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Foreign investment in Australian farms plummets. Historically foreign investors spend between $7 billion and $8.5 billion on new farming investments in Australia. That changed in 2023-24, with ...
Victoria’s wheatbelt families fight to stop critical sands mines
October 9, 2024 - 5:00AM. The Weekly Times. Victoria’s wheatbelt farming families feel they have been left in the dust as emerging mining projects seed their place across the Wimmera-Mallee. The ...
Swedish pension fund to sell three Victorian dairy farms
The largest of the three farms on offer in the Goulburn Valley, Timmering, is located 38km west of Shepparton and includes a well-maintained 50-stand rotary dairy, 14,300-litre Anderson milk vat ...
Wild dog control extended to 2028 | The Weekly Times
Sep 24, 2024 · Wild dogs will continue to be baited, trapped and shot across eastern Victoria until 2028, but the $120 bounty ends next month. The Victorian Government has extended wild dog control in northeast ...
It was a battle for Colin McKenna and his soldier settler family
COLIN McKenna remembers the day his parents were accepted as soldier settlers in the winter of 1955. He recalls his mother running up a muddy track, a letter in hand which told the news the family ...
Renewable divide: Farmers query RMCG consultancy’s independence
October 9, 2024 - 5:00AM. The Weekly Times. The RMCG consultancy is being asked for “credible, evidence-based advice” on the impacts of VNI West, while also doing work for renewable project ...
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‘Out of control’: Developers rush to lock farmers into deals
Wind and solar developers are scrambling to lock farmers into confidential deals, with one producer saying he has been contacted by 13 different companies. Peter Hunt. @PHuntAgri. 3 min read ...
Coalition renewables policy: Extend wind farm buffer to 2kms
October 9, 2024 - 5:00AM. The Weekly Times 1 Comment. The Victorian Coalition wants to ban wind turbines within 2kms of homes and reinstate third-party appeal rights against renewable projects ...
Wagga Wagga lamb prices hit $299 | The Weekly Times
The best old lambs made $299 at Wagga Wagga this week. Picture: Zoe Phillips. NLRS reporter Leann Dax said southern buyers were “particularly active”, pushing prices to $155-$216 for trade ...