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Rural News

ADF congratulates Victorian farmers’ new leadership

Australian Dairy Farmers has congratulated Brett Hosking and Peter Star on their election as Victorian Farmers Federation president and vice-president, and Bernie Free on his appointment as United Dairyfarmers of Victoria president.

By Dairy News Australia

New VFF president

New water minister

Victoria has a new water minister following a cabinet reshuffle.

New VFF president

New water minister

SPC the focus at Sydney’s ASX

An SPC announcement drew national attention on Tuesday.

SPC the focus at Sydney’s ASX

Water

Reflecting on water

Healthy outlook for water

Number-crunching Goulburn over-bank flows

More water for Broken irrigators

Dairy

Peak dairy body welcomes new VFF leaders

Australian Dairy Farmers hopes the new VFF president can help heal the breach between the...

By Country News

Early birds get discounts

Registrations are now open for a dairy conference in Bendigo.

By Country News

Change at the top

David Nation is leaving Dairy Australia.

By Country News

Reforms may threaten dairy industry

Food safety merger puts dairy at risk, says peak body.

By Country News

Cropping

High fire danger

The CFA is warning farmers to check conditions before harvesting to avoid machinery fires.

By Country News

Victorian crop production is estimated to be down this year

Threat to Graincorp operations this harvest

Some NSW grain handling may be affected by industrial action.

Victorian crop production is estimated to be down this year

Threat to Graincorp operations this harvest

Novel methods for weed control

Technology is taking weed control to new places.

Novel methods for weed control

Horticulture

$52m to cut hort labour costs

Fruit and vegetable grower Flavorite is a major investor in technology and is expected to...

Pink Lady apples are turning red

Supermarket demands are changing the colour of our apples.

Worker numbers up but not enough

The NFF Horticulture Council says the rising number of farm labourers does not get the...

Supplier ‘holiday’ denial by supermarket

Coles has denied that it puts suppliers aside as a punishment for not meeting price...

By Country News

Rural Management

Growing for success

Hoping for a more normal season this year

New dairy invests in future

New dairy invests in future

MEG AND Donnie Stewart from Pyramid Hill are hoping the days of spending nine hours in...

By Sophie Baldwin

Livestock

Makeover for parasite management

The ParaBoss parasite management website and extension program is receiving a significant makeover to ensure it remains Australia’s leading parasite resource for sheep, goat and cattle producers across Australia.

Watch for pneumonia and pleurisy

Give flystrike the swat

Sheep producers are being urged to have a plan for how they will manage flystrike...

Watch for pneumonia and pleurisy

Give flystrike the swat

$5600 top for Kilfeera Park

Kilfeera Park Merino Stud averaged $2551 for its horned rams and $2100 for its polled...

$5600 top for Kilfeera Park

From The Experts

From the Experts

Help cows keep cool with essential drinking water

From the Experts

Top performing dairy businesses under the microscope

From the Experts

A guide to non-cycling cows

From the Experts

Consistency of good behaviours drives calf rearing success

Machinery & Products

Machinery and Products

Separating good from bad

One of the challenges with dairy farming is separating the milk of those heifers and...

By Jeanette Severs

Machinery and Products

Versatility and reliability key to ‘quick, short’ hay season

A farmer and hay contractor of 35 years is predicting a short hay baling season...

By Dairy News Australia

Machinery and Products

Right-to-repair dangled before farmers

Farming bodies are wanting Treasurer Jim Chalmers to bring farm machinery into reforms for a...

Machinery and Products

Big equipment draws large crowds

Aon AgQuip 2024 has wrapped for another year, with tens of thousands of visitors passing...

By Dairy News Australia

Animal Health

Avian influenza funding welcomed by ADF

Learn to read all the signs

The hidden costs of poor cow fertility

The hidden costs of poor cow fertility

In the dairy industry, cow fertility plays a critical role beyond basic herd management.

By Dairy News Australia