Shepparton

• Woolworths dumps SPC tinned tomato contract but keeps fruit deal

  Posted November 08, 2016 19:46:54

  Supermarket giant Woolworths confirms it will end its year-to-year arrangement with SPC Ardmona to supply its private-label tinned tomatoes, but says it will not cancel a five-year contract that helped bail out the Victorian company.

  Topics: states-and-territories, retail, agricultural-crops, shepparton-3630, vic

• Woolworths urged to honour spirit of agreement with SPC Ardmona

  Posted November 08, 2016 09:43:35 | Updated November 08, 2016 14:17:59

  Supermarket giant Woolworths is being urged to honour the spirit of its agreement with SPC Ardmona amid reports it may walk away from the $70-million deal.

  Topics: food-processing, retail, industry, business-economics-and-finance, regional, states-and-territories, parliament, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000

• ACCC commissioner accused of conflict of interest

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted November 02, 2016 16:09:25

  The agriculture representative on the ACCC is accused of a conflict of interest because he is also head of the Australian Farm Institute.

  Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, consumer-protection, shepparton-3630, mudgegonga-3737, canberra-2600

• Murray Goulburn suppliers struggling to make ends meet, front the company AGM

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 28, 2016 06:32:40

  Dairy farming families facing the hardships of the milk price crisis from Murray Goulburn AGM.

  Topics: dairy-production, livestock, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, food-processing, food-and-beverage, company-news, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000, tongala-3621

• Victoria's wet spring prompts early mosquito warning

  Posted October 27, 2016 17:20:32 | Updated October 27, 2016 18:04:44

  Floods and heavy rain have provided the perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes and Victorians are being urged to protect themselves and consider nurturing some friendly spiders in their home.

  Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, animal-science, science-and-technology, disasters-and-accidents, floods, health, mildura-3500, swan-hill-3585, wodonga-3690, shepparton-3630

• Warwick Long takes a tinny ride with Jamie McMaster Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  5min 15sec

  Posted October 25, 2016 12:59:45

  Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, floods, shepparton-3630, yambuna-3621

• Hut on the edge of flood waters at Yambuna image

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  ABC Rural

  Posted October 25, 2016 12:59:45

  Topics: murray-darling-basin, shepparton-3630

• Environment comes to life after Lower Goulburn flooding

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 25, 2016 12:59:45 | Updated October 27, 2016 10:50:03

  Lower Goulburn River floodwaters bring life to private wetlands.

  Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, floods, yambuna-3621, shepparton-3630

• Fewer dairy farmers leaving than first thought

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 25, 2016 11:38:35

  Major dairy lender Rural Bank says estimates of dairy farmers leaving industry were overblown, with farmers battling on.

  Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-prices, banking, dairy-production, shepparton-3630, adelaide-5000, bendigo-3550

• Rural Bank CEO, Alexandra Gartmann speaks about how her clients are coping in a dairy downturn Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  4min 37sec

  Posted October 25, 2016 11:38:35

  Rural Bank CEO, Alexandra Gartmann speaks about how her clients are coping in a dairy downturn

  Topics: dairy-production, banking, agribusiness, shepparton-3630

• A new report shows a devastating impact on northern Victoria from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  4min 37sec

  Posted October 18, 2016 09:21:44

  A new report shows a devastating impact on northern Victoria from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

  Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, shepparton-3630

• Victoria loses $550 million in productivity due to Murray-Darling Basin Plan

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 17, 2016 17:24:07 | Updated October 18, 2016 09:21:44

  A new report says the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is costing northern Victoria over half a billion dollars per year in lost production.

  Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, shepparton-3630

• Dean and Di Malcolm explain why they are selling up and leaving dairying. Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  6min 44sec

  Posted October 10, 2016 15:56:43

  Dean and Di Malcolm explain why they are selling up and leaving dairying.

  Topics: dairy-production, shepparton-3630

• Dean and Di Malcolm with prize winning cow Bluechip Goldwyn Frosty image

  image
  ABC Rural

  Posted October 10, 2016 11:52:21

  Topics: dairy-production, livestock, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, shepparton-3630, congupna-3633

• Dianna Malcolm with her calves that will be sold when Bluechip genetics is dispersed this week. image

  image
  ABC Rural

  Posted October 10, 2016 11:52:21

  Topics: dairy-production, shepparton-3630

• Best of the best dairy herd for sale

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 10, 2016 11:52:21 | Updated October 10, 2016 15:58:07

  The breeders of some of Australia's best dairy cattle to sell their entire herd this week and take a break from the industry.

  Topics: livestock, dairy-production, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, shepparton-3630, congupna-3633

• Hopes for record harvest washed away

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted October 06, 2016 15:09:03

  Frosts in west and wet weather in the east are likely to come at the cost of predicted record winter crop production.

  Topics: crop-harvesting, agricultural-crops, shepparton-3630, elmore-3558

• Malcolm Bartholomaeus from Avant Agri talks about the current state of Australia's grain crop. Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  3min 53sec

  Posted October 06, 2016 15:09:03

  Malcolm Bartholomaeus from Avant Agri talks about the current state of Australia's grain crop.

  Topics: agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, elmore-3558, shepparton-3630

• Six people rescued from Victorian waters amid gale-force winds

  Posted October 02, 2016 10:44:23 | Updated October 03, 2016 01:27:57

  A severe weather warning has been issued for Victoria, with six people rescued from capsized boats and vessels after gale-force winds created choppy conditions.

  Topics: weather, storm-event, vic, melbourne-3000, traralgon-3844, geelong-3220, ballarat-3350, maryborough-3465, seymour-3660, shepparton-3630, bendigo-3550, warrnambool-3280, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

• SPC-Adrmona in fruitful fightback after nearly closing in 2014

  Landline

  By Tim Lee

  Posted September 30, 2016 17:37:20

  Australia's largest fruit and vegetable processor and manufacturer SPC-Ardmona is fighting back after problems on all sides nearly forced it to close in 2014.

  Topics: agricultural-crops, business-economics-and-finance, rural, fruit, australia, vic, shepparton-3630

• Intrepid Landcarers at a conference in Melbourne image

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  ABC Rural

  Posted September 30, 2016 09:40:59

  Topics: sustainable-and-alternative-farming, shepparton-3630

• Intrepid Landcare is changing the way an old environmental movement talks to young people. Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  7min 16sec

  Posted September 30, 2016 09:40:59

  Intrepid Landcare is changing the way an old environmental movement talks to young people.

  Topics: sustainable-and-alternative-farming, rural-youth, environmental-management, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000

• Finding Landcare's new adventurous tribe

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted September 30, 2016 09:40:59

  Intrepid Landcare is changing how an old environmental movement speaks to young people.

  Topics: sustainable-and-alternative-farming, land-management, agricultural-policy, rural-youth, youth, shepparton-3630, lismore-3324, southport-4215, brunswick-heads-2483, dubbo-2830, burrumbuttock-2642, wollongong-2500

• Ambitious plan to turn pig poo into power

  ABC Rural

  By Warwick Long

  Posted September 28, 2016 06:12:23

  An ambitious plan to turn pig poo and food scraps into power is being developed in northern Victoria.

  Topics: pig-production, livestock, agribusiness, alternative-energy, recycling-and-waste-management, vegetables, agricultural-policy, community-development, greenhouse-gas, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, stanhope-3623, shepparton-3630

• Plan on the table image

  image
  ABC News

  Posted September 27, 2016 16:41:56

  Topics: pig-production, livestock, alternative-energy, stanhope-3623, shepparton-3630

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