Rural

  • National awards for industry innovation

    Applications are open for the 2023 Science and Innovation Awards, to fund innovative projects in agriculture, fisheries and forestry.

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  • Heytesbury farmers to branch out

    The Heytesbury region has 28 new “master tree growers” thanks to a recent training course.

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  • Help for control over virus

    Meat and Livestock Australia will provide $1.3 million to fund a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine support project in Indonesia.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Downward pressure on cattle prices, swill feeding warning for pigs, animal worm advice, and free entry to ag shows for kids.

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  • Make farms safer for families

    Kidsafe Victoria is urging parents and carers on farms to take urgent action and set up safe play areas, in a bid to reduce childhood injuries and deaths.

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  • Farm work available for Aussie school leavers

    Young school leavers can join a national agriculture gap year program to help fill labour shortages in the agriculture supply chain.

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  • Grain freight under examination

    The State Government has announced $125,000 for a Western Victoria Grain Industry Supply Chain Study to help keep grain moving in the state’s west.

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  • VFF welcomes milk price rise

    The Victorian Farmers Federation says supermarket moves to lift milk prices is welcome for farmers and reflects the mounting costs of producing milk.

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