Farmers have been left to cope with dangerous holes in mobile coverage as the federal government delivers a lacklustre response to a major telecommunications review. On Thursday the federal government finally issued a response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications...
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New Planning Tool to Fast-Track DA Process when Building Key On-Farm Infrastructure
The Minns Labor Government has launched a new online tool that will save farmers thousands of dollars and months of work as they negotiate often complex planning laws when applying for development approvals to build key on farm infrastructure. The platform, called...
Farmers Warn Against Kyoto 2.0
Farmers must not shoulder the burden of meeting the Federal Government’s new emissions target for 2035, the state’s peak farm body has warned.Farmers have still never been compensated for the billions of dollars in emissions reduction activities they undertook to meet...
Boosting Protection for Farmers, Industry and Our Landscapes Against Diseases, Pests and Weeds
The Minns Labor Government has released the state’s most advanced Biosecurity Action Plan to protect landscapes, livestock and crops from pests, weeds and biosecurity threats to ensure our $20 billion per annum primary industries sector can increase its economic...
Sorghum Production Guide Released to Improve Crop Yield
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has released a new sorghum production guide aimed at informing growers and agronomists on ways to improve the yield and quality of sorghum crops grown in northern New South Wales.The guide is...
Moylan Concerned about New NRAR Legislation
Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moylan has slammed new legislation introduced by the NSW government in relation to the Natural Resources Access Regulator or NRAR labeling it revenue raising adding Premier Chris Minns is not a friend of regional NSW. Speaking on STA FM...
Boolah’s Trial Farm Field Day returns in 2025 with national impact, driven by ‘Dirt to Data’
Join us at Australia’s largest commercial-scale regenerative trial farm on Wednesday 10th September, as it opens its gates to invite farmers, agronomists, agtech leaders and data specialists to the highly anticipated Boolah Trial Farm Field Day in Pallamallawa,...
Green Growth Brings Risk of Bloat and Pulpy Kidney
As we enter spring, Local Land Services is encouraging livestock producers to take steps to reduce the risk of bloat and pulpy kidney.Pulpy kidney, also known as enterotoxaemia, can cause sudden death in sheep, goats and cattle on high carbohydrate, energy-rich feed,...
Farmers Cheer Border Security Boost
NSW Farmers has welcomed news that six new detector dog handlers have joined Australia’s border security team to protect the nation from biosecurity threats.On Tuesday, Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced the new recruits had joined a team of more...
