Rural Victoria forgotten in election commitments
Just four of the 849 Labor, Greens and Coalition’s election commitments mention agriculture – and none mention council rates.
Politics
Explainer: How Labor’s industrial relations laws could affect farmers
Sweeping reforms to workplace laws could mean big changes for agriculture. We break down what farmers need to know.
Letter to Labor: ‘Save my dad’s job’
Heyfield Primary School student Indiana Lockett has written a heartfelt letter to Labor, to try and save her dad’s timber job.
Ag exporters pin hopes on Albo-Jinping outcome
Beef, barley, timber, wine and lobster exporters hope the PM’s meeting with the Chinese president will thaw trade relations.
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Murray Basin Rail lockout
Victorian Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan is spending $48.8m of taxpayers’ money blocking competition and the future standardisation of the state’s Sea Lake grain freight line, say growers.
Picker shortage downgrades fruit
A shortage of pickers in the Goulburn Valley means fruit is maturing faster than it can be harvested, leading to losses as fruit is downgraded and dumped on the second-grade wholesale market.
Northern rivers a camping priority
See the list of rivers the Victorian Government wants to first open to camping. Farmers fear the impact on crown land water frontages that many have held grazing licences over for decades.
Farmers’ role crucial in emissions debate
Food security needs to be at the forefront of all policy discussions around a 2050 net-zero emissions plan, writes Roma Britnell.
Declaring soft drink is better than fresh juice is illogical
Declaring Diet Coke to be healthier than freshly squeezed orange juice doesn’t just lack logic. It makes a mockery of the entire health-star rating system, writes Ed Gannon.
Poll: Are duck hunters being short-changed this season?
Victorian are angry about ongoing cuts to their bag limits. Are they being short-changed this season? VOTE NOW
Season turmoil could stop hunters saving wetlands
Duck hunters volunteer thousands of hours into rehabilitating Victoria’s 181 State Game Reserves. But that work could come to an abrupt end if the Andrews Government keeps cutting back the season and bag limits.
Chemical residue test results cover-up
Agriculture Victoria performs about 35,000 tests for agricultural chemicals on 350 to 400 samples of Victorian-grown fruit and vegetable each year. But they refuse to make them public, despite doing so in the past.
Seasonal worker costs revealed
Victoria has finalised its $7.8 million plan to bring seasonal workers into the state. Here’s how much it will cost farmers to access.
Why fruit juice has lost its health cred
State governments have decided Diet Coke is better for you than a glass of OJ. We reveal who backed the change, and why, and how the federal agriculture minister has reacted.
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