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News
September 6 2010
Dairy deal signed
A recent trip to China by an Australian delegation has further cemented a $75 million joint venture for an Australian company intending to ...
September 6 2010
Date set for first release
The much awaited guide to the draft MurrayDarling Basin Plan will be released on October 8, Murray-Darling Basin Authority announced last week.
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September 6 2010
Floods affect region
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Rain of up to 50 mm in the Strathbogies and 30 to 40 mm on the northern plains sent a flush of water down Seven Creeks, Castle Creek, Honeysuckle ...
September 6 2010
Irrigation areas are set to join
The final piece of the jigsaw of the decommissioning of the Campaspe Irrigation District is just around the corner after GoulburnMurray Water ...
September 6 2010
DPI sale falls through
DPI’s former Kyabram Centre is back on the market.The purchaser had failed to settle the contract and a Department of Treasury and Finance ...
September 6 2010
Short notice of pear shut-out upsets growers
SPC Ardmona last week shut its doors to juicing pears.
Goulburn Valley growers were told of the development late on Thursday, August 26, and by 3 ...
September 6 2010
Projects await government OK
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Local administrators of the Federal Government’s Onfarm Irrigation Efficiency Program share the frustration of irrigators at the apparent ...
September 6 2010
Locust spray is in short supply
The Victorian Government and the Australian Plague Locust Commission said they would work with state agencies in response to a predicted shortage ...
September 6 2010
Anxious waiting game
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Some Dookie district farmers are postponing the purchase of locust control chemicals until more is known about the threat to their crops.
A ...
September 6 2010
DPI responses:
Responses from the DPI to some questions raised at Dookie.
What are the current locust hotline times?
At present DPI Locust Hotline hours are ...
September 6 2010
Locust meetings
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Congupna Hall at 7.30 pm on Wednesday, September 8.
Katunga Football Club rooms at 1 pm on Thursday, September 9.
Katamatite Football Club ...
September 6 2010
Tilly's one of the kids
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Why did you get Tilly?
It was our eldest son Thomas’s fifth birthday. We had an old cattle dog who passed on at about the same time.
The ...
September 6 2010
Reserves filling
The wet winter has eased the pressure on Goulburn-Murray Water allocations which are subject to the first year of building better long-term ...
September 6 2010
Allocations on the rise
New general security water allocations in New South Wales will open the way for more rice growing.
NSW Water Commissioner David Harriss has ...
September 6 2010
Sites protect bees
The Victorian Government will open up new bee sites on public land to protect the state’s $100 million bee industry during the forecast ...
September 6 2010
Left high and dry
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Five months after they were promised their irrigation system would be modernised under the Northern Victorian Irrigation Renewal Project, ...
September 6 2010
Keeping soil well
Riverine Plains Inc will hold a soil health workshop at the Mulwala Football Club rooms on Thursday, September 16.
The workshop is aimed at ...
September 6 2010
Contest to be shear fun
The Shear Outback museum at Hay in NSW is busy finalising preparations for its annual National Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which ...
September 6 2010
Towns cry out
Community and business leaders across southern NSW have called on independents Bob Katter, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakshott to help shape a different ...
September 6 2010
Farmers not affected by knife laws
Farmers can continue to carry knives while carrying out their farm work, despite changes to the laws recently.
The Nationals leader Peter Ryan ...
September 6 2010
Chopper permits get a good spray
Spraying for locusts became a political football last week with the Victorian Opposition accusing the government of strangling the agricultural ...
September 6 2010
Removal planned
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Parks Victoria held a meeting last week to begin planning the removal of brumbies from Barmah National Park.
The meeting focused on ways to ...
September 6 2010
Sale has auctioneers on the trot
Horse lovers splurged on thousands of dollars of memorabilia, tools and equipment at a massive clearing sale in Bearii on August 29.
According to ...
September 6 2010
Dancing donation Supporters of cancer research gathered for the final fundraising event of the Echuca Moama Music Festival recently. The dinner dance celebrated the raising of tens of thousands of dollars and acknowledged the support of volunteers and donors, particularly the contribution of Echuca businessman Lou Iannacone, who was a driving force behind the organisation. Known as the tractor man, Lou drove a modified Ferguson tractor from Echuca to Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and also organised the restoration of a tractor for a raffle. His brother Matt died from cancer only three weeks before the Melbourne trip. The festival committee has wound up after three years of fundraising for drought support and more recently, cancer research. A cheque for $23 000 was presented to the Echuca Regional Health Service oncology unit and $22 500 to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
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September 6 2010
Grain panel tours region
Grains Research and Development Corporation’s Southern Regional Panel members will meet growers and researchers in north-central Victoria ...
