9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (413+ words) Loyal investors who have stood by an Australian gold miner, which first listed on the local bourse almost 60 years ago, are about to be rewarded with a cash payout for the first time. Perth-based Alkane Resources, which produces gold and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (363+ words) Mitchell Shire Council will consider a community push to give farmers a formal say in council decision-making, after a petition calling for an Agricultural Advisory Committee drew 628 signatures from across the shire. The petition, organised by the not-for-profit group Protect…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (499+ words) Further enhanced weed control from one of Australia’s leading, versatile post-emergent herbicides is set to provide a significant boost for growers’ broadleaf weed management in cereal crops and fallows this season. Infinity Ultra now controls a host of additional weeds,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (682+ words) Urea prices have fallen sharply over the past four to six weeks, dropping from a June peak of $1450 a tonne to about $800 a tonne. It's good news for farmers, but a painful blow for fertiliser resellers who were encouraged to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (264+ words) Long before it was rolling off local dealership floors, the JCB Fastrac was setting records on a disused World War II airfield in Yorkshire. The Fastrac Two, a heavily modified version of the tractor now sold through dealerships including Michael’s…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (166+ words) Applications have opened for the 2026 Young Farmers Upskill and Invest Scholarship, giving young farmers and farm workers up to $10,000 to build skills and invest in their businesses. Successful applicants can access up to $5000 for study or training, and a further…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (164+ words) Young stock sold for premium prices at the second stage Kaarmona dispersal sale in Shepparton on July 16. The Holstein and Jersey cattle were offered from the Master Breeder-accredited stud following the sale of the Sprunt property at Bunbartha. The first…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (383+ words) A peak farmers group and political parties at multiple levels have slammed a Federal Government green light for the sale of farmland for timber production. The sale of Tasmania's biggest farm to an overseas company for use as plantation forestry…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (373+ words) Steven Parisotto was named Director of Planning & Community and Zack Walsh appointed Director of Infrastructure. The appointments follow the retirement of former Director Infrastructure & Planning Garry Stoll after a long career in local government, including four years with Murrumbidgee Council....

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (651+ words) Glen Gordon recently travelled to state parliament in Melbourne as part of a delegation of stakeholders concerned about the implications of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the future of staple food production. Glen and his brother Drew manage the family…...