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Demand for farmland remains high

Strong demand for agricultural commodities and recent rainfall has created perfect conditions for those looking to sell rural land, despite the current coronavirus climate. Kevin Hicks Real Estate owner Kevin Hicks said farm properties were being...

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A true blue red dog

Toolamba West dairy farmer George Kerrins spends his days with his furry colleague, Jimmy. Five-year-old Jimmy is a red kelpie who loves to work on the farm, herding cattle with unbridled energy. When he’s not working on the farm, he’s...

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Colbinabbin memories

Colbinabbin is on Cornella Creek, between Rushworth and Elmore in northern Victoria. The railway was constructed in 1914 and the station became a major wheat handling terminal. Sawmills produced timber that was delivered to Melbourne by rail, but...

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Mediterranean diet linked to healthy ageing

Researchers have found a Mediterranean diet could help older people stave off frailty and keep mentally sharp. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables, olive oil and fish was found to boost bacteria in the gut linked to healthy ageing, and reduce...

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Some relief for Victoria’s timber industry

Peak associations representing Victoria’s native timber industries have welcomed the extension of Regional Forest Agreements until 2030, but remain uncertain of their future. The Victorian Association of Forest Industries, the Australian...

Jamieson Salter
Water

Fireworks in the water debate

State Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has ruled out a royal commission into the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Mr Walsh and Southern Irrigators chairman Chris Brooks have gone head-to-head in a debate on issues of water trading...

Cassandra Power
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Truck drivers struggle as roadhouses close

Australia’s besieged supermarkets and food retailers may now be caught in a web of confusing red tape as another case of coronavirus collateral damage. Desperately trying to keep ahead of panic buying, trucking companies have been hit by...

Jamieson Salter
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Australians urged to calm the farm

Australians are being urged not to panic buy food and have been reassured that there are plenty of supplies to go around. A new campaign led by Australian Farmers states buying patterns have changed, not the amount of food being grown. The body said...

Jamieson Salter
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Silo visitors expected to fall

A drop in tourism over the Easter break will cause economic loss to the towns on the silo art trail. Goorambat and District Community Group member Meredith Tolliday said the lack of revenue coming into towns as a result of coronavirus would affect...

Jamieson Salter
Dairy

Dairy industry steps up its response to COVID-19

Dairy farmers are wrestling with unprecedented new staff management restrictions and sorting out new guidelines for farm visits from vets to milk tankers, as the coronavirus threat increases. Although farms are classified as essential industries...

Geoff Adams
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Submissions to Murray-Darling Basin report close on Sunday

The independent panel assessing social and economic conditions in the Murray-Darling Basin is seeking submissions on its draft report by Sunday, April 5. Released more than two weeks ago, the panel’s draft report identified mental health...

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Dairy

Dairy farmers take coronavirus precautions

In a time of widespread panic, the region’s dairy farmers are playing their part to prevent the spread of coronavirus. These farmers have changed the way they work, finding new methods to abide by the restrictions put in place. Waaia dairy farmer...

Jamieson Salter
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Strike me technicolour - I thought I knew some idiots!

By Col Curmudgeon It was my intention to pick up where I left off last week because I was really starting to warm to my theme. Then I got distracted, which I know you will find unusual for the Curmudgeon. It happened when I was walking down the main...

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Livestock

Tumut stud to host charity bull sale

Purchasers at this year’s autumn sale affected by the summer’s bushfires will go into a draw for a three-night stay on the NSW south coast (to be taken when safe to do so) courtesy of Reiland Angus

Rodney Woods
Dairy

Call to fight back against plant-based ‘milk’

The ongoing disruption caused by coronavirus may have an adverse impact on the production of milks manufactured from plants. Non-dairy liquids marketed nationally as ‘milk’ include soy, cashew, almond, oat, hemp, rice and coconut...

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Machinery dealers meeting crisis head-on

Machinery dealers across the region are holding out hope that agriculture remains an essential service amid the coronavirus pandemic, and have put the necessary procedures in place to slow the spread. Haeusler’s Group chief executive officer Justin...

Rodney Woods
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Rodeos hit hard by crowd ban

Rodeos across the region have been cancelled due to restrictions on crowd sizes, spelling disaster for the industry. Following the government ban on crowds of more than 500, the Australian Professional Rodeo Association has cancelled upcoming rodeos...

Spencer Fowler Steen
Water

Work together, VFF urges

By Andrew Leahy (VFF Water Council deputy chairman) and Paul Mundy (VFF Water Council member) It is unfortunate that the Victorian Farmers Federation again needs to spend time in setting the record straight. The Northern Victorian Irrigation...

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Riverine Herald

Man’s body found in Murray River at Echuca

AN ECHUCA man who thought he could see a blow-up toy trapped in a fallen tree on the Murray this morning was stunned to discover it was a man’s body.

Ivy Jensen
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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

Madi Chwasta
Riverine Herald

Yes, I have coronavirus, Echuca woman says

JUDY Magdziarz has a message for the people of Echuca-Moama. Yes, I have tested positive for coronavirus. Yes, I did go shopping in town. But no, none of you seem to understand why I was doing that. The Echuca woman and her daughter Summar sailed on...

Ivy Jensen
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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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