the 2024 National Agriculture Day photo and video competition, with Moree’s Sascha Estens finishing one of four runners-up. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said Bronte Tremlett’s striking shot won the judges over in a record field [...]
Agriculture
ROUND Two of an $18 million program aimed at assisting farmers has closed less than a week after the opening of applications was announced. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has labelled the Labor Government’s On Farm Connectivity Program as disingenuous, with the insincere application process for grants creating frustration and heartache among the farming [...]
Regional News
COLES and Woolworths have been subpoenaed to provide evidence at this week’s ACCC hearings as part of the inquiry into supermarket practices. The NFF Horticulture Council is urging the ACCC to focus closely on the supermarkets’ actual buying practices and procedures. “We have long maintained that these buying practices are exploitative and take advantage of [...]
Agriculture
MORE than 50mm of rain fell across the Moree district early Monday as farmers and contractors scramble to finish the biggest harvest on record – and they’ve dodged a bullet. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 43mm in Moree to 5am, Monday, with some residents recording much bigger falls. Contractors have enjoyed a relatively clear run [...]
Agriculture
THE Australian Lot Feeders’ Association and Meat & Livestock Australia have released results from the quarterly Lot Feeding Survey. The survey collects data from National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme-accredited feedlots across the country, covering the sector’s capacity, number of cattle on feed, and turn-off across each state. The findings are compiled into the quarterly Lot Feeding [...]
Agriculture
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has spoken out in Parliament in support of the use of paraquat in modern farming practises. Mr Coulton, speaking in support of a motion moved by his Nationals colleague, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, said farmers throughout the Parkes electorate rely on paraquat to be able to farm [...]
