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EPA fines compost company for licence breach

Posted by Small Farms | May 17, 2019 | Farming, Plants |

Stockpiles of industrial waste stored outside an EPA-licensed facility’s boundary near Stanhope have cost composting company Biomix an $8,060 fine from Environment Protection Authority Victoria.

World-first mango auto-harvester turning heads within industry

Posted by Small Farms | May 17, 2019 | Farming, Plants |

CQUniversity Australia has built the world’s first mango auto-harvester, with field trials at...

Council calls for formal review of the Murray Darling Basin Plan

Posted by Small Farms | May 17, 2019 | Farming |

As a direct result of the Murray Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District has already experienced the loss of at least 1,000 jobs and a loss of productivity of over $550 million per year.

What mice want: grains research unearthing new knowledge

Posted by Small Farms | May 15, 2019 | Animals |

Research is revealing new insights and understandings about mice in Australian broad acre cropping systems, especially in terms of their food preferences and aversion to bait.