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Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’S investment in agricultural research and development has reached almost $3 billion in 2023-24, the latest ABARES release has shown. This long-term commitment will lead to improvements in agricultural productivity, sustainability and modernisation. The private sector accounts for the largest growth in investment in the sector, with a nearly 5 per cent annual growth rate [...]
Agriculture
MEAT & Livestock Australia this week released the results of the National Livestock Reporting Service 2023–2024 Saleyard Survey. According to operations manager for MLA, Stephanie Pitt, the survey, reported voluntarily for the financial year, aims to inform industry of saleyard throughput across all states, except the Northern Territory. “In the 2024 financial year, there were [...]
GEGHA Takes Shape
MOREE businesses and members of the community are invited to meet the team behind the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia project, a major plant construction planned west of Moree, with a chief purpose to have local businesses and contractors engaged. A meet-the-project session will be held at Social Co House on Balo Street on [...]
Agriculture
THE draft Gwydir Unregulated River water-sharing plan is now on public display, and the NSW Government is inviting the community to have its say. The draft plan sets out clear rules for fair and sustainable water sharing among water users and the environment across the region for the next decade. That includes setting limits on [...]
Regional News
THE draft Namoi and Peel Unregulated Rivers water sharing plan is now on public display, and the NSW Government is inviting the community to have its say. The plan sets out clear rules for fair and sustainable water sharing among water users and the environment across the region for the next decade. That includes setting [...]
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 [...]
Our Community
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’ [...]
