Agriculture Archives

Farmers face loss as Bovine Ephemeral Fever grips Hunter

News Rebecca Riddle - February 1, 2024

Milk production, meat stocks could be threatened as Hunter farmers warned Bovine Ephemeral Fever gripping region's livestock.

Sustainability to re-bloom as Urban Hum Tiny Forest grows

Community Rebecca Riddle - September 19, 2023

A year after the devastation of the Varroa Mite outbreak, a Cardiff Heights eco-warrior duo is seeking help to launch Urban Hum Tiny Forest.

More women needed, says farming group

News Rebecca Riddle - January 19, 2022

The future of farming in the Hunter involves boosting the number of women in the industry according to the National Farmers’ Federation

Gallop into Tocal Field Days… again

News Rod Thompson - April 30, 2021

The return of the region’s largest agricultural show, Tocal Field Days (TFD), is great news for farmers and the community alike, according to event manager Wendy Franklin. After COVID-19 forced its cancellation in...

Imported packages found containing potential Hunter Valley threat

News Rebecca Riddle - April 7, 2021

Biosecurity officers and detector dogs at the Sydney Mail Centre have intercepted two packages with plants that are known to host Australia’s number one priority plant pest. Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pest...

Visa changes to support Australian farmers

News Nicole Somerville - January 5, 2021

The Hunter is expected to be among the nation’s regional areas to welcome more overseas workers this year. In a bid to provide struggling farmers with more support, the Federal Government is adopting...

Tocal Field Days to be “better than ever”

News Emma Murphy - September 2, 2020

Tocal Field Days will receive a helping hand next year, thanks to a federal government package. A total of $2.7 million in funding has been announced for Australian field days cancelled due to...

Organisers fear an end to field days

News Nicole Somerville - May 27, 2020

Tocal and other field says need support from the government and the community in order to survive, organisers say. The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the existence of Australia’s agricultural and machinery field days,...

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