Home Tags Farmers

Tag: farmers

Embracing imperfection

A kinky carrot, an excessively sized zucchini, a blemished mango, perfectly edible, tasty produce are rejected by major supermarkets for their anomalous aesthetic, amassing...

Caged eggs set to be phased-out

Caged eggs will be phased out by 2036 under new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines endorsed by state and territory agricultural leaders. Australia's agriculture...

Call for government to step in

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has called on the state government to step in and take over the planning of the state's transmission network. Following...

Young Farmer Business Bootcamp returns for 2023

Victorian young farmers looking to establish a long and successful career in the agriculture industry can gain valuable skills through two-day Business Bootcamp events...

Flood package for farmers now open

A $73.5 million initial support package from the state government has been implemented to support primary producers and small businesses across the state devastated...

New laws to protect Victorian farmers

New laws allowing livestock owners to voluntarily establish extra biosecurity measures on their properties to protect them from trespassers has been introduced in Victoria,...

Breaking a generational curse

Escaping a life of gang violence and addiction in New Zealand, Cassandra and Leigh Tama now work on a dairy farm in Denison.

Information trickles out on waterfront camping

Farmers have been given more information about new waterfront crown land camping laws, which include no firewood collection, only gun dogs allowed and campers...

Farmers want federal climate action

MEMBERS of Farmers for Climate Action are calling on Gippsland MHR Darren Chester to take the message to Parliament that farmers want stronger action...

Blazeaid seeks volunteers in Heyfield

Volunteer group Blazeaid is seeking coordinators and volunteers to help them rebuild fences and other structures damaged during recent storms and floods. The volunteer-based organisation...

Latest News

Nippers season starts soon

Summer is nearly here – and that means the Nippers season at Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club will begin soon. Nippers is an inclusive beach...