Farming & Environment
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Event to showcase goat growth
THE Measured Goats Field Day will take place at Condobolin Agricultural and Advisory Station on September 17, and will provide the first public look at…
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Fish on the move
DATA indicates that more than 7000 fish travelled upstream in the temporary Menindee fishway during its first season. The fishway has been installed for a…
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Weed control work in Far West begins
WESTERN Local Land Services have started ground works, alongside local landholders, on weed control in the Far West. This is after a survey to determine…
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Bring out your worms
WHILE other farmers in the Far West have been doing it tough this winter, the farm at Broken Hill PCYC is expanding. Already knee-deep in…
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Roo cruelty continues
RESIDENTS are incensed by yet another incident of animal cruelty in Broken Hill, this time inflicted on a kangaroo so badly injured it had to…
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Future-proof farming program extended
AS part of the State Government’s plans to strengthen the state’s agricultural sector, a further $3 million will be spent to allow farmers to improve…
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New nature reserves in Far West
MORE than 34,000 hectares across land holding in the north west of NSW will be allocated to the creation of three new national parks. The…
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Basin report released
RIVERS, wetlands and lakes are in far better shape under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, according to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority last week. The MDBA released…
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Animal ID tag discount extended
THE sheep and goat eID tag discount program will be extended until December 31, with Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty saying that uptake for the…
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Doctor from the sky tends to the dry
AMELIAH Scott is so well known as The Flying Vet™ that she has earned the right to have that little “trade mark” symbol following the…
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Native gardening workshop
AS part of Marnpi Festival, Slag Heap Projects and Landcare Broken Hill are partnering to continue the revitalization of Oxide Street with a native gardening…
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Lawsuit aimed at water authority
A CLASS action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority will head to trial next month, after almost six years since being lodged. The long-running class action…
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