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.
View ArticleRail 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.
View ArticleGrain 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.
View ArticleBig 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...
View ArticleFertiliser 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...
View ArticleMice 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...
View ArticleMouse woes force farmers to re-sow
Some farmers in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee are having to re-sow crops because of high mouse numbers.
View ArticleThree 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...
View ArticleGrain 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.
View ArticleMouse 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.
View ArticleVictoria 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.
View ArticleMouse bait station gets nod
A mouse bait mixing station has been approved for the Mallee.
View ArticleBait 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.
View ArticleMake 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.
View ArticleMice munching crops, just weeks from harvest
Mice are beating farmers to their grain that's almost ready to harvest.
View ArticleWild pigs surprise harvesters
Contract harvesters have started work in Victoria's far north-west.
View ArticleWind 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.
View ArticleMallee farmers look for rain
About half of the Victorian Mallee's cereal crops are now sown but without any significant rain.
View ArticleMallee 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.
View ArticleFarmers hope for wet weekend
Farmers are hoping heavy rain forecast later this week delivers the autumn break they are waiting for.
View ArticleRain good news for grain growers
eaGrain growers across Victoria's Wimmera are welcoming yesterday's rain.
View ArticleFarmer 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.
View ArticleGrain crops still need drenching
A Victorian agronomist says some of the state's grain crops still need more rain urgently.
View ArticleLadies 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.
View ArticleDry 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.
View ArticleRain lifts grain hopes
There was a timely boost for Victoria's grain growers over the weekend.
View ArticleVFF airs GrainCorp takeover fears
The Victorian Farmers Federation has raised concern about a takeover bid for Australia's leading grain handler.
View ArticleToo 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.
View ArticleVictorian Mallee grain harvest starts, with mixed yields expected
Farmers have made a start on the 2012 grain harvest in the Victorian Mallee.
View ArticleGrainCorp says too early to predict harvest size
A grain handling company is reporting a small start to the harvest in Victoria's Wimmera-Mallee.
View ArticleSmaller 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.
View ArticleGrain harvest sparks fire warning
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) says a big grain harvest in northern Victoria has heightened the region's fire risk.
View ArticleCrop 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.
View ArticleFarmers reminded of crop fire threat
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says crop fires remain a problem for the state's grain growers.
View ArticleStudents 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.
View ArticleVFF 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.
View ArticleFarmers welcome weekend downpour
Central Victorian farmers are celebrating after good rainfall was recorded over the weekend.
View ArticleFarmers 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.
View ArticleVictorian 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.
View ArticleMallee 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.
View ArticleIncome 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.
View ArticleTrain 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.
View ArticleArt 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.
View ArticleAustralia 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.
View ArticleWater 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.
View ArticleABARES 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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