Agriculture coverage
National Farmers’ Rally
FARMERS and supporters are being urged to get ready to make history in Canberra next week at the National Farmer Rally. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said he looked forward to joining thousands in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, September 10 to stand up for the future of Australian agriculture. “This is a pivotal [...]
Road Safety
SEPTEMBER is Rural Road Safety month, with the Australian Road Safety Foundation encouraging all road users to get involved and help make a significant reduction in road trauma. Now in its seventh year, the national awareness campaign targets regional and rural road safety throughout September, and is designed to highlight the additional risks when driving [...]
Pally Field Day
AN innovative trade show and field day at Pallamallawa next month is expected to bring more than 300 attendees from across the region to see new and innovative farm practices that deliver real-world regenerative, commercial applications. The September 11 event, a collaboration between PURE Grain and Boolah Farms, includes a trade show at the Pally [...]
Vale Sandy Munro
WHEN Sandy Munro was handed the microphone at the 2023 Moree picnic races and told it was his turn to make a speech, the look of sheer pride on his face fully captured the very essence of bush racing. The horse Sandy part-owned, Fiocchi, had just won the Boolooroo Cup – for the second year [...]
Submissions Sought
PROGRESSIVE fundraising group, Young Aggies Moree, invites local volunteer groups to submit expressions of interest for donations from funds raised at the 2024 Gold Rush Ball in September. Since 2015, the Gold Rush Ball has been a major fundraiser for the Young Aggies Moree Rural Scholarship Fund. The scholarship provides financial support to help tertiary [...]
Boost for the Bush
THE Minns Government this week announced more than $60 million will be invested to deliver vital upgrades to seven research facilities and five emergency response sites across New South Wales to safeguard regional communities and the agriculture sector. Speaking from AgQuip at Gunnedah during the week, Premier Chris Minns said he was forever amazed by [...]
NFF
A MAJOR coalition of financial industry bodies and associations has publicly added their voice to the growing chorus of groups backing small business and farmers’ concerns regarding the Government’s proposed ‘Super Tax’. The Joint Associations Working Group, consisting of Australia’s 11 industry and professional bodies representing accountants, superannuation trustees, financial advisers and other groups yesterday [...]
Farm Safety
Are you a grain farm owner or are you employed on a grain farm on the Moree Plains? When farmers are asked what keeps them up at night, common responses are “making sure all the jobs are done well and at the right time” and “ensuring everyone is safe and goes home at the end [...]
Farm Safety
Are you a cotton farm owner or are you employed on a cotton farm on the Moree Plains? When farmers are asked what keeps them up at night, common responses are “making sure all the jobs are done well and at the right time” and “ensuring everyone is safe and goes home at the end [...]
Wind Farm
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan welcomed the decision by Ark Energy to withdraw the Doughboy Wind Farm project, amidst growing community concerns about the renewable energy project. Mr Moylan said landholders were not happy about the 55 wind turbine project that was planned for 50 kilometres east of Armidale. “All projects of this nature [...]
