Rural

  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Commodities fall 20 per cent, a dangerous weed rears its head, and a chance to shape the future of WestVic Dairy.

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  • Unallocated cash just sitting there for dairy communities

    The DemoDAIRY Foundation has thousands of dollars to give away in scholarships and grants, and not enough people are applying for it.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    A field day near Camperdown next week will showcase varied sowing methods for heavy soil types that could give farmers more confidence to establish multispecies pastures in challenging soils.

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  • Farmers’ tyre collections need EPA approval

    Colac district farmers can now register online to use waste tyres in silage production.

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  • District dog trainer thrives on her work

    “It’s just a bit of freedom I never knew I’d have the option to feel in my life.”

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Preventing spray drift, a national award for a volunteer program, grants to control a noxious weed, and new guides for crop disease.

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  • Time to fix effluent ponds

    South-west Victorian farmers should put dairy effluent ponds on their maintenance to-do list before winter sets in, EPA Victoria says.

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  • From safaris to sustainability

    The Heytesbury region’s new landcare co-ordinator Michelle Leech is drawing on her passion for the environment and sustainability in her new role.

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