Agriculture coverage
Wheat Harvest
A WHEAT harvest wouldn’t be the same without a walk back in time to celebrate an agriculture industry that helped shape Australia. The Croppa Creek Classic Harvest will on November 15-16-17 celebrate more than 100 years of automated headers in a paddock at the property, Baroma, owned by the Thompson and Siddins families. The site [...]
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PETER Burey has been in the agriculture machinery game for more than 40 years, and this season’s harvest is the biggest he’s seen. And it’s not just Mr Burey saying that, either – plenty of older customers in the game much longer than Mr Burey echo his thoughts. As general manager of Kenway and Clark’s [...]
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WHEN a few young people closely connected to the Moree agriculture industry get together and say they’re going to throw a party to raise a bit of money and hand out a few scholarships, it’s wise to sit up and listen. That’s what happens when some like-minded young aggies go about their business quietly and [...]
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JUKES and Sons Tyre Service in Moree proudly employs more than 20 staff members – and with the district currently reaping a wheat harvest of record proportions, more staff are needed. Jukes, a family-owned business operating since 1963, has expanded rapidly in recent years, with plans for further expansion. And with expansion comes employment opportunities, [...]
Agriculture
A cohort of 12 emerging agricultural leaders, including Angela Hammond from Inverell, has been congratulated for graduating from the nationally-recognised Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The program is facilitated by the National Farmers’ Federation and is supported by 30 corporate partners who make a pledge to make change towards diversity in their workplaces. National Farmers’ [...]
Agriculture
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has thrown his support behind the push to legalise virtual stock fencing in New South Wales. A parliamentary inquiry into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock Fencing) Bill 2024 has recommended the NSW Government legalise virtual fencing for commercial use. The system would allow farmers to [...]
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PERMANENT storage for more than 75,000 tonnes of grain is now available in Moree as north-western New South Wales prepares for one of the biggest wheat harvests on record. Newly formed ag company Grainspace Pty Ltd has recently purchased Haddad’s Bulk Storage in the industrial area of Moree, with locally-owned Agri-Storage & Logistics managing the [...]
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PORTABLE lighting and compressed air are integral elements of harvest, and Compressed Air Light & Power in Moree has everything required to make on-farm bunker and silo operations as seamless as possible. CALP began preparing in August for what is expected to be a near-record harvest across the district, and will continue operations on- and [...]
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AS the 2024 harvest gets underway, ever-evolving Moree company Shepherd Grain has the gates open and are weighbridge-ready for a massive chickpea and faba bean harvest. Shepherd Grain is located on a 10-acre site at 122 Burrington Road, just in behind the old Moree Abattoir site, and is easily accessible to heavy vehicles. A second [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation today opened applications for its National Agriculture Leadership Program. The flagship program provides exclusive opportunities for emerging leaders in the agriculture sector, including mentoring, policy development guidance, and meetings with Parliamentarians. NFF President David Jochinke said the program is targeted at Australians aged under 35. “It’s an honour to encourage the [...]
