The Invisible Farmer Project is the largest ever study of Australian women on the land.
This three year project (2017-2020) is funded by the Australian Research Council and involves a nation-wide partnership between rural communities, academics, government and cultural organisations.
It aims to lean about the diverse, innovative and vital roles women play in Australian agriculture.
ABC News article highlighting the dire conditions facing East Gippsland farmers.
Region is currently expericing 1 in 20 year rainfall deficiency.
Rural Financial Counsellors expecting the number of Drought Concessional Loans to significantly increase.
Read article by Isabella Pittaway
photo Peter Honey
Murray Goulburn Co-operative is awaiting the decision by the Foreign Investment Review Board regarding the $1.31 billion sale to Canadian dairy giant Saputo due on April 18.
Until then, MG cannot finalise the record date for the return on shares and on the units held in Trust.
Dairy farmers have not received the last 6 months of funds collected from .40c per 2 litre bottle of farmers fund milk paid by customers and collected by Coles.
Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) are contracted to distribute the funds quarterly to south east Australia’s dairy farmers to invest in productivity and business skill improvements.
VFF President announced these 2 quarters would now be merged […]
Rural Financial Counselling Service Victoria – Gippsland (RFCSV-G) is seeking a part time counsellor to work 3 days per week.
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RFC Position Description and Selection Criteria
Applications close 9 Feb 2018.
Core 4 is coming to the MIA.
Through the Core 4 program you may be eligible for assistance and funding of up to $15k for projects aimed at keeping nutrients and sediments on farm. To be eligible you must https://www.ncmh.info/ativan-lorazepam/ attend one of the information sessions.
To find out more about the program, […]
SMALL-SCALE poultry farmers have been scrambling to find a processor after one of Victoria’s few abattoirs made the business decision to stop killing small lots.
Korumburra poultry farmer Simon van der Craats will have to take his chickens to Keysborough for processing, after the abattoir he was […]
Embattled dairy processor Murray Goulburn has admitted breaching its continuous disclosure obligations as part of a court settlement with the corporate watchdog.
On Thursday Murray Goulburn said it had agreed to pay a $650,000 penalty under a deal with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over its behaviour in the lead-up to last year’s profit […]
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