Rural
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.
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.
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.
Saleyards boss relishing role
It’s been 16 years since Tamara Bateman started working at the Colac Regional Saleyards, weighing cattle, and entering and reconciling sale data for weekly sales.
Rural Scene news in brief
A new free-trade deal will allow Australia to export more dairy products; A third of Australian farmers have reported a decline in their mental health; and Young Victorian farmers can apply for scholarships of up to $10,000 to gain valuable new skills.
Farm safety starts at school
Timboon P-12 School students have joined in farm safety and wellbeing sessions to prepare them for a successful future in agriculture.
Rural scene news in brief
National set of guidelines for feedlots, online training to protect animals from diseases and biosecuri-ty, new research from district farms, and grains panel position open.
New tax to hit land investors
Funds from a new state property tax should go back into the rural and regional communities it impacts, a local councillor says.
