A new Senate Committee will investigate the market power of the major supermarkets and their effect on the price of everyday groceries
Agriculture
Posted inAgriculture
Price of meat in the supermarket finally starts dropping
A frequent comment from many beef and lamb farmers in the New England is that there was no reason for the supermarket shelf price for meat to be so high when the price they were getting at the saleyard is so low.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Controversial Murray Darling Basin plan passes
A controversial deal between Greens and Labor to take water away from farmers in our region for the environment has passed the Senate.
Posted inAgriculture, Energy
Report shows farmers don’t have to choose between growing food and hosting solar
Australia has enormous potential for grazing sheep and growing fruits and vegetables under solar panels, but better planning, more research and targeted government policy is needed
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Greens, Labor Murray Darling deal steals from New England farmers to give warm fuzzies to cities
Labor and Greens have announced a Murray Darling Basin deal to specifically target the Northern Basin for additional water buybacks.
Posted inAgriculture
Have your say on the Regional Investment Corporation
The Federal Government is seeking submissions from interested stakeholders and the public to inform a review of the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) Act.
Posted inAgriculture, Awareness Events
“Grow you good thing!” AgDay 2023
Today the nation collectively tips its hat to farmers across the nation for agriculture’s biggest day on the calendar – National Agriculture Day.
Posted inAgriculture
New England beef producers recognised in MSA eating quality awards
New England producers have been acknowledged as producing some of New South Wales’s tastiest beef in the 2023 MSA Excellence in Eating Quality Awards.
Posted inAgriculture, Grants and funding
Applications open for on-farm agtech grants
Applications are now open for Round 1 of the On Farm Connectivity Program (OFCP) designed to increase the uptake of agtech.
Posted inAgriculture, Armidale, Federal Politics
Government mulls future of APVMA; Joyce starts petition
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the Government will take the time to properly assess an evaluation into the Armidale based APVMA.