ElectraNet has confirmed it will shift investigations for its Northern Transmission Project away from parts of South Australia’s Mid North, following strong community concern about impacts on prime cropping land.

With harvest and silage operations now at their busiest across Victoria, the Victorian Farmers Federation is urging all road users to exercise patience and caution around slow-moving and oversized agricultural machinery.

Grain Producers SA is calling on the Federal Government to urgently fund a long-promised Doppler radar for the Eyre Peninsula, after the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed it spent nearly $100 million upgrading its website.

The Victorian Government has expanded its drought support package to more than $146.5 million, providing additional assistance to farmers and rural communities facing extended dry conditions.

South Australian authorities have confirmed a new detection of varroa mite in a beehive near Salt Creek on the Limestone Coast. The detection was reported by a local beekeeper conducting routine surveillance, with laboratory analysis by the South Australian Research and Development Institute confirming the pest.

A new National Schools Food and Fibre Education Strategy has been launched, bringing together 15 rural research and development corporations to improve the way Australian students learn about food and fibre production.

A new feral cat control technology has been approved for use in Victoria, with the state government authorising the Felixer cartridge system under strict conditions to help protect vulnerable native wildlife.

Agricultural groups and animal welfare organisations are jointly calling on the NSW Government to maintain the state’s cattle tick eradication program, warning that any weakening of the system could jeopardise the state’s tick-free status.

The Flinders Ranges town of Melrose is set to dance the night away this Saturday as bootscooting fans from far and wide, turn out for special sold-out charity hoedown event.

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has expressed concerns about the Victorian Government’s planning priorities, following the announcement of a proposed $300 million hot chip processing facility near Horsham - VFF President Brett Hosking told FlowFM in their most recent catch-up.

Meat & Livestock Australia, in partnership with The Gourmet Goat Lady – a NSW business specialising in premium goatmeat products - has completed a successful proof-of-concept project to develop Australia’s first commercially approved goat salami. The initiative responds to growing consumer demand for premium deli meats and pork-free smallgoods, and was funded through the MLA Donor Company. The project secured NSW Food Authority approval confirming that salami can be produced

Two leading rural health charities, Active Farmers and the Fat Farmers Rural Health Initiative, have announced they will join forces to expand health and wellbeing programs across regional Australia.

Potato growers and industry representatives from across Australia have provided their views on the national approach to managing Potato mop-top virus (PMTV), following a major government–industry meeting in Melbourne convened by AUSVEG on Tuesday.

Rural doctors are urging Australians to take skin protection seriously during National Skin Cancer Action Week, which runs until the 22nd of November.

The Victorian Farmers Federation is urging Victorians to sign a new petition calling for stronger protections for the state’s prime farmland.

A broad cross-section of Australia’s potato industry has met in Melbourne to discuss the national response to Potato mop-top virus (PMTV). More than 50 growers, industry bodies and state and federal biosecurity representatives will consider concerns arising since the virus was detected in Tasmania earlier this year.

Australia’s vegetable industry has launched a coordinated national effort to lift vegetable consumption, with Hort Innovation and AUSVEG unveiling the Plus One Serve by 2030 program.

Dairy farmers have strongly criticised the federal government’s announcement of renewed water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin, warning the move could damage production, threaten jobs, and limit consumer choice.

The Country Fire Authority is urging farmers to take extra care with hay production and storage following several significant haystack fires across Victoria’s north-west.

The Australian Trucking Association has added its voice to growing industry concern over a federal proposal to reduce speed limits on unsigned regional roads.