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CLAAS DISCO MOVE mowers dance like no-one’s watching

New CLAAS DISCO MOVE 3600 and 3200 mowers can really shake their stuff, with an impressive ‘give’ of up to one metre vertically and 30 degrees laterally, allowing them to work with optimal efficiency and safety in even the roughest of paddocks.

Rodney Woods
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Canola roadshow to visit Mulwala

Five years of canola research across eastern Australia will come together to provide growers with critical insights into sowing time, growth periods and flowering, and agronomic tactics as part of the Optimised Canola Profitability roadshows being held across NSW in September.

Rodney Woods
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Kialla agriculture business gets a name change

Better agricultural support for farmers will be a major benefit of William Adams Ag Shepparton’s branch being rebranded to Goulburn Valley Ag, according to the branch’s manager.

Rodney Woods
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Plan ahead for spring silage

When planning your spring silage, the choice of silage method will depend on machinery and contractors available and relative cost.

Geoff Adams
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Ten steps to better silage

 

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Netting better than all the rest

The best just got better, according to the team at Tama Australia, who have been extensively trialling and working through field validations on the TamaNet+ for Australian conditions.

Rodney Woods
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How good is this Howlong farmer’s hay?

Howlong’s Richard Baker took advantage of the difficult conditions to dominate the 2018-19 Feed Central National Hay Quality Awards.

Rodney Woods
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Reliable machinery is the key to feed operation

With 900 hungry cows in the herd and seven employees to manage in the business,  machinery reliability is an important factor in Andrew Newnham’s dairy operation.

Geoff Adams
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Healthy start to hay season

Crops are currently looking healthy in the Goulburn Valley, south-west Victoria, on the north coast of NSW, south-east South Australia, central South Australia, south-west Western Australia and north-west Tasmania, according to Dairy Australia.

Geoff Adams
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Making the silage equation stack up

Murray Dairy hosted ‘Making It Stack Up’ — a workshop about getting the most from spring silage in Echuca last week.

Sophie Baldwin
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Survey into skills project

NSW grain and cotton growers are being encouraged to have their say in a statewide survey to gather critical information about the impact of the AgSkilled initiative in meeting the training needs of their respective industries.

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Dookie crop farmer welcomes review into council rates

An independent panel will give Victorians a chance to voice their opinions on local council rates and charges and how they are applied.

Sophie Baldwin
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Hay quality is still high

Victorian and NSW farmers are still producing quality hay despite unfavourable seasonal conditions and high input costs.

Rodney Woods
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Crop growers in box seat if rains continue

Despite the lack of record-breaking rains across northern Victoria and southern Riverina this season, crop growers are sitting in the box seat if the rains continue.

Sophie Baldwin
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Jerilderie farmers named rice growers of the year

Jerilderie rice growers Peter and Renee Burke have taken out the 2019 SunRice Grower of the Year award at the Ricegrowers’ Association conference and gala dinner held in Corowa on August 1 and 2.

Rodney Woods
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Updating growers on seasonal outlooks

Local farming systems group Riverine Plains will host its annual In-Season Update in Mulwala next week.

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Forecasts a shining light

With a strong demand for hay and grain to continue, ThinkAgri’s Kate Burke said improved production forecasts was a shining light for the dairy industry in what could be another tough season.

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Updating businesses

Investing in farmland and grain storage options were the topics of most interest at a Farm Business Update held in Elmore last week.

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Nestle Tongala to close

Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up...

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120 native birds found dead near Violet Town

Authorities are investigating the suspected poisoning of 120 protected native birds, including 76 wedge-tailed eagles, after they were discovered on a property near Violet Town.

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1000 people rally in Tocumwal to fix basin plan

Voices for change and supportive applause is echoing across Tocumwal, as at least 1000 people rally to ‘Fix the Basin Plan’. Farmers and community members from across the district have flooded the Tocumwal Foreshore, many travelling for hours to...

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Basin rally at Tocumwal

A protest rally against the Murray-Darling Basin Plan will be held in Tocumwal tomorrow (September 5). The rally will be held at the Tocumwal foreshore from 11am. A number of politicians were invited, with Victorian State Member for Shepparton...

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