September 6 2010
Snaps of life
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School students at Eildon and Cobram were named as winners in a Goulburn-Murray Water World Environment Day photography competition.
Primary ...
September 6 2010
Aphid threat
Crop farmers have been warned to watch out for aphids during the coming months following a warning from a Federal Government-supported service.
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September 6 2010
Dates to remember:
SEPTEMBER
11, 12: American Iron Heritage Truck Display, Rotary Park, Echuca.
11: 11th Australian Golden Olive Awards and awards celebration ...
September 6 2010
Prize of the week:
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From the bestselling Australian author of The Rouseabout comes The Cattleman’s Daughter by Rachael Treasure.
When Emily Flanaghan hit the ...
September 6 2010
Cancer signs identified
Scientists have identified eight key signs of cancer that should be investigated immediately.
The symptoms, including rectal bleeding and ...
September 6 2010
Recipe of the week:
Vietnamese Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
Chicken salad
3 pieces 200 g chicken breast fillets
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Sea salt
White pepper - use black ...
September 6 2010
Spuds vital to the home garden
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One of my customers had constructed several raised garden beds from timber sleepers, but the dry years had sapped his enthusiasm.
Last year ...
September 6 2010
Things to do:
@ Good time to plant onions. Choose between red, brown (odourless) and white.
Try to include root vegetables in your cropping, whether radish, ...
September 6 2010
Buyers flock to sell-off
Victorian buyers were in the thick of the action at last week’s successful dispersal sale of registered Illawarra and AI-bred Holsteins at ...
September 6 2010
Leaving it all behind
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Denis Garner’s father Les began farming on a soldier settlement block at Numurkah in 1951, and young Denis was already well versed in the ...
September 6 2010
Uniting to help young farmers
Bonlac Supply Company and dairy company Fonterra have announced a sponsorship arrangement with Young Dairy Development Program worth $30 000 over ...
September 6 2010
Bull guide
The freshly released Good Bulls Guide has been given the thumbs up for its application and relevance to Australian dairy producers by ...
September 6 2010
Shepparton regional saleyards:
Sheep sale
Friday, September 3
Top prices
New Season Lambs$146.00
Lambs$155.00
Ewes$140.00
Wethers$140.00
Hoggets$138.60
Sheep$138.60 ...
September 6 2010
Watch for goitre
DPI is alerting sheep and goat producers to a sudden increase in reported goitre cases across Victoria in recent months.
In newborn lambs and ...
September 6 2010
Weather takes its toll
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It’s certainly been a very different year. By this I really mean regarding the weather.
After years of virtual drought and dry conditions, ...
September 6 2010
Bendigo sheep sale:
Monday, August 30
Yarding: 20 278 comprising 15 063 lambs, 5215 sheep.
Lamb numbers lifted after a week of better weather as most producers ...
September 6 2010
Bendigo cattle sale:
Tuesday, August 31
Numbers increased slightly, quality was good to very good, and competition remained solid.
A heavier yarding of heavy and ...
September 6 2010
Shepparton regional saleyards:
Cattle sale
Tuesday, August 31
Top Price/kg
Bullocks (500 kg)210.0
Steers (388 kg)215.0
Mixed (411 kg)215.0
Heifers (370 kg)199.6
Cows (495 ...
Real Estate
September 6 2010
Marungi 2055 Katamatite-Shepparton Rd
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The private tree-lined frontage of this 6.4 ha farmlet is complemented by a main sealed road frontage.
A circular gravel driveway directs access ...
September 6 2010
Clearing sale Nagambie
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Kevin Hicks Real Estate Agents and Clearing Sale Auctioneers will be conducting a unique clearing sale on A/C of Stan Miller Transports of ...
September 6 2010
Waaia reap the rewards
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Over the years the McNaughton family has made this Waaia dairy farm its home. Starting off with a 62.7 ha home block, the family built a platform ...
September 6 2010
Seekadvice
How you decide to handle the paperwork associated with the property purchase is your own decision.
Options include using a solicitor, using a ...
Automotive
September 6 2010
Ford's new face of style
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Ford’s recently appointed director of design for Asia Pacific and Africa Christopher Svensson is developing the company’s future ...
September 6 2010
Powering towards cleaner roads
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The top-selling Holden Commodore is now the first Australian-made car capable of running on environmentally friendly bio-ethanol with the launch ...
September 6 2010
Value and style
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Renault will experience a major transformation of its range sold in Australia.
"It’s time to change" has never signalled a clearer ...
September 6 2010
Luxury on wheels
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Overlander magazine has awarded the Land Rover Discovery 4 2.7 TDV6 best overall and best large diesel wagon in its 2010 annual ...
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