Ahead of this year’s summer bushfire season, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has created a new manual to help livestock producers prepare and recover.
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Posted inBusiness
The BEST Ride to Retirement: Penny Alliston-Hall
After 26 years with BEST Employment, including the last 13 years as CEO, Penny Alliston-Hall has announced she will be retiring
Posted inAgriculture
APVMA takes action on dimethoate after residue found in avocados, mangos
The APVMA has suspended the registration and labels of chemical products containing dimethoate used as a post-harvest dip for fruit with inedible peel.
Posted inAgriculture
23 year old NLIS system to be replaced
The aging computer system that tracks every cow and most sheep and goats from the paddock to the abattoir is finally getting an upgrade.
Posted inAwards, Business
Regional business award finalists announced
Business NSW has announced the finalists for the 2023 New England North West Business Awards.
Posted inAwards, Business, Tenterfield
Tenterfield scrubs up for Business Awards
The return of the Tenterfield Business and Tourism Excellence Awards went above and beyond to highlight the impressive businesses and individuals in the town.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment
Farm dams have hydro potential
New research suggests Australia’s agricultural water reservoirs could be an innovative energy storage solution for variable renewables.
Posted inAgriculture, Grants and funding
$3.65M awarded to prepare rural regions for drought
FRRR has awarded $3.65 million in grants to 11 agriculture-dependent regions across Australia, for projects that will better prepare their communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.
Posted inBusiness, What's on
Rolling out the Red Carpet for Business Awards around the region
Ditch the uniforms, it’s time to glam up with suit and tie and formal gowns as we enter Business Awards season in the New England.
Posted inAgriculture, Emergency management
New Varroa Mite infestations detected in the New England
Multiple new sites in the region have been added to the list of places where bee hives have the devastating varroa mite, as both industry and government fight to control the outbreak.