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Tehan talks up UK, India trade benefits for Wannon farmers
The Liberal MP for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is seeking re-election and talked up his achievements for farmers as trade minister in the...
Rikki Lambert
May 8, 20221 min read


Labor's 450 gigalitre Murray pledge must be practical: River Liberals
Liberal MPs continue to stand at odds with the National Farmers Federation on 450 gigalitres more than the initial 2,750 target going...
Rikki Lambert
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Centofanti asks if SA Labor will stand up to unions on Ag Visa
Newly appointed SA Liberal shadow minister for primary industries, Nicola Centofanti MLC, has questioned whether a successful approach by...
Rikki Lambert
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Webster warns on water risks of Labor-Greens-Independents 'alliance'
The Murray Darling Basin may be flush with water with Australia on the wet end of a La Niña climate cycle but a May 21 federal election...
Rikki Lambert
Apr 13, 20223 min read


Labor flush with promise for SA Murray - at what cost?
Visiting Adelaide to promote Labor's campaign to wrest the metropolitan seat of Boothby from Liberal hands, federal opposition leader...
Rikki Lambert
Apr 8, 20226 min read


Labor blinks on ag visa as India mooted to join Vietnam on the dance card
Australia's Agriculture Visa may at last have one dance partner now in Vietnam, but India may join them via a new trade deal as the...
Rikki Lambert
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Good morning Vietnam - Australia finds an ag visa partner at last
Vietnam has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia over its agriculture visa program, which provides labour supply across...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 27, 20223 min read


Victorian farmers fret over fuel security
Fuel rationing may be necessary to ensure Australians have enough food as the Russia Ukraine crisis drags on, the Victorian Farmers...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Webster worries on ag visa deal before election
A Victorian National Party MP representing the Sunraysia fruit-growing region has expressed dismay at the slow progress on securing an...
Staff Writers
Mar 22, 20222 min read


Winegrapes smoke protection could be commercially viable in years
A University of Adelaide professor believes proof of concept to shield premium wine grapes from smoke taint could be deployed in...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Australian ag targets weren't ambitious enough: analyst
The $100 billion farm production value target by 2030 set by Australian farming peak bodies and backed by federal and state governments...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 4, 20221 min read


Victorian cases Japanese encephalitis' first transmission to humans in southern Australia
Agriculture departments began warning in late February of a JEV outbreak in pigs at Echuca and other locations in New South Wales and...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 3, 20223 min read


Farmers shouldn't have kittens over timing rabbit virus traps
Timing the release of a lethal virus helps landholders collectively combat the rabbit pest, the NSW Department of Primary Industries has...
Staff Writers
Feb 24, 20221 min read


Ukraine-Russia conflict sparks run on global wheat
There are large implications in store for Australia’s grains and oilseeds markets, as Russia invades Ukraine in an escalating...
Staff Writers
Feb 24, 20222 min read


Webster, NSW Farmers lay into AWU on farm slurs
Regional advocates' patience is wearing thin on the Australian Workers Union's campaign to secure a minimum wage in horticulture, with a...
Rikki Lambert
Feb 23, 20222 min read


Wool market suits healthier 2022 prices but cotton could unravel outlook
Workers around the world sharpening up their wardrobes as they cease remote working are expected to be a big driver for Australia's...
Staff Writers
Feb 15, 20222 min read


Steering Committee selected for Moving Ag Machinery project
Representatives from primary production, machinery retail, logistics, and government have come together as part of a new project led by...
Jason Regan
Feb 15, 20222 min read


SA grain price premiums to continue throughout 2022
In a possible fairytale of Goldilocks proportions, South Australian graingrowers might have just the right amount of grain off in their...
Rikki Lambert
Feb 11, 20222 min read


Competition for urea heats up with Leigh Creek Bunnings-style pledge
South Australia’s Leigh Creek urea project promotes its intention to be the nation's largest fertiliser producer and has been the first...
Staff Writers
Feb 3, 20223 min read


Regional Soil Coordinator now based at Mallee’s drought hub
Farmers in Mallee will get practical assistance to improve soil health and testing with a new Regional Soil Coordinators now based at the...
Jason Regan
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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