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17th March 2025

AM Edition

Banks tighten screws on distressed farmer borrowers

Banks are intensifying their scrutiny of farmer borrowers grappling with the triple blow of rising interest rates, weaker farmgate returns and challenging seasonal conditions.

Wimmera farmer’s strategy for winter cropping

A Wimmera farmer took advantage of recent rainfall to prepare his paddocks for winter cropping, working up the ground to manage summer weeds.

Horrific drought grips Victoria, thousands left to haul in water

Water tanks dry, households rationing drinking water, animals parched — this is the reality for thousands of Victorian families and farmers struggling through the worst drought see...

Agribusiness dishes out hard lessons from tariff pain

Throughout the history of food trade, tariffs have followed. That’s why its worth listening to the cooler heads at the farm gate.

‘Growing garlic is both an art and a science’

Garlic growing newbies Melissa Mortimer and Sean Plescher, owners of The Paddock Lal Lal, have cemented their produce among the best in the nation.