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Goulburn Valley fruit growers may face a battle against pests and diseases this season as growers hit by SPC Ardmona’s fruit cutbacks abandon their orchards or can’t find money to properly maintain them.

Goulburn Broken region dairy farmers are irrigating more crops and pasture than in 2009-10, an ABARES survey has found.

Major dairy co-operatives are laying down their cards in the opening hand of milk prices

A new survey has revealed growers are struggling to cope with SPC Ardmona’s decision to slash fruit intake, with more than one in five respondents revealing they are depressed.

A lamb and beef business near Yea has taken out the sustainable farming business award at the annual Goulburn Broken CMA natural resource management awards.

The Victorian Government has announced a $2 million employment program for the Goulburn Valley and a strategic group to steer a response to fruit intake cuts.

Coles and industry body AUSVEG to introduce a voluntary program for vegetable suppliers to recognise environmentally sustainable practices on-farm.

Department of Environment and Primary Industries has released guidelines to raise healthy and productive chickens.

ABARES has started its sixth survey of irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin, collecting data to understand how irrigators have fared since the 2011-12 survey.

The VFF Livestock Group will pose two resolutions at this month’s VFF conference regarding mandatory Electronic Identification of sheep and goats.