Bee crisis threatens crops
A CRISIS in the Victorian commercial bee industry is threatening horticulture crops worth billions of dollars.
High hopes for rain
FORECAST rain today is expected to provide welcome relief for farmers across northwest Victoria.
Farmers slam milk price offer
DAIRY farmers have labelled predicted farmgate milk prices as unsustainable in the face of rising costs and growing debt.
Hurt boy joins quad-bike ban push
EIGHT-year-old Mason O'Keefe has backed the call for a ban on children using quad bikes, after severely injuring himself on one.
Woman dies in NSW cotton loader crash
AN elderly woman has died after the car she was in crashed into a cotton loader in the state's northwest.
Search for fisherman enters third day
UPDATE: THE search for a fisherman missing in North East Victoria has entered its third day.
Aussie garden wins at Chelsea
AUSTRALIA'S gardeners have created history at the Chelsea Flower Show by claiming the event's top prize for the first time.
Land clearing laws 'rolled back' in Qld
CONTROVERSIAL changes to Queensland's land clearing laws have passed state parliament.
Parks open gates to cattle
THE RSCPA has backed Queensland's plans to allow cattle grazing in some national parks.
Party's rural policy concerns
DISCONTENT is brewing among regional Coalition MPs about the Opposition's lack of policies for rural and regional Australia.
Native vegetation laws a 'last resort'
EDUCATION and incentives remain the best way to encourage farmers to preserve native vegetation.
Libs wrangle over Mallee seat
LIBERAL Party supporters remain frustrated in their efforts to contest the federal seat of Mallee.
Purcell rockets to 92 goals
AARON Purcell has earned a reputation as a goal-kicking machine after booting 92 goals in seven games for Jerilderie this season.
Harold Mason's a hands down legend
HAROLD Mason is nothing short of a living legend at Carisbrook Football Club.
Gregg lures Loddon Valley stars
NEW Loddon Valley league playing coach Corey Gregg has put the blowtorch on key players to commit to interleague footy.
Ovens and Murray aims for top
COACH Matt Pendergast has made no secret of his desire to drag Ovens and Murray to the top of the Country Championships.
Mutton exports surge
MUTTON exports have surged ahead for the first four months of the year, up 80 per cent year-on-year.
Murray Goulburn to buy out shares
MURRAY Goulburn will repurchase its employee shares by the end of next month.
Charity trust's $40m now in private hands
A WRANGLE over a charitable trust's assets is destined for court, writes PETER HEMPHILL
Farmers slam milk price offer
DAIRY farmers have labelled predicted farmgate milk prices as unsustainable in the face of rising costs and growing debt.
A billion thanks for CFA volunteers
THE value of unpaid labour from the Country Fire Authority's 60,000 volunteers has been calculated to be close to one billion dollars.
Party's rural policy concerns
DISCONTENT is brewing among regional Coalition MPs about the Opposition's lack of policies for rural and regional Australia.
Collins takes a chance
FROM the outside Courtney Collins's career has followed the kind of blessed path most authors pray and wish for.
Justin's job works out well
OK ALL you truck drivers out there, just because you're on the road 12 hours a day, it's no excuse for not being an ironman.
- Party's rural policy concerns
- Farmers slam milk price offer
- Parks open gates to cattle
- Bee crisis threatens crops
- Native vegetation laws a 'last resort'
- Debt help withers on red-tape vine
- Calls to keep kids off ATVs
- Farmer fears environmental overlays
- Downpour turns despair to hope
- Western Vic not drought declared
Outlook good for agriculture
A SURVEY gives cause for an optimistic future for agriculture, writes Jim Gall
Native vegetation policy chaos
INCREASING the cover of native vegetation in Victoria is official State Government policy.
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