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Winter crops struggle: forecaster

A combination of extreme dry weather and damaging frost will deliver Australia its smallest winter crop in 10 years, according to Rabobank in its recently-released Winter Crop Production Outlook. The specialist agribusiness bank, in its report...

Rodney Woods
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Final day at Elmore Field Days

The Elmore Field Days wraps up today, with the National Ag Art Wear Competition Parade final the highlight. The three-day event featured something for everyone with farm machinery and tractors on display as well as a jumping castle and face painting...

Rodney Woods

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Shepparton

Fatal crash in Stanhope

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Stanhope this afternoon. It is believed a motorcycle was travelling along Midland Highway about 2.40pm when it veered off the road. It appears the bike may have clipped the median strip and...

Kimberley Price
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Coca-Cola Amatil announces SPC sale update

SPC’s owner has warned the market it will write down the value of the company following a number of offers to buy the Shepparton-based business. There will be no changes to SPC jobs, production or operations as a consequence of accounting...

Alana Christensen
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Milk begins to flow at ACM’s Girgarre factory

Milk started flowing through the pipelines at the ACM Girgarre factory yesterday, which will eventually produce A1 and organic milk, milk powder, cream and butter. A feature of the plant will be the ability to switch from one specialty product to...

Rodney Woods
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Fonterra increases farmgate milk price

Fonterra Australia have announced a step up of seven cents per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS), bringing its average farmgate milk price for the 2018/19 season to $6.05kg/MS. The step up will apply from July 1, 2018 and be paid on February 15, 2019...

Alana Christensen