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Weather causes harvesting problems for farmers

Grain farmers in Victoria's north and south-west have been forced to harvest later than usual following a bout of rain and low temperatures.

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Rail damage tipped to delay grain shipping

GrainCorp says damage to Victoria's railway lines will add to delays in the shipping of grain from its receival sites.

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Grain growers' up-beat about sowing season start

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says grain growers are approaching the sowing season with optimism because of high prices and a good soil profile.

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Big year for canola

Canola crops are creeping further north, with plantings set to increase by as much as 400 per cent in somes parts of western Victoria. Many Mallee farmers are opting to include the oilseed crop in...

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Fertiliser firms fall

Well known fertiliser companies Interfert Australia and Megafert have gone into voluntary administration. They lost money when fertiliser prices crashed in 2009 and haven't made it back. Chris Powell...

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Mice come with huge cost

Mice are costing grain growers, with some farmers having to bait three times to kill them off. It's adding a huge cost to growing this season's crops, but farmers are hopeful it will pay off with big...

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Birds dying from mouse poison

Birds are dying from eating home-made mouse bait.

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Mouse woes force farmers to re-sow

Some farmers in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee are having to re-sow crops because of high mouse numbers.

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Three times lucky: the war against mice

They've baited once, they've baited twice. Now grain growers in the Mallee are being forced to bait three times to defeat hungry mice ravaging their crops. The Department of Primary Industries says...

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Grain farmers look for soaking

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says many farmers in northern central Victoria are hoping for rain in the coming days so they can finish sowing their grain crops.

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Mouse bait station delays worry VFF

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says its frustrated with delays to the mouse bait station at the Mallee town of Berriwillock.

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Victoria still to get a mouse bait station

After weeks of planning and investigation, the Victorian Health Department has rejected the state's first mice bait mixing station at Berriwillock in the north-west, for safety reasons.

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Mouse bait station gets nod

A mouse bait mixing station has been approved for the Mallee.

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Western Victoria Rural Report, 09-09-2011

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Bait maker claims there's no need for emergency mixing stations

A large mouse bait manufacturing company claims there's no longer any need for emergency mouse bait stations to help reduce mouse numbers.

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Make or break rain welcomed in the Victorian Mallee

Farmers across the north-west of Victoria have welcomed rains over the weekend, that have all but ensured a good season.

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Mice munching crops, just weeks from harvest

Mice are beating farmers to their grain that's almost ready to harvest.

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Wild pigs surprise harvesters

Contract harvesters have started work in Victoria's far north-west.

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Wind in the wind rows, causes harvest halt

Rainfall of up to 20 millimetres and severe winds caused havoc in the north west of the state, as the grain harvest came to a halt.

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Mallee farmers look for rain

About half of the Victorian Mallee's cereal crops are now sown but without any significant rain.

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Mallee crops off and running

Almost half of the Victorian Mallee's winter crops have been sown, despite no substantial rain fall for nearly two and half months.

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Farmers hope for wet weekend

Farmers are hoping heavy rain forecast later this week delivers the autumn break they are waiting for.

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Growing corn from the ashes of tomatoes

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Rain good news for grain growers

eaGrain growers across Victoria's Wimmera are welcoming yesterday's rain.

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Farmer says Victorian DPI cuts are hurting research

A farmer and former VFF grains representative says the most recent cuts to Victoria's Department of Primary Industries are failing farmers when it comes to independent research.

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Grain crops still need drenching

A Victorian agronomist says some of the state's grain crops still need more rain urgently.

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Ladies don't need to bring a plate to grain marketing sessions

More women are wanting or needing to take a role in marketing grain on farms.

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Dry weather lets down Mallee grain farmers

An agronomist says nearly a third to half of Victoria's Central Mallee is suffering because it's had just 10 per cent of average rainfall for this growing season.

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Rain lifts grain hopes

There was a timely boost for Victoria's grain growers over the weekend.

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VFF airs GrainCorp takeover fears

The Victorian Farmers Federation has raised concern about a takeover bid for Australia's leading grain handler.

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Too late for rain to help parched crops

Farmers in Victoria's Mallee say no amount of rain can help the region's crops with the season at such a late stage.

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Victorian Mallee grain harvest starts, with mixed yields expected

Farmers have made a start on the 2012 grain harvest in the Victorian Mallee.

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GrainCorp says too early to predict harvest size

A grain handling company is reporting a small start to the harvest in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee.

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Smaller crop forecast from late grain season

More farmers in north central Victoria are expected to start harvesting grain crops this week, despite the late start to the season.

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Grain harvest sparks fire warning

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) says a big grain harvest in northern Victoria has heightened the region's fire risk.

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Crop fire sparks warning to grain growers

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is again warning grain growers to take care during the harvest season, after another crop fire in central Victoria.

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Farmers reminded of crop fire threat

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says crop fires remain a problem for the state's grain growers.

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Students get a taste of the US beef industry

Five Australian students have kick-started their careers in agriculture after a recent tour of the beef industry in the United States.

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Mallee grain sowing begins

Grain sowing has started in Victoria's Mallee.

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VFF keen for ACCC view of GrainCorp takeover

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says it looking to see what the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) makes of a proposed takeover of GrainCorp.

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Farmers welcome weekend downpour

Central Victorian farmers are celebrating after good rainfall was recorded over the weekend.

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Farmers wait for rain to fulfill crop potential

Grain crops throughout central Victoria and the Wimmera Mallee are generally looking good at the start of spring, but some districts are struggling after a dry finish to winter.

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Victorian grain growers hold their breath in 'make or break' season

Victoria's grain growers are frustrated by cool and unpredictable weather as they try to start what is shaping up to be an excellent season.

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Mallee farmer, 90, brings in last crop after 75 years of harvests

A 90-year-old Mallee farmer is in the midst of harvesting his last and best ever crop, after years of drought, floods and everything in between.

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Income from bumper grain harvest starts to flow in regional economy

Despite low prices and high rates of grain storage, analysts say farmers and regional economies are already benefitting from this season's bumper harvest.

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Train drivers carrying Victoria's grain harvest on strike over new enterprise...

Transport of Victoria's record grain crop will come to a halt this week, after the breakdown of negotiations between freight rail company Pacific National and its workforce.

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Art silos become a 'bit of a lifesaver' for struggling rural communities

Using silos as a canvas for giant works of public art is an idea that has swept across country Victoria like a dust storm.

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Australia approves foreign grain imports for the first time in over a decade

Australia will import foreign-grown grain for the first time since 2007, after the Department of Agriculture approved a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada.

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Water trading's 'unintended' consequences across Australia's southern...

As Australia's competition watchdog prepares to study the Murray-Darling Basin's $2 billion water trade, a trip up the river finds irrigators are worried about the market's "unintended" consequences.

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ABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers

Australian grain growers will produce one of their smallest crops of the decade this year.

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