North West Farmer

11/02/2025

MURRAY Valley Winegrowers has welcomed a Federal Government decision to conduct an independent review of contractual practices in the industry in response to some stakeholder's concerns. Chief executive Paul Derrico said making the code...

30/01/2025

Tiny beetle, big problem: Almond industry fights back!
A tiny beetle, just 2-3mm long, is causing big headaches for Australian almond growers. The almond carpophilus beetle burrows into kernels, reducing them to powder and leading to serious economic losses. But thanks to dedicated research and industry collaboration, innovative traps are helping monitor and control this destructive pest. Read on to learn how growers can get involved!

A TINY beetle that’s just 2 to 3mm long is one of the most damaging insect pests for almonds in Australia, but a substantial amount of work is being done by researchers and the almond industry to look at how it can be...

29/01/2025

AS the dust settled on the 2024 harvest, Mallee Sustainable Farming reported that producers across the region were diving into their yield data, evaluating how drought and frosty conditions impacted their crops. With that valuable...

06/01/2025

RUNNING into an erratic harvest season – including across Northwest Victoria – the Tractor and Machinery Association has reported November has been another difficult month for tractor sales. TMA executive director Gary Northover...

05/01/2025

MILDURA-based Citrus Australia have said driverless spray rigs, retrofitted autonomous tractors and self-propelled picking platforms are set to be some of the in-field attractions at the the peek body's congress event from March 18 to...

03/01/2025

MARCUS Muller was a builder who for a few years now has been working hard to build himself a new career – on the land. And he’s made that a spectacularly public statement with his amazing photo of his son Logan sitting on the fence of sheep yards...

03/01/2025

THE danger of overhead power lines has been doubled as we head into the depths of the 2024-25 fire season. Particularly as farming machinery gets larger, increasing the risk of contact with overhead powerlines. Electricity can even arc from a live...

03/01/2025

ELDERS Victoria/Riverina stud stock manager Ross Milne is upbeat about the 2025 ram selling market after Mallee studs outperformed during the 2024 spring ram sale season. He said the industry “has been in its ram selling season since...

25/11/2024

People are pretty pragmatic out in the pastoral country. It’s big country which can have big problems – but also big rewards. Where no day, season or year is ever the same. Right now at Wyndham Station, on the anabranch, north of Wentworth, it’s...

25/11/2024

MALLEE Sustainable Farming has been funded for a project to promote action to optimise or increase soil carbon in southwest NSW. Soil carbon is a hot topic in agriculture, but what does it really mean for farmers in low-rainfall areas such as...

18/11/2024

Poh, Murray add almonds glitz.
New Australian Almonds ambassador Poh Ling Yeow will add an element of glitz as the industry pushes hard to increase its market share this year.
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18/11/2024

Typically, I use this platform to write gentle self-deprecating humour, and I try to be reasonably honest with our joys and challenges. Today I am going for shameless self-promotion. Sorry, but we are on a journey to build a legacy business of which...

19/10/2024

THIS year's Victorian harvest could be thrown into disarray as grain handlers at GrainCorp sites in NSW vote on whether to down tools over a pay dispute. Australian Workers’ Union said industrial action was at play after negotiations broke down...

19/10/2024

YOU can’t be too Grizzly when you are literally the cutting edge of the ag machinery business. Especially when that’s not just your opinion, or even the opinion of your clients (and it is), but is also the assessment of the wider...

19/10/2024

QUAMBATOOK grain and livestock farmer Brett Hosking has thrown his hat into the ring for president of the Victorian Farmers Federation. A former vice president of the peak farm body and respected agriculture leader and advocate, Mr...

18/10/2024

October edition of North West Farmer now available.
https://www.northwestfarmer.com.au/digital-editions

17/10/2024

Voting for the cover of the North West Farmer Calendar has started!

Vote now for the best photo to receive the coveted cover page.

Each monthly winner has the chance to have their photo as the cover of the NWF Calendar 2025.

Link to voting: northwestfarmer.com.au/nwf-calendar-voting