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Deni man arrested for ram raids

A 33 year-old Deniliquin man has been charged in relation to ram raid thefts in Moama and Wakool earlier this year. In both bases, an ATM was stolen - from a Wakool licensed premises on February 20 and the Moama Marketplace on February 25. Murray...

Zoe McMaugh
Horticulture

$10m to help combat pest

A further $10million has been invested into sterile fruit fly research as part of a three-year Hort Innovation-managed project.

Country News
Horticulture

Fruit growers praying for rain

After the difficulties that come with a hot season last year, fruit growers around the Goulburn Valley are set to be faced with a lack of water for the season ahead.

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Sharing new research

A stonefruit research roadshow will be travelling to the region next month, with growers across the Goulburn-Murray region to hear about the latest Agriculture Victoria research.

Country News
Horticulture

Update to offer insight

Local grain growers and industry representatives will convene in Moama on July 25 to hear the latest research, find out more about the season ahead, explore future trends and meet up with industry representatives and like-minded farmers.

Country News
Horticulture

Exports prove fruitful

The Australian horticulture sector continues to go from strength to strength, with the value of horticulture exports closing in on Australia’s lamb and dairy sectors.

Country News
Horticulture

Plunkett Orchards orchard manager Jason Shields wins Grower of the Year award twice

To be named Grower of the Year once in a week is a great achievement, but to do it twice is something else.

Rodney Woods
Horticulture

Online pest control tool available

A new website is providing independent, expert advice on integrated pest and disease management to the apple and pear industries and service providers.

Country News
Horticulture

Mel up to challenge

Former state and local government worker Mel Floyd is Fruit Growers Victoria’s new business development manager.

Country News
Horticulture

New owners of SPC hope they can return Shepparton business to its former glory

The new owners of SPC say the significance of the purchase of the 100-year-old business is not lost on them, with hopes they can return the fruit processor to its former glory.

Alana Christensen
Horticulture

Surprise at ‘low’ sale price

While the final sale price of SPC has surprised some, growers around the region are hoping for a more positive future under its new owner.

Country News
Horticulture

SPC partnership lost its fizz

Despite SPC’s sale at a bargain basement price of $40million, the process and announcement was handled with some dignity for the grand old lady.

Geoff Adams
Horticulture

Canneries helped shape GV communities

For most of its life, the SPC business was a co-operative, founded by Goulburn Valley orchardists wanting to build an outlet for their produce.

Geoff Adams
Horticulture

New legumes on trial

Is adzuki bean a potential crop for northern Victoria?

Country News
Horticulture

Horticulture at top of tree

Horticulture has become one of the country’s most valuable agriculture industries, according to new figures.

Country News
Horticulture

Using sex to limit fly numbers

Researchers are investigating how to implement sex selection in fruit flies in a bid to ramp up control and eradication measures for the Australian horticulture industry’s most costly pest.

Country News
Horticulture

Grower eyes vegie hotspot

Access to water throughout the entire year has seen a third-generation vegetable grower capitalise on the cooler months at her Tatura farm, and she says there’s a real market for vegetable growers in the Goulburn Valley.

Country News
Horticulture

Focus on eradication

Bringing together research and practical application was the focus of the seventh annual Australian Biology of Tephritid Fruit Flies Conference, held across two days last week.

Rodney Woods

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Breakthrough in Cohuna murder case

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