All Risk Crop Insurance
A sub-committee was appointed at a recent meeting in Adelaide of the Australian Wheatgrower’s Federation to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farming & the land, 1969
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Are summer crops worthwhile?
If you are on irrigated land and doubt the value of summer crops, I am sure a visit to Berrigan to the fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vegetable Growers Amalgamate with United Farmers
The NSW Vegetable Growers’ Association amalgamated recently with the United Farmers’ and Woolgrowers’…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summer Crop Field Days Set New Records
The 1969 Summer Crop and General Riverina Field Days, sponsored for the fifth successive year by the Berrigan Apex Club drew an all time record attendance of almost 3000 people, The success of the field days held last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ballot for Farms
Six farms within the Berriquin Irrigation District will become available for Closer Settlement Lease…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Monthly Crop Report
District Agronomist, Mr D E. Toohey has issued the following crop report for the Finely district for the month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barooga’s First Bean Crop Harvested
Last Thursday, the Barooga district’s first large scale bean crop was harvested in a matter of only ten hours. The 15-acre crop was grown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle owners must prepare for tail tagging
Directors present at the April meeting of Jerilderie Pastures Protection Board were told that cattle owners should prepare now for tail tagging of cattle sold or sent or delivered to an abattoir…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coleambally farm ballot
Visitors from every State crowded into the Memorial Hall, Leeton to watch the ballot for 31 new, large area…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Successful new cash crop in Berriquin
One of the first sunflower crops-to be grown in Tocumwal district is at present being harvested on the property, “Verea,” owned by Mr G. Lockhart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further wheat payment
The Australian Wheat Board announced last week that, following approval by the Minister for Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Ouota Not Supported
The Strathmerton Branch of the Victorian Farmers’ Union at its meeting last Wednesday discussed at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sorghum Crop Boom
In 1963 the area planted to sorghum in N.S.W. was 61,500 acres and this has more than doubled in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Wheat Area Likely
Wheat sowings this year could equal and even exceed last year’s 10.2 million acres, in N.S.W. last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Check Wheat Sales
A report by Commonwealth Police on investigation into alleged illegal wheat trading in the Riverina, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Quota 20,000 Acres
Tocumwal Silo committee have completed the checking of wheat acreage quotas in the Tocumwal district for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →G.E.B. issues wheat quota forms
Grain Elevators Board chairman, Mr S. C. Hodgson, said that he was confident that the G.H.B., backed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Editorial OPINION Dairy farmers sour over contracts
As reported in last week’s issue of this paper, strong rumours have it that a one acre site at Barooga was recently purchased for the purpose of erecting a suitable building to house and operate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sorghum Crop Boom
In 1903 the area planted to sorghum In N.S.W. was 61,500 acres and this has more than doubled in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →$23,000 for New Cattle Yards
A proposal to spend approximately $23,000 on new cattle yards has been agreed to in principal by the…
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