The Minister for Local Government has today suspended the board of the New England Weeds Authority (NEWA) and appointed an interim administrator
Agriculture
Posted inAgriculture
Planning reform to provide a leg up for farmers
Proposed changes to the NSW planning system are set to make it easier for farmers to build sheds and carry out earthworks.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics
Budget gives money for drought, climate relief and sheep, but farmers don’t want it
Fury over a ban on live sheep export by sea is unlikely to be eased by a series of packages to manage drought and boost the agriculture workforce.
Posted inAgriculture, Moree
Real action needed on competition reform says farmers
A suite of new laws and reforms are needed to crack down on bad behaviour by the nation’s major supermarkets, according to a Senate Inquiry report handed down this week.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale
Getting farmers “out of the paddock and into the office” at the Young Farmer Business Program Conference
The 2024 NSW Young Farmer Business Program Conference will be held in Armidale on 16 and 17 May at the University of New England (UNE). The two-day program is designed for farmers aged 18-40 or, as manager for the Young Farmer Business Program, Vicki Priest, said “for the young at heart.”
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics, Regional Development
No job losses in DPI, Regional NSW merger
The Premier’s office has assured there will be no job losses as a result of the government’s decision to merge the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Regional NSW.
Posted inAgriculture, Awards
Jack’s Creek takes out award at 2024 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition
Local beef producer Jack’s Creek has won yet another award, this time taking out the Class 4 Open F1 Wagyu Steak category at the 2024 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Federal Politics
Joyce fires back on decision to ‘strangle’ the APVMA
Barnaby Joyce says the government shut down the Dungowan Dam, they shut down the Inland Rail, they put the New England Highway ‘under review’, and now they are strangling the APVMA.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale
Breaking: APVMA to stay in Armidale
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority will remain in Armidale as Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the government is taking ‘decisive action’ to strengthen the agricultural sector’s chemical regulator.
Posted inAgriculture, Education
NSW Farmers tertiary education scholarships up for grabs
A statewide search is underway for five bright young minds from rural communities as NSW Farmers opens applications for its 2024 Tertiary Scholarships.