Virtual fencing now legal in New South Wales
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has welcomed news that virtual fencing was legalised in New South Wales on Thursday. Virtual fencing systems allow farmers to confine and move animals without physical fences using GPS, wireless and sensor technology. A parliamentary inquiry in October 2024 into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock
NSW Farmers’: Time to come clean on renewables cost
NSW Farmers says farming communities and landscapes cannot continue to be vandalised in the state government’s “sledgehammer” approach to powering the nation. NSW Farmers’ President Xavier Martin said it is clear the Minns Government is ignoring farm communities and the damage inflicted on them by industrial scale developments. “NSW Farmers has long been a bridge
2025-2026 Shaping as a landmark year for Australian agriculture
AUSTRALIA’s combined agriculture, fisheries and forestry production is on track to reach a record-breaking $106.4 billion in 2025–2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences December quarter reports. ABARES executive director, Dr Jared Greenville, said agricultural production alone was expected to total $99.5 billion – the highest on record. “These
NFF secures breakthrough on Right to Repair for farmers
THE National Farmers’ Federation has secured a Federal Government commitment to extend Right to Repair reforms to agricultural machinery. The announcement has been hailed a historic win for farmers and a direct result of years of advocacy from the farm sector. Following a meeting of state and territory treasurers last week, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Moree’s Melvin Kong awarded Australian Cotton Ginning Association life membership
The Australian Cotton Ginning Association has awarded life membership to Moree’s Melvyn Kong and service-to-the-industry awards to Rowena’s Neil Towns and former Wathagar Gin manager Mike Murray during its annual general meeting last month, reports Grain Central. Richard Millyard, formerly with Lummus Australia in Moree, also received life membership. Since starting out at Auscott in
NSW Farmers’ telecommunications roadshow returns to the north-west
A series of NSW Farmers’ roadshows will return to the north-west this month to assist the farming community with telecommunication issues, including one at Moree on Wednesday, December 10. The Moree roadshow will be held at Moree Masonic Hall between 6pm and 8pm. Roadshows will also be held at Uralla, Mullaley and Loomberah over the
Licence to spray: EPA launches pesticides campaign across Moree and the north-west
AS spray season kicks off this summer, the NSW Environment Protection Authority will be checking if commercial pesticides applicators are licenced in Moree, Walgett, Narrabri, Brewarrina, Warren, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Gunnedah and surrounding areas. NSW pesticide users are being urged to make sure they have the relevant licences and training ahead of a new compliance campaign
NSW Farmers’ say national parks are ticking time bombs
NSW FARMERS’ has warned the state’s national parks have become ticking time bombs for bushfires this summer. As authorities continued to confiscate large swathes of land to form national parks, NSW Farmers’ President Xavier Martin said vital resources to properly manage bushfire risks on public land had failed to follow. “Farmers and communities have done
Sweet ag scene wows ag photo competition judges
A heartwarming image of a kelpie sleeping on freshly shorn wool has won the 2025 National Agriculture Day photography and video competition, in a record year for entries. The photo, Sleeping on Cloud 9, depicts red kelpie, Hazel, taking a break from yarding sheep with a kip on a pile of fresh wool. Photographer Kiana
Bats in Backyards and Woodlands out West projects coming to Moree district
THE Bats in Backyards project, part of the NSW Government’s Saving our Species initiative, is calling for landholders in the Moree Plains Shire and north-western New South Wales to help survey insect-eating bats on properties during the summer months. Bats in Backyards is a citizen science project that contributes valuable data to help save some
