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Agriculture & Biosecurity

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Meet Dr Kyla Finlay, Victoria’s Locust Commissioner

by Georgina Jerums | 28 Jan 2021

Locust plagues may sound biblical but they’re a real and present threat to Aussie farmers.

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Swooping in to improve healthcare access in regional Victoria

by Regional Development Victoria | 18 Jan 2021

Where fast & safe medical testing has become more important than ever, now is the time to improve how we deliver medical supplies. Why not use drones?

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Keeping watch for plant pests key for biosecurity

by Georgina Jerums | 7 Dec 2020

Agriculture Victoria scientists are keeping our state’s $3.2 billion agricultural sector safe from plant pests. Here’s how.  

Image of weed- with white flowers and green leaves  

Weed spotters protect our native plants and ecosystems

by Agriculture Victoria | 20 Nov 2020

As 2020 is the inaugural International Year of Plant Health, we chat with ‘Weed Spotter’ Tricia Stewart about why protecting plants is vital.

Drone footage of a herd of sheep  

Farmers add ‘drone pilot’ to skill set

by Agriculture Victoria | 17 Aug 2020

Can the hovering of a drone replace the attentive eye of a farmer? Agriculture Victoria discuss a new trial which aims to find out the answer.

Finalists for Victorian Rural Women awards  

Inspiring Victorian finalists in 2020 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award

by | 17 Mar 2020

We meet the four finalists to find out about their projects and how they help create connection and resilience in rural Victorian communities.

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Rebuilding Mallacoota’s abalone plant after the bushfires

by | 11 Mar 2020

VIDEO: Work is underway to rebuild Mallacoota’s iconic abalone processing plant, which was destroyed by bushfires in January.

Bees in a hive  

After the fires: beehive recovery

by Georgina Jerums | 10 Mar 2020

How are we helping bees affected by heat and smoke from the bushfires? Victoria’s Chief Plant Health Officer, Dr Rosa Crnov responds.

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Volunteer vets lend a hand in fire-affected communities

by Agriculture Victoria | 28 Jan 2020

Agriculture Victoria welcomed support from the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) to help farmers impacted by this summer’s fires.

Bunch of red cherries on a tree  

Cherry picking for the export market

by Agriculture Victoria | 19 Dec 2019

We visit a bustling cherry farm in the Yarra Valley to learn about the hero fruit of summer.

 

’Til the cows come home, celebrating 50 years of farming at Ellinbank

by Agriculture Victoria | 4 Dec 2019

Australia is one of the most efficient dairy producers in the world. We visit Ellinbank, where dairy research & development has been ticking away over

Global Table 2019.  

Victoria sets the Global Table

by Editor | 11 Sep 2019

WATCH THE VIDEO: See the highlights from Global Table 2019, where world leaders from sustainability, agriculture & trade discussed the future of food.

Bee on a flower  

Nuts about bees: almond pollination in full swing

by Georgina Jerums | 20 Aug 2019

This month about 110,000 rented bee hives from across the state, New South Wales and Queensland will head to Victoria to pollinate almond groves.

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United Nations prize for rabbit control in Victoria

by Georgina Jerums | 7 Aug 2019

A community-led action group established to control rabbits in Victoria has been recognised by the United Nations. What’s the story behind the win?

Cat in a play tube  

Cat lounge is now the cat’s whiskers due to funding grant

by Editor | 5 Aug 2019

WATCH THE VIDEO: If you love cats, you’ll want to visit Neko HQ – Maneki Neko Cat Rescue’s (MNCR) cat lounge.  

Rosa Crnov smiling, sitting outdoors, green tree in background.  

Meet Victoria’s Chief Plant Health Officer

by Georgina Jerums | 11 Jul 2019

Protecting Victoria’s crop and horticulture industries is all in a day’s work for Dr Rosa Crnov.

Farmers walking on their land  

A new resource to help landowners and mineral explorers

by Earth Resources | 2 Jul 2019

A new pilot program allowing for improved negotiation between landowners & mineral explorers has been welcomed in regional Victoria.

Odette Suitor portrait shot in the park  

Meet a Victorian woman revolutionising grain storage

by Georgina Jerums | 20 Mar 2019

Sunbury’s Odette Suitor, a Victorian finalist for the 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Awards, is rethinking shipping containers for grain storage.

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