A UNE project is teaching farmers how to avoid overestimating feed availability this summer.

This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, and is a partnership between UNE, GLENRAC, and Southern New England Landcare.

Lead contamination of food-producing animals is potentially harmful to the health of humans and animals. It can also have negative impacts on domestic and international trade. Often the first sign of lead poisoning is dead cattle. Some exposed cattle may have no signs, while signs of acute lead toxicity include staggering, muscle twitching, teeth grinding and blindness.

AgriFutures Australia has released a new Banking on Sustainability report on market dynamics driving sustainability focus across the Australian financial services sector, and how this may impact primary producers now and into the future.

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FRRR has awarded $3.65 million in grants to 11 agriculture-dependent regions across Australia, for projects that will better prepare their communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.

GLENRAC has held Rural Women’s Day Events since 2013, attracting women from across our district to gather, learn, share, and connect. This year’s event will be held at the Glen Innes Showgrounds Tearooms on Friday 13 October 2023 and will include presentations and displays from our local support agencies and businesses.

MEMBER for Northern Tablelands is breathing a sigh of relief following the handing down of today’s 2023-24 Budget, celebrating almost $612 million ($611,500,000) in capital investment for the region this financial year, including some big-ticket projects which he feared would be cut by the new State Government.

A BRAND-NEW Toyota Hilux dual cab ute has been delivered to the Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GLENRAC), thanks to a $61,353 grant under the former State Government’s Community Building Partnership program.

All are invited to attend GLENRAC’s free Fit Farmers - an information day that highlights the importance of taking some time to check in on your own physical, financial and emotional health for farmers.

The Rural Fire Service (RFS) is urging landholders and property managers in Northern Tablelands to exercise caution and adhere to rules when conducting burns on their properties.

GLENRAC has recently completed over 2,900ha of weed monitoring and control of Velvety Tree Pear north-west of Glen Innes, engaging 6 private properties covering over 2,900 hectares within the Murray Darling catchment.

GLENRAC’s hugely popular Farmer Update information evening is back for another year, with an interesting range of industry gatherings to discuss the future of carbon emissions and what net zero will mean for Australian farmers, farm safety, rural fire management and farm insurance.

Graziers from across the Northern Tablelands are keenly interested in preparing for the next drought, based on attendance at a GLENRAC sheep confinement and drought feeding workshop in late July.

Improving river health and habitat values on the Severn River between Strathbogie and Ashford in Northern NSW through baseline

This project will support the recovery of two vulnerable species, Squirrel Gliders and the Glossy Black Cockatoo, involving public and private land managers and raise community awareness of the impacts of the fires across the Torrington & Currys Gap areas.

At the last round of coaching sessions held as part of the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund’s Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes Grants Program, pasture was cut to ground level in 20 paddocks across the Northern Tablelands using a 50cm square quadrat and after measuring pasture height.

The Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GLENRAC) has welcomed a new Project Officer for Sustainable Agriculture to their team, with Katie Barnett stepping into the role.

The NSW Government is ramping up efforts to tackle rising feral pig populations across the state, providing an $8 million boost to help fund a new coordinated control program.

The NSW Government will spend an additional $80 million to protect the state from red imported fire ants, with the invasive and aggressive pest now on the march towards the NSW border.

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has confirmed the start to the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) in the Glen Innes Severn, Inverell, Tenterfield local government areas (LGAs) for 1 August 2023.

GLENRAC has arranged a workshop and farm visit to cover all aspects of how to set up a sheep confinement and drought feeding system, at Bukkulla on July 27.