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Victoria govt: Free fridge upgrade, carbon credit scheme paused

A bungled Victorian government initiative which saw hundreds of fridges popping up on businesses’ doorsteps has been paused. A comical amount of fridges is being dumped on the doorsteps of Victorian businesses after appliance installers figured how to rort a government program for carbon credits. The Victorian Energy Upgrade program was announced last month to […]

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Registrations open for Youth National Roundup

Angus Youth Roundup 2020 Group. Photo: Angus Australia REGISTRATIONS have opened for the 2022 NH Foods Australia Angus Youth National Roundup after it was postponed earlier this year. The  event is being held in Wodonga, Victoria on 6 – 9 October. All members of the beef industry aged between 8 and 26 are encouraged to […]

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Wait times on some new farm vehicles blow out to a year

  THE CAR and light utility vehicle market has been flipped on its head in the past two years, with new and used vehicles fetching record prices and wait times on a replacement blowing out to a year in some cases. A combination of the COVID 19 pandemic limiting production lines, shipping and a shortage […]

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Fixed-Time AI in heifers: Friend or foe?

Phil Holmes Veteran NSW agribusiness and breeding advisor Phil Holmes explores the use of fixed time AI in heifers – a hot topic across the beef industry at present…..       CURRENTLY, there is much discourse on the use of Fixed Time AI (FTAI) in beef heifers. In my opinion, it is mostly promulgated […]

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WASIA shearing contactors told to download SafeSheds phone app | Farm Weekly

Guest speaker, managing director and founder of farm occupational health and safety adviser ProcessWorx, Danielle McNamee, told the meeting WorkSafe’s attitude to documenting consultation between contractor and farmer, safety audits, staff inductions, or any other action aimed to reduce workplace risk, was “if it’s not written down, it didn’t happen”. Click to check the original […]

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