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Victorian Country Hour
The new leader of Australia's wool industry from 2022-03-22T12:00

The new friendlier face of the wool industry takes charge

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Extreme events and the food system from 2022-03-03T12:00

War, weather, shipping and shopping and the extreme events changing the price of food.

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Both sides of politics non-committal on Murray-Darling future from 2022-03-02T12:00

With a deadline and an election looming both sides of politics talk basin plan future

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Victorian tomato grower feels'helpless'as friends in Ukraine try desperately to flee from 2022-02-25T12:00

Victorian tomato grower feels 'helpless' as his friends in Ukraine try desperately to flee to safety in Poland

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'Sunflower Selfies'; How a Shepparton sunflower crop became an impromptu tourist destination from 2022-02-16T12:00

Hundreds of people flock to Shepparton sunflower crop to take 'sunflower selfies'

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Dairy giant Saputo announces 18 job cuts and milk factory shutdowns from 2022-02-09T12:00

Dairy giant Saputo has announced 18 job cuts at its Maffra and Cobram dairy factories in Victoria

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Right to Farm'under threat'in Victoria's Macdeon Ranges from 2022-02-04T12:00

Farmers in residential growth areas outside Melbourne say their right to farm is under threat

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Victorian Roads Minister challenged to visit western Victoria to inspect'dire state'of roads from 2022-02-03T12:00

Victoria's Minister for Roads, Ben Carroll talks about the state of regional and rural roads.

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Communication is key when it comes to tackling farm succession from 2022-01-27T12:00

Don't leave it too late; handing over the family farm without ruining your family in the process

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Fonterra lifts milk price for Kiwi farmers from 2022-01-26T12:00

Fonterra New Zealand has increased milk prices for its Kiwi dairy farmer suppliers to a record high.

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Federal taskforce investigates bank branch closures in regional Australia from 2022-01-19T12:00

The Regional Banking Taskforce has been touring country towns to report back to the Federal Government.

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Now ewe see it, facial recognition for sheep from 2021-12-23T12:00

Facial recognition for sheep could be coming to a paddock near ewe.

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Allegations hundreds of horses have been dumped in an unlicensed burial pit near Geelong from 2021-12-20T12:00

Victoria's environment watchdog is investigating a pet crematorium over allegations hundreds of horses have been dumped in an unlicensed burial pit near Geelong for more than a decade.

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Yarra Valley strawberry growers struggle as labour shortage and bad weather bite from 2021-12-14T12:00

It's been a tough year for strawberry growers in Victoria's Yarra Valley

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"We need some young people"Shearing in Victoria two months behind schedule due to worker shortage from 2021-12-02T12:00

The shearing season in Victoria is a month behind schedule sparking concerns about flystrike

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Lack of parts makes for nervous harvest from 2021-11-19T12:00

Shortage of machinery parts in Australia has growers hoping they won't breakdown

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British waitress wins High Court discrimination battle over Australia's'backpacker tax' from 2021-11-04T12:00

A British waitress has won a drawn out discrimination case over Australia's 'backpacker tax'

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Sentinel chickens retire from public service with 50 year service medal from 2021-11-03T12:00



Victoria’s sentinel chickens are retiring after nearly 50 years on the front line of mosquito-borne virus detection.

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Rice sector confidence grows with hundreds of jobs predicted for bumper season from 2021-11-02T12:00



Rice sector confidence grows as planting continues across southern New South Wales

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Victorian farmers assess crop losses from hail storm from 2021-10-29T12:00



Hail and storm damage has been reported all the way from the South Australian Mallee to the southern Wimmera.

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Victorian Country Hour from 2021-10-27T12:00



Irrigators from Northern Victoria are being handed more than $300 million worth of water to keep and use from savings from the multi-billion dollar...

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Farmer frustrated by Nationals' net zero bickering from 2021-10-25T12:00



A Victorian farmer who moved his farming operation south to chase rain due to climate change has spoken out about the Nationals' delayed action on ...

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Lawyers watching Fonterra Australia ownership plan closely from 2021-10-18T12:00



Lawyer watching Fonterra Australia's ownership plans closely

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Can an unusual new routine lift a dairy farm's profitability? from 2021-10-11T12:00



Gippsland farmer Stuart Griffin is trialling something new in the dairy by switching up his milking rotation.

