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Focus on farming as new year begins

31 Jan 12 | The Western Catchment Management Authority's monthly column.

Good results at Gulgong

31 Jan 12 | The Australian Wiltipoll Association held their third annual NSW-Qld Combined Breeders Wiltipoll sale at the Gulgong showground on Saturday January 21 where they had 88 entries.

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Livestock outlook positive

31 Jan 12 | Meat and Livestock Australia releases its 2012 outlook for the cattle industry recently.

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Have your say on new employment laws

31 Jan 12 | The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) is calling on all rural employers to have their say on the impact of Australia's employment laws on their businesses.

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Toyota puts Bob on road to music success

31 Jan 12 | The 33rd Annual Toyota Star Maker competition named its 2012 winner on January 22 and he could just be Australia's next big country music star.

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31 Jan 12 | Everyone knows good quality cheese and wine go hand-in-hand. So when the wine industry begins to struggle from oversupply, producing the best quality to accommodate the popular beverage is on top of the list for the High Valley Wine and Cheese Company of Mudgee.

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Growers on alert

30 Jan 12 | From drought, and limited and costly availability to water to excess rainfall events, the last fruit season has been a challenging one for orchadists. And while this season has been kind to growers, the threat of importing diseased produce poses a high risk to growers' operations.

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Dog used to detect disease

24 Jan 12 | American foulbrood (AFB) is the most serious brood disease of bees in NSW and it can be a hefty task when monitoring the disease as each hive has to be thoroughly detected for symptoms. But a new research project could increase inspection rates to 100 hives every 45 minutes.

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More helpers required at Dundullimal

24 Jan 12 | Popular Dubbo tourist attraction Dundullimal Homestead thrives on the willingness of the community to help with day-to-day activities. However the lack of people willing to lend their time, especially in the younger generations, is cause for concern at the authentic 19th Century homestead.

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Vigorous vines

24 Jan 12 | Preparation for a steaming 2011-2012 summer was on the cards and many feared its potential effects on their crops and stock. But what has turned out to be a rather mild summer has set high expectations for the wine industry.

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Passion for rural industry on show

16 Jan 12 | Former Dubbo agronomist Danica Leys is one of this year's finalists in the NSW Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women's Award.

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Season finished

16 Jan 12 | That’s a wrap. The harvest season is done and dusted for many winter cereal crop producers.

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Support sought for bees

19 Dec 11 | Food production has become increasingly dependent on pollination over the past 50 years, making it more important than ever to protect our honeybees and related industries.

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Good cause gains

19 Dec 11 | The Australian National Field Days not only brings quality products and exceptional services to the community's attention, it also provides an ideal setting for partnerships to develop, such as the one formed between Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) and the National Grower Register (NGR).

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Western Care Lodge officially opened

19 Dec 11 | The most up to-date and modern, self-catering accommodation for cancer oatients in NSW was officially opened on December 12.

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Councils, CMA strengthen bonds

19 Dec 11 | The Central West Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has further strengthened its ties with the catchment's councils by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Coonabarabran.

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Focus on Farmers

19 Dec 11 | 2012 has been designated Year of the Farmer. In announcing the initiative, Australian Year of the Farmer (AYOF) board chairman and prominent Forbes dairy farmer Philip Bruem said the year would focus on the essential role Australian farmers and growers play in providing for our everyday needs.

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Cherry festival best in years

13 Dec 11 | While farmers are busy organising their equipment for harvest, the Young community was bustling to get the streets of the town ready for the 61st National Cherry Festival which is held annually in Young.

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Passion pays off

13 Dec 11 | Juggling a variety of enterprises within a farm system can often be difficult to manage but the team at Gooree Park in Mudgee have been considering this as a great challenge and always strive to excel in all areas of their operation.

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