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New data has revealed the NSW Government is contributing just ‘bits of bacon’ to the desperate effort to curb feral pigs, the state’s peak farm body says. Media reports of 53,000 feral pigs culled by authorities over the past year were dwarfed by the estimated tens...
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging the Minns Labor Government to do more when it comes to controlling feral pigs across the state. Between July 2024 and June 2025, just 83,207 feral pigs were culled. With...
The NSW Government’s Local Land Services is seeking landholders’ and the wider community’s input in planning for the future.Local Land Services has released two draft documents for public feedback that will help shape its core service delivery.These services include...
Finalists for The Weekly Times Coles 2025 Farmer of the Year awards have been announced yesterday, honouring Australia’s best in agriculture across six categories: Beef, Cropping, Dairy, Horticulture, Innovation, and Sheep. The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year...
Farmers with cellar doors and fruit stands should beware of huge new bills being slapped on them by the state government, NSW Farmers says. Reports have spiked of family farmers being forced to pay up to $300,000 in land taxes to the NSW Government for diversifying...
With the mercury continuing to soar in the region, the Northern Tablelands Local Land Service has issued a warning to livestock producers. Heatwaves can be fatal for livestock, particularly for at-risk animals such as lambs and calves, older animals or animals in poor...
Tuesday marked the end of an era at the Inverell saleyards with prominent Inverell stock agent Phillip Frame conducting his last sale at the Inverell saleyards. Mr Frame called stumps on his 40 year career operating and selling livestock at the yards and also...
FRRR’s In a Good Place (IAGP) program is offering grants of up to $20,000 for community-led projects that support the mental health and wellbeing of farmers, farming communities and people living in remote, rural and regional places. Alan Broome, extensions...
Production remains positive in the Northern Tablelands following the release of the December seasonal update from the Local Land Service. The entire region remains in a non-drought category with the Dept of Primary Industries and regional Development suggesting this...