The state’s peak farming organisation has called on the NSW Government to answer urgent questions about how it will protect groundwater, farm biosecurity, and landholders as it promotes new gas exploration.NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said farmers recognised...
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Cattle Program Gets Tick of Approval
NSW Farmers has thanked the NSW Government for listening to producers and unveiling a $7 million funding boost and eradication-focused direction for the NSW Cattle Tick Program.NSW Farmers Biosecurity Committee chair Tony Hegarty said farmers had engaged...
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Urges for Pest Control
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to consider pest animal control during the current dry period. The Service’s Northern Tablelands General Manager Paul Hutchings says they’ve heard a lot about feral pigs and deer challenges during the...
Inquiry Finds Basin Environmental Program Failed to Deliver
A major independent inquiry has found that the Northern Basin Toolkit — a $160 million package of infrastructure projects and policy reforms agreed to in exchange for reducing the northern Basin's water recovery target under the Basin Plan — has severely...
Community Rejects Transmission Line Corridor from Walcha to Bayswater
An ePetition requesting the NSW Government scrap EnergyCo’s transmission line corridor from the Bayswater Power Station to Walcha has reached the 20,000 signatures needed to be scheduled for debate on the floor of Parliament. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan...
Another Wave of Drought Threatens Rural Recovery Efforts: Health Risks Escalate Under El Niño
Rural communities are facing compounding pressures as intensifying drought conditions place significant strain on flood-recovery efforts and local resilience. As El Niño drives hotter, drier conditions, farmers are experiencing soil moisture deficits and water...
Options Available to Farmers Dealing with Drought
With the current dry conditions forcing farmers to deal with the drought, the Northern Tablelands Local Land Services is highlighting the options available to landholders as well as announcing a visit from the NSW Drought Coordinator next month. The Service’s Northern...
Minister Remains Silent as Fertiliser Crisis Deepens
It has been a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state's food chain, and Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing, and offered nothing. A week of silence is a...
Supermarkets Must Help Farmers Keep Food Moving as Fuel Costs Bite
NSW Farmers has called on the major supermarkets to dip into their mega profits to help cover the soaring cost of getting food from farms to families.Dairy farmers and fruit and vegetable growers were being squeezed hard by high diesel prices, NSW Farmers Vice...
