Rural

  • News from the Rural Scene

    Cash for animal brains, mosquito virus update, a flower flower fined, and scholarships for dairy farmers.

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  • The Rural Scene

    The dairy levy, free trade with India, lumpy skin disease and more feature in today’s Rural Scene.

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  • The Rural Scene

    A potential disease threat for cattle, wet warm weather outlook, and funding and grant opportunities feature in today’s Rural Scene.

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  • Legislation targeting animal activists passed

    Farm trespassers will face new fines after legislation passed Victorian Parliament to crack down on animal activists.

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  • Farmers to trial recycling silage plastic waste

    Colac district farmers can join a silage plastic recycling trial to help responsibly dispose of their silage plastic waste.

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  • Resources for grain growers to plan ahead of season

    Agriculture Victoria has prepared a factsheet to help grain growers plan their paddock preparation ahead of sowing time.

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  • Assistance with soil testing costs

    Farmers and land managers will be able to access low-cost soil sampling and certified testing in exchange for sharing their data under a national pilot.

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  • New members for sheep group

    Colac’s Belinda Dexter has earned a spot on Australia’s Sheep Sustainability Framework steering group, guiding industry development.

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