Rural News

Letter to the editor: Call to ban duck shooting

By Kate Bossence, Kerang

Geoff Adams

Seymour wine producer tests smoke taint

Victorian winemakers are assessing their fruit for smoke taint to ensure the product is high quality, following the recent bushfires. A method called reverse osmosis is being used by winegrowers to recover wine from smoke taint. Smoke compounds that...

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Construction of Lemnos cannabis farm gets closer

Construction on a new glasshouse will soon greet travellers on Lemnos North Rd but it won’t be tomatoes that are being grown once it’s complete. Instead Cannatrek will build a 72 ha medicinal cannabis facility at Lemnos, which will create 400...

Rodney Woods

Construction of Lemnos cannabis farm gets closer

Construction on a new glasshouse will soon greet travellers on Lemnos North Rd but it won’t be tomatoes that are being grown once it’s complete. Instead Cannatrek will build a 72 ha medicinal cannabis facility at Lemnos, which will create 400...

Rodney Woods

Charlie’s guilty of unauthorised mustering

Charlie the border collie is a bit of an oddball. He eats his meals lying down, ignores other dogs and has an obsession with tennis balls, but his owners Paul and Michelle Keady from Murchison wouldn’t have it any other way. Can you describe...

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Fruit fly trapping trial for vineyards

Agriculture Victoria scientists are set to trial a new trapping strategy in Victorian vineyards in a bid to control Queensland fruit fly. The two-year research project will test the effectiveness of an attract-and-kill trapping strategy to manage...

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MP submits petition to NSW Parliament

NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton submitted a petition with 10 000 signatures to the NSW Parliament Tabling Office, which would create a national water register if the motion is passed. The petition was submitted on February 4 and will be...

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Victorian timber industry suffers shortage

The timber industry has suffered from strained resources following recent bushfires. Corryong Sawmill managing director Graham Walker said he usually received timber from central and north-east Victoria and said a significant amount of resources had...

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Water not discussed at climate change inquiry

Victorian MP Darren Cheeseman says based on evidence presented at an inquiry «« on February 12 »» last week, Shepparton is prepared to tackle climate change. Mr Cheeseman and his colleagues on the parliamentary Environment...

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MDBA discusses implications of a drier, hotter basin

Current climate projections show the Murray-Darling Basin will experience lower inflows, higher temperatures and more extreme weather events in the future, according to the latest reports coming out of the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology. The...

Geoff Adams

USC researches bee-friendly pesticides

New research at USC Australia will use arachnid venoms to find pesticides that will deter pests without harming bees. Dr Volker Herzig will lead the research to protect crops by finding toxins that target destructive pests such as caterpillars...

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Pasture recovery after bushfires

Farmers returning to their properties after bushfires will need to evaluate the conditions of pastures and grasses. Agriculture Victoria livestock extension officer Fiona Baker said most open plains grass paddocks, with short or little grass, would...

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Mooroopna and Violet Town host climate change inquiry

The people of Violet Town have established their own forest, which they have shown to a Victorian Parliamentary committee. MPs from the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee heard about community initiatives for environmental...

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Cherry Chocolate Coconut Almond Frappe Smoothies

Serves: 2Ingredients: 2 cups of pitted frozen cherries 1 cup of ice 1 frozen or fresh banana 500 ml Califia Farms Chocolate Coconut Almond Blend 2 to 3 tbsp of shredded coconut sweetener (optional) Method: In a high-speed blender combine all...

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Jarring alarms cause grogginess

Researchers have found waking up to music can be beneficial, as jarring alarms are linked to grogginess. The study showed a rude awakening from loud, repetitive alarm tones could cause sleep inertia (morning grogginess), a condition leaving people...

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Sheepmeat at historically high prices

Strong demand, limited international competition and a forecast drop in sheep and lamb supply is expected to see prices remain at historically high levels, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2020 Sheep Industry Projections. ML...

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Watch out for world’s worst water weed

Water hyacinth is a highly invasive weed that is choking lakes, rivers and waterways around the world, and Agriculture Victoria is encouraging Victorians to report the pest plant to prevent it from taking hold here. An advertising campaign...

Rodney Woods

NSW DPI urges farmers to vaccinate livestock

NSW DPI and Local Land Services are urging producers to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation of the first case of anthrax in 2020. The detection occurred in the Central Tablelands on a property with no previous record of anthrax. The...

Rodney Woods

Dairy speaker at Wisteria talk

The role of dairy in the region will be discussed at the next Beneath the Wisteria conversation in Shepparton on Saturday, February 29. The event is an informal discussion with an emphasis on the environment and issues for the region. Lachlan Barnes...

Geoff Adams