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Traveller deported for importing pork

A Vietnamese woman has been deported for failing to declare more than 4.5 kilograms of pork, as authorities desperately try to protect our borders from African swine fever. Biosecurity officers deported the 45-year-old from Sydney on Saturday after...

Geoff Adams
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Drier spring forecast

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s latest drought update shows the current conditions across the basin remain dominated by the drought and dropping water storage levels in both the north and southern basin. MDBA chief executive Phillip Glyde...

Geoff Adams
Country News

Teachers take their lessons on the farm

Toolamba dairy farmer Rick Cross opened his home to teachers from schools across Victoria as part of the Teacher Farm Experience program.

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Ryan wants more support for northern Victorian irrigators

Victorian Shadow Water Minister Steph Ryan has criticised the Victorian Government for “ignoring the enormous stress” fixed water charges are placing on irrigators within the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District.

Rodney Woods
Country News

Walk to highlight climate change effects on habitat

Trust for Nature is inviting members of the public to join a walk through flowering box ironbark in the eastern Goldfields area on October 19.

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Cropping

Fine tuning canola harvesting

Geoff Adams
Country News

Mudgee to host first Festival of Snags

Mudgee will host the first Festival of Snags on Saturday, November 30, after winning online travel site Wotif’s campaign — Festival of Wot? — to help one Aussie town throw its very own festival. Wotif group managing director Daniel Finch said it was remarkable to see such widespread participation.

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Farmers seek further water relief

Goulburn-Murray Water has been urged to continue its cost cutting to drive prices down further and introduce more pricing reforms, following last week’s announcement of a drop in future charges. The water corporation has cut about $19 million from...

Geoff Adams
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Tungamah silo art addition

Artist Sobrane has returned to add to her work on the Tungamah silo.

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New toilet block to meet need in Goorambat

A new toilet block is being built for the town of Goorambat as a result of community efforts.

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Town treasure is happy for Goorambat to be on the map

Alan Saunders works four days a week but doesn’t get paid.

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Earthmoving business feels the bite of basin plan

At its peak, Gleeson Excavations in Barham had 10 employees with bums in seats of excavators, compactors, graders, scrapers, water trucks and tip trucks.

Sophie Baldwin
Cropping

Rabobank grains forecast

Hot and dry conditions on the east coast have pushed Australia’s 2019-20 winter crop prospects lower again, according to the latest forecasts from Rabobank.

Geoff Adams
Cropping

Tips on how to set up harvesters for chaff lining

Tips from grain growers and agronomists on how to set up harvesters for chaff lining are contained in a new publication that can assist others considering adopting this low-cost harvest weed seed control tool.

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Field day teaches Dookie agricultural students about crop production

Riverine Plains and Far Australia held a field day in Yarrawonga last month which gave farmers the opportunity to see the wide range of research trials being conducted at the site.

Rodney Woods
Cropping

CFA urges farmers to take care when harvesting

Decent rainfall in some parts of Victoria has prompted the CFA to issue a warning to farmers cutting crops: take care or face potential catastrophe.

Rodney Woods
Cropping

CLAAS LEXION 7000/8000 series raises the bar for harvesting performance

With its revolutionary APS SYNFLOW threshing system and cutting-edge operating systems, the all-new CLAAS LEXION 7000/8000 series raises the bar for harvesting performance.

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Drum dismisses Labor fact-finding mission

The Goulburn Valley is housing asylum seekers who have been exploited, according to Shadow Immigration and Citizenship Minister Kristina Keneally.

James Bennett

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Man in a coma after Sturt St crash

A MALE is being airlifted to hospital after being cut free from his crashed car in Sturt St this evening. He had collided with a parked truck near intersection of Darling and Sturt streets. Emergency services including CFA, ambulance and police...

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Seven teenagers charged over JB Hi-Fi theft

Seven teenagers have been charged following the theft of $20,000 worth of stock from JB Hi-Fi yesterday

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Moama house goes up in flames

A HOME in Francis St Moama has exploded into flames. The fire was reported at 6.32pm with fire brigade units from both sides of the river in attendance. More to come

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Echuca crash causes traffic delays and power outages

A crash in Echuca has caused traffic chaos and extensive power outages which are expected to last a few hours. Sergeant Paul Nicoll of Campaspe Highway Patrol said a ute towing agricultural machinery on a trailer on Ogilvie Ave experienced...

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