New England farmers packed the floor at NSW Farmers’ conference this week, but the fight wasn’t over wind and solar. It was over who pays, who decides, and where the transmission lines actually go.
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Farmers press health and welfare case for firearm suppressors
Protecting hearing and better animal welfare concerns drive demand to keep firearms suppressors at the NSW Farmers annual conference on Tuesday.
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, NSW News
Agriculture Minister backs AgTech push at NSW Farmers conference
A free AgTech training platform and drone rules featured on Day 1 of the NSW Farmers conference.
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, Moree, NSW News
Rebecca Reardon new President of NSW Farmers
Moree farmer Rebecca Reardon has been elected unopposed as the new President of the NSW Farmers Association at the Annual General Conference.
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Near miss sparks farm safety rethink
One ordinary day on a NSW poultry farm could have ended in tragedy. Now Brad Vinecombe is asking farmers everywhere: is any deadline worth not making it home?
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Changing of the guard as hundreds of farmers gather to chart NSW agriculture’s future
A New England president departs and another local is tipped to take the chair, as farmers converge on Sydney to fight over renewables, water, drought, and the future of farming.
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, Local News
Pesticide users reminded to meet record-keeping rules
Most north-west NSW farmers are complying with pesticide laws, but an EPA compliance campaign found some users need better record-keeping practices.
Posted inAgriculture, Feature, Moree, NSW News
AI and ag tech takes centre stage at NSW Farmers conference
Farm data is an $800 million industry and rising, but the AI data centres crunching it want the same water our communities are short of. The latest new development to divide the ag world is set to dominate this week’s NSW Farmers Conference.
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Aussie farmers and the new ballad of the virtual drover
After centuries of moving stock around on horseback or motorbike, farmers across much of Australia can now opt to use an app to manage their herds.
Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Expos, conferences and meetings, Tamworth
Grazing NSW conference brings Bingara family’s grazing journey to Tamworth
Graziers from across the New England North West are set to converge on Tamworth next week for the Pastures & Grazing NSW conference