Time to stand and deliver on basin plan

24 May 12 | The Victorian Farmers Federation has warned the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) must enshrine 500-800 billion litres of environmental water and river operations efficiency savings in its final basin plan, due to be delivered to the states by the end of this week.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Hopes fade as skies fail to open

24 May 12 | WITH every dry week that passes, hopes are beginning to fade for above-average crop yields, particularly in the north-west and Western District. | Secret soil cracks linger, ... | New research shows sandy soils ...

Grains and Cropping - General

Real theft numbers highlighted

24 May 12 | DESPITE the formation of a special policing unit to curb livestock and rural crimes, theft reports are on the increase. | Plan but no cash to chase farm ... | Insurance advisors keep rural ...

Agribusiness and General - General

Milk prices down 5pc and staying

24 May 12 | FARMGATE milk prices in the export-based south east region of Australia were down five per cent in 2011-12 from the previous year and are predicted to stay that way, according to the recently released 2012 Situation and Outlook report by Dairy Australia.

Dairy - General

A 10-year landfill headache

24 May 12 | For Statewide Waste in western Victoria the problem about the carbon price isn't what it has to pay from July 1 but what it may have to pay in 2022.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Call for guide over land use disputes

23 May 12 | THE Baillieu government has been urged to roll out measures to better manage the simmering tensions between miners, farmers and environmentalists over the best use of land.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Geoscience body hit by restructure

23 May 12 | VICTORIA'S 160-year-old government geoscience body is under a cloud after several staff quit and projects were dumped following a restructure that critics argue could hamper knowledge of the state's mineral resources.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Disaster workers march over pay

23 May 12 | NEW work bans designed to weaken the operation of Victoria's key disaster response agency will start today, as workers ramp up their industrial action against the Baillieu government.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Sheep Industry’s Holy Grail at LambEx 2012

23 May 12 | Sheep producers have the chance to tap the top minds in the industry and enhance their understanding of how the latest breakthroughs in genomic research are delivering more productive sheep and better tasting lamb.

Livestock - Sheep

First clip fares well for young woolgrowers

23 May 12 | FOLLOWING the dispersal of their family’s well-known PertAngus stud at Glenaroua in November, twins Will and George Grimwade took over the farm to run a commercial sheep operation. |

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Wool - General

New research shows sandy soils can boost farmer profits

23 May 12 | Research from Mallee Sustainable Farming’s Karoonda field site has shown for a second successive year that Mallee farmers can boost their profits by focussing inputs on sandy soils.

Grains and Cropping - General

Consolidation to cost Ararat Council $2.5m annually

22 May 12 | ARARAT Rural City Council estimates the loss of the town’s DPI office will bring with it a revenue loss of $2.5 million per year.

Agribusiness and General - General

Fine Food awards now open

22 May 12 | THE Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) is calling for boutique producers and regional food specialists to join in the annual celebration of fine foods from Victoria and across Australia as entries are now open for the 2012 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards.

Agribusiness and General - Finance