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'What a waste,' brexit butcher shortage forces pig farmers to kill their own pigs from 2021-10-04T13:00



Pig farmers in the United Kingdom are having to kill their own pigs and put them in landfill due to a butcher shortage.
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Dale Grey from 2021-09-21T12:00



Waiting on rain, what the weather models say with Dale Grey

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Non barley growing countries sign up to Australian World Trade Organisation case against China from 2021-09-09T12:00



No barley but still an interest, Australian case against China in world arbitrator watched closely.

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Interstate truck drivers ordered to have first dose COVID vaccine by Sept 23 to enter Victoria from NSW from 2021-09-09T12:00



It's not easy being an interstate truck driver during the pandemic and now they must have a first dose COVID vaccine before gaining entry into Vict...

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Fields of cancellations and another horror spring for Agricultural Shows from 2021-09-03T12:00



"Our ribbons were printed, our show book was designed," 60 of 75 Victorian ag shows cancelled this spring.

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Grain harvest call to action for former soldiers from 2021-08-31T12:00



'Get out and give it a go', that's the advice from a retired special forces officer for any ex-Defence Force personnel considering working on the u...

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Stop asking people to thank a farmer from 2021-08-24T12:00



New Zealand farmer tells his industry to stop asking people to thank a farmer.

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World record barley crop grown in the UK from 2021-08-24T12:00



A UK farmer has set a new world record for barley yields after treating his crop like solar panels.

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EPA forces farmers to register tyre stockpiles on farm from 2021-08-20T12:00



Victorian farmers have until January 2022 to register old tyres on their farms

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Horsham seed bank protecting seeds for the future from 2021-08-19T12:00



Seeds are being stored for future generations, at the Australian Grains Genebank in Horsham but also in a special vault in Norway!
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Farm gates open to camping but government stays silent on how it will work from 2021-08-17T12:00



Camping deadline looming but government not providing details on rules

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No jab, no job. Should abattoir and food factory workers be forced to have COVID-19 vaccinations from 2021-08-05T12:00



Big business grapples with no jab, no job dilemma after food processor SPC sets legal test case for the country.

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'It has a real buzz to it when there's a full lake' Water is flowing into Lake Hindmarsh for the first time in five years from 2021-08-04T12:00



Victoria's largest freshwater lake, Lake Hindmarsh is filling setting small town Jeparit up for busy summer

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Nhill's 99-year-old former truckie, Mavis Jarred a trailblazer of her time from 2021-07-29T12:00



Happy 99th Birthday Mavis; Nhill's pioneering female truckie has vivid memories of life on the road

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Dairy community rallies behind young couple given just weeks to find a new share farm after property near Great Ocean road offered for sale from 2021-07-26T12:00



Dairy community rallies behind young couple given just weeks to find a new home and share farm for their herd

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Meet the smart, young dairy farmers building big ideas for the future from 2021-07-06T12:00



It's a cracking time to be a dairy farmer. But it's not so easy to buy a farm and get started.

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Merinos and Southdowns shine at this year's Victorian Sheep Show at Ballarat from 2021-07-05T12:00



The Victorian Sheep Show went off without a hitch in Ballarat on the weekend, after being cancelled in 2020 and postponed this year due to COVID-19...

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'Super Mum' ewe gives birth to healthy quintuplet lambs from 2021-07-01T12:00



She's a 'Super Mum!'
A two-year old ewe at a western Victorian farm near Ararat has given birth to five healthy lambs.
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'I can't recall a time when we've had so much choice' Dairy farmers set to benefit from milk price bidding war from 2021-06-22T12:00



Milk companies are upping their opening prices in a bid to retain their existing supply base and lure new farmers to the fold.
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Citrus harvest underway in Victoria's Sunraysia - we take you inside a Sunraysia packing shed from 2021-06-18T12:00



Today we take you inside a citrus packing shed in Victoria's Sunraysia, where 40,000 bins of mandarins and oranges will be packed this harvest.
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What does the UK-AUST free trade deal mean for dairy, red meat exports, wine and farm labour? from 2021-06-17T12:00



If you're a dairy farmer, export red meat producer, wine grower or vegie farmer, what does the UK-Aust free trade deal mean for you?
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Power out, milking by generator for a seventh day in a row after wild storms from 2021-06-16T12:00



Storms cut power to Peter Young's Gippsland dairy a week ago and he is still in the dark

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Massive trees down and milking disrupted by damaging storms in Victoria from 2021-06-15T12:00



Farmers in Gippsland who remain cut off from electricity are having to dry off their cows while landholders in central Victoria are on chainsaws, c...

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Are consumers being misled by the labelling of plant-based meat substitutes? from 2021-06-03T12:00



Is it OK that plant-based meat substitutes on your supermarket shelves are labelled with images of animals, with terms like 'Meaty Chunks'
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Billionaires, farmers, taxpayers invest $35 million to grow Aussie ag-tech on farm from 2021-06-01T12:00



Billionaires, taxpayers and farmers have stumped up $35 million to be spent on agricultural technology in Australia after a venture capital fund wa...

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Will the Belties belt the Angus? Warwick Long's Best Beef Breed poll from 2021-05-28T12:00



After a hard-fought battle between some of the best cattle breeds in the business, we've arrived at the final of all finals. Will the Belted Gallow...

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The mud slinging has started as UK farmers worry about the Aust-UK free trade deal from 2021-05-27T12:00



The mud slinging has started as UK farmers worry about the Australian-UK free trade deal

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Mud slinging has started as UK farmers worry about the Aust-UK free trade deal from 2021-05-27T12:00



The mud slinging has started as UK farmers worry about the Australian-UK free trade deal

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Meet Garry the self-funded retiree who found farm work in NSW and loved every minute of it from 2021-05-26T12:00



Self-funded retiree finds farm work at Nevertire in NSW and is going back for more

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Meet Garry, a self-funded retiree who found farm work in NSW and loved every minute of it from 2021-05-26T12:00



When self-funded retiree Garry Evans from Wedderburn heard an interview about labour shortages on farms, he called Warwick Long to ask for more det...

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New book details history of Victoria's dried fruits industry from 2021-05-21T13:59:13



The dried fruits industry has been operating in Sunraysia since the 1890s and during those 130 years it has faced good times and challenges.
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Is the Ramsar convention being interpreted correctly by Murray Darling Basin water managers? from 2021-05-20T15:07:18



An advisor to the key international environment convention Ramsar says it is being used in the wrong way in the debate around the Murray-Darling Ba...

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The long and winding road to return cultural flows to the Murray Darling Basin from 2021-05-19T14:30:01



Indigenous communities along the Murray Darling Basin are still waiting for access to their water, three years on from the Federal Government's $40...

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Troy Grant on his vision for Australia's first Inspector-General of water compliance for the Murray Darling Basin from 2021-05-19T12:00



Legislation has been introduced into parliament to create Australia's first Inspector-General of water compliance for the Murray Darling Basin
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A dairy with a difference; Tom and Emma Acocks switch to barn-style dairying at Rochester, Victoria. from 2021-05-17T14:30:35



Tom and Emma Acocks are self confessed 'happy dairyfarmers' after drought and water availability forced them to shift their herd away from paddock ...

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Calls for outdated shearing gear to be banned from 2021-05-14T12:00



The Shearing Contractors Association of Australia is wants Worksafe Victoria to ban outdated and dangerous shearing equipment to prevent injuries t...

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Mawarra Hereford bull sells for $103,000 from 2021-05-13T12:00



A Hereford bull from Mawarra Genetics at Longford in Gippsland has fetched $103,000 at the Hereford National Show and Sale in Wodonga last night Listen

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Dairy farmers call for 'out-clause' for milk contracts from 2021-05-12T12:00



Should dairy farmers have the right to opt out of their milk contracts if a better deal is on offer?

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Major dairy processor, Fonterra announces its opening milk price of $6.55 to help farmers plan the season ahead. from 2021-05-10T12:00



Is it enough? Fonterra has announced its opening milk price much earlier than usual but it will be revised in the first week of June when export co...

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Chamberlain tractor convoy from 2021-05-06T12:00



Members of a vintage machinery club from Heywood are on their way to Bourke in their vintage Chamberlain tractors

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Wool production up from 2021-05-04T12:00



The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee predicts wool production in Australia will increase by six million kilograms on last financial...

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Autumn Lambing from 2021-04-28T12:00



"You can never have enough lubricant" Lambing tips for even the most experienced farmers

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Drought break from 2021-03-25T12:00



We're calling it - after three tough years, farmers at Giffard south of Sale are rejoicing after drought breaking rain overnight.
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Five trends that will impact the future of agriculture from 2021-02-23T12:00



There are five big trends that will affect the future of agriculture, according to a new report from ABARES and the CSIRO.
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Thursday 18 February 2021 from 2021-02-18T12:00



Do you use Facebook? Rural news outlets, including The Weekly Times are reeling this morning, at Facebook's decision to strip news feeds
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An $8.7m powerline upgrade in South West Vic could be over before it begins from 2021-01-06T12:00



Farmers in one pocket of South West Victoria have to run their dairies off generators because they only have access to single phase power.
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