Rural News

Freight flights for beef and dairy exports

Australian beef, dairy and seafood products will be exported to key overseas markets — including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE — as part of a new $110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism. Federal...

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Slow-cooked Mexican Chicken with Cheesy Crust

Serves: 4Ingredients: 500 g chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into four1 red onion, cut into wedges1 red capsicum, diced2 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp smoked paprika1 fresh jalapeno, thinly sliced400 g jar tomato...

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04 Apr 2020

Slow-cooked Mexican Chicken with Cheesy Crust

Country News

04 Apr 2020

Demand for farmland remains high

Strong demand for agricultural commodities and recent rainfall has created perfect conditions for those looking to sell rural land, despite the current coronavirus climate. Kevin Hicks Real Estate owner Kevin Hicks said farm properties were being...

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03 Apr 2020

A true blue red dog

Toolamba West dairy farmer George Kerrins spends his days with his furry colleague, Jimmy. Five-year-old Jimmy is a red kelpie who loves to work on the farm, herding cattle with unbridled energy. When he’s not working on the farm, he’s...

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Colbinabbin memories

Colbinabbin is on Cornella Creek, between Rushworth and Elmore in northern Victoria. The railway was constructed in 1914 and the station became a major wheat handling terminal. Sawmills produced timber that was delivered to Melbourne by rail, but...

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Mediterranean diet linked to healthy ageing

Researchers have found a Mediterranean diet could help older people stave off frailty and keep mentally sharp. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables, olive oil and fish was found to boost bacteria in the gut linked to healthy ageing, and reduce...

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Some relief for Victoria’s timber industry

Peak associations representing Victoria’s native timber industries have welcomed the extension of Regional Forest Agreements until 2030, but remain uncertain of their future. The Victorian Association of Forest Industries, the Australian...

Jamieson Salter

Water

Fireworks in the water debate

State Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has ruled out a royal commission into the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Mr Walsh and Southern Irrigators chairman Chris Brooks have gone head-to-head in a debate on issues of water trading...

Cassandra Power

Truck drivers struggle as roadhouses close

Australia’s besieged supermarkets and food retailers may now be caught in a web of confusing red tape as another case of coronavirus collateral damage. Desperately trying to keep ahead of panic buying, trucking companies have been hit by...

Jamieson Salter

Australians urged to calm the farm

Australians are being urged not to panic buy food and have been reassured that there are plenty of supplies to go around. A new campaign led by Australian Farmers states buying patterns have changed, not the amount of food being grown. The body said...

Jamieson Salter

Silo visitors expected to fall

A drop in tourism over the Easter break will cause economic loss to the towns on the silo art trail. Goorambat and District Community Group member Meredith Tolliday said the lack of revenue coming into towns as a result of coronavirus would affect...

Jamieson Salter

Dairy

Dairy industry steps up its response to COVID-19

Dairy farmers are wrestling with unprecedented new staff management restrictions and sorting out new guidelines for farm visits from vets to milk tankers, as the coronavirus threat increases. Although farms are classified as essential industries...

Geoff Adams

Submissions to Murray-Darling Basin report close on Sunday

The independent panel assessing social and economic conditions in the Murray-Darling Basin is seeking submissions on its draft report by Sunday, April 5. Released more than two weeks ago, the panel’s draft report identified mental health...

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31 Mar 2020

Dairy

Dairy farmers take coronavirus precautions

In a time of widespread panic, the region’s dairy farmers are playing their part to prevent the spread of coronavirus. These farmers have changed the way they work, finding new methods to abide by the restrictions put in place. Waaia dairy farmer...

Jamieson Salter

Strike me technicolour - I thought I knew some idiots!

By Col Curmudgeon It was my intention to pick up where I left off last week because I was really starting to warm to my theme. Then I got distracted, which I know you will find unusual for the Curmudgeon. It happened when I was walking down the main...

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Livestock

Tumut stud to host charity bull sale

Purchasers at this year’s autumn sale affected by the summer’s bushfires will go into a draw for a three-night stay on the NSW south coast (to be taken when safe to do so) courtesy of Reiland Angus

Rodney Woods