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Expansion to organics facility

An expansion of the Gippsland Water’s Regional Organics facility will increase capacity to turn food and garden organics into high-quality compost to boost the...

Real risks posed by prohibited pig feed

Prohibited pig feed (formerly known as swill) is the act of feeding food scraps or food waste that contains meat, or which has...

Remove new levy, support farmers says VFF

With one year to go until Victorians go to the polls, the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is reminding all potential candidates to consider the...

The science behind hay fires

Spontaneous combustion in hay occurs when internal heat builds up to the point of ignition as a result of microbial activity and chemical reactions....

New app reveals rainfall distribution for farmers

Federation University researchers have developed a tool that reveals spatial variations in rainfall over short distances, providing farmers with an unprecedented level of detail...

Take stock of your water reserves

With summer on the way, now is an ideal time to take stock of your water reserves. Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer Clem...

Local choice

JB Rural Services has been busy preparing paddocks across the region — fertilising, spraying out weeds and sowing seed ahead of what is shaping...

More deer harvested

The Game Management Authority has released the Estimates of the 2024 deer harvest in Victoria report. Results show an estimated 167,600 deer were harvested...

Key drivers of Australian farmland value

Australian farmland values dipped following 12 consecutive years of growth across the first half of 2025 as challenging market conditions saw buyers and sellers...

Farmland values plateau

Australian farmland values continued to plateau across the first half of 2025 according to the latest report from Bendigo Bank Agribusiness. The national median...

Hay an option for crop

Every year Victorian grain crops face seasonal risks in spring. With the market for hay quite strong and the grain market looking weaker than...

Five key tips for silage this season

Capitalising on the spring surplus will be critical on farms this year. While some things are out of our control, focusing on key...

Levi Syer’s plea hits parliament

More than 37,000 signatures demanding the Meningococcal B vaccine be made free were delivered to Victoria Parliament on Wednesday morning by the mother, schoolmates